IPhoto won't recognize my jpegs from my iPhone

All of a sudden iPhoto is rejecting jpegs (pictures I've taken with the iPhone camera) from my connected iPhone. I have iPhoto '11, version 9.2.3, and the iPhone 4. Anyone know why this is suddenly happening? It was fine before.

First make a back up of the iPhoto Library - you should always have one anyway.
To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

Similar Messages

My iPhoto won't recognize the pictures from my iPhone.

I have been able to upload photos from my iPhone in the past to iPhoto no problem. But I recently went through and deleted some of the photos I had previously had on my iPhone 4s, leaving some still there. I decided to try and upload these pictures recently and it still shows I have 264 pictures to upload; however, it can't find any of them...when I really only have 82 pictures left on the phone. It shows the correct number of photos for my iPhone on iTunes. But I can not get the iPhoto to upload them. Suggestions please?

Greetings,
Locate the Pages document wherever it's located on your computer and click once on it to highlight it.
Go to File > Duplicate to make a backup copy of the file.
Click once again on the file to highlight it.
Go to File > Get Info
In the "Name & Extension" category remove the ".pages" extension and put in ".zip".
Close the info window and double-click the now renamed pages file (zip file now).It will decompress into a folder which contains all the base components including all the images you added. These can be dragged onto the iPhoto icon to import them.
Hope that helps.

IPhoto won't delete the photos from my iphone once I have imported them and indicated to delete the photos from my phone. Am I doing something wrong?

I have imported several hundred photos from my iPhoen 5C into iPhoto library. I selected yes to delete them from my iPhone but the photos remain on the phone. Am i doing something wrong. I don't want to pay apple a fee to get this answered via their support system. This should be straight forward, shouldn't it? Thanks.

Are you asking about iCloud Photo Library (Beta) as described in: iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ - Apple Support ?
In that case you will still see all photos on your iPhone, even after uploading the Photos to the iCloud Photo Library. The photos on your iPhone may be light-weight optimized previews, if you have the setting
Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera > iCloud Photo Library > Optimize [device] Storage enabled.
But as long as you have enough free storage, will the your iPhone keep the full resolution versions of the photos you access most frequently.

IPhoto won't import my pics from my iPhone.

When I try to import my pics from my iPhone into iPhoto, iPhoto scrolls through a few of them and then reports that there was an error downloading an image and quits trying to import the pics all together. It also stops showing the the iPhone is plugged into the computer when this message comes up. Anyone have an idea of what's going on?

Welcome to Apple Discussions,
Remove the following to the trash and restart the computer and try again:
Home > Library > Caches (I remove the whole folder. It will be re-generated upon restart.)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iPhoto (There will may be more than one. Remove them all.)
If the issue persists try importing a different set of images to ensure iPhoto is functioning correctly.
Try going to File > Import to Library > Macintosh HD > Library > Desktop Pictures. If these images import then we know there is something wrong with the images on your iPhone or the iPhone itself.
Try importing the pictures using Image Capture found in Macintosh HD > Applications. If Image Capture can import the pictures you can then try importing them to iPhoto again.
Once you have the pictures off the Phone, try taking a few pictures and import again. If the issue persists with new pictures follow this article to restore the phone: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Hope that helps.

IPhoto won't recognize my iPhone

hi hello, all of suddenly my iPhone 3GS will not appear in my iphones when i sync to my iMac. Now I can't retrieve any photo's I've taken. There was no preference changes, and I already tried Applications>Image Capture>Preferences>Camera:when a camera is connected, open:iPhoto. ..nothing
Still iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone. What the heck happened?? and how to fix?
Thanks for your time, James

Try trash the following file
com.apple.ImageCaptureNotifications.DeviceDiscoveryDatabase.501
from HD/Library/ Caches
and restart your mac.
If that fails: try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
*What's the plist file?*
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.
Regards
TD

IPhoto won't recognize my older ipod. please help i want to save some older pictures.

iPhoto won't recognize my older ipod as device. I reset the iPod. itunes regognizes the iPod also it comes up in the side as a device in regular folders, image capture does not regognize. I want to import photos from older iPod (click wheal) to iPhoto. thanks

Its an ipod Classic 80GB

IPhoto won't recognize SD card placed directly into my iMac's SD slot.

iPhoto won't recognize SD card placed directly into my iMac's SD slot. Image Capture shows the name of the SD card but does not show any photos. If I use the Finder I can see all of the photos on the sd card so I know they are there. I've previously imported lots of photos from teh SD slot directly into iPhoto. Tried a second SD card with the same issue.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help
Using iPhoto 8.1.2
Mac OS 10.6.8

Make a temporary, backup copy of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
any tips on how to recover those lost photos?
If you don't recover the photos with the above you'll need to run a recovery app like MediaRECOVER to recover the photos from the memory card.
OT

Iphoto won't recognize my iphone when importing images.

I have had problems with importing images from my iphone 4s to my macbook for a while. For some reason, iphoto won't recognize any of the images on my iphone, meaning that I can't import any of them. I have tried unlocking the phone with iphoto open, with it closed and then opening it and without unlocking the phone at all. I have also updated all programs involved. Has anyone had this problem before, and if so how could I fix it? Thanks in advance! (Text in the picture is obviously Swedish, but you catch my drift.)

See if this fix will apply for your problem.
Robin Johnson
This solved my questionRe: ios update problem - 7.1 11D167 iphoto not picking up new photos
Mar 20, 2014 7:15 AM (in response to JdinPa)
I figured out the fix for the Mac users having this problem. I connected my iPhone to my iMac and started iTunes. A dialogue came up in iTunes, I OK'd that and then OK'd the usual "Do you trust this Mac" that comes up on my iPhone.
Suddenly Image Capture launched itself and there were all my photos, ready to be downloaded.
OT

TS3540 iTunes and iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone when plugged into my mac.

iTunes and iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone 4S, or my wife's iPhone 4 when pluged into my MAC. I am running OSX v10.5.8, and both iPhones have the latest version of iOS. I tried a few of the other trouble shooting tips from the community, but nothing seems to work.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
-CoachJB54

I tried that and iTunes and iPhoto still won't recognize the device. Any other suggestions?
Thanks.
-CoachJB54

My mac won't open video clips from my iphone in iphoto since upgrading to snow leopard. Help.

My Mac won't open video clips from my iphone in iphoto in iphoto since upgrading to Snow Leopard. Usually I just used to double click and the video clip would open, now nothing happens. Help please.

Can you access the material via the Finder or Image Capture (in your Applications Folder) ?

Itunes won't recognize my balance from a purchased gift card so I cannot buy any new songs

itunes won't recognize my balance from a gift card & won't let me purchase anything from the itunes store. How do I fix this?

I have a similar issue. CD's I purchased were downloaded to ITunes years ago and used on my 1G and 2G Ipods and 3gs Iphone. They are still on my ITunes but won't sync to my I phone 5. curious if this is a licensing issue or flaw in the system. Would love to hear my old CD purchased music without having to buy new digital music. Any insight to this situation would be great.

How do I get my music from Media center to my iphone. Itunes won't import the MC music library, and MC won't recognize and synch to the iphone so I can't load playlists from MC to my iphone. Itunes help doesn't work.

How do I get my music from Media Center to my iphone 4s. Itunes 10.5 won't import the MC music library, and MC won't recognize and synch to the iphone plugged into the USB port so I can't load playlists from MC to my iphone. Itunes help doesn't work.

Hello and welcome to the support community
As you know, your iPhone 5 is not compatible with our iBook G4. To get your music in iTunes from your iBook to your iPhone you would need to migrate the music files to a newer intel based Mac. A Mac which has Mac OS X 10.6 or higher installed. Then sync your iPhone 5.

Iphoto won't recognize my memory card anymore (since a month ish?) but the mac itself does and puts the icon on the desktop. How do I get it to recognize it again?

Iphoto won't recognize my memory card anymore (since a month ish?) but the mac itself does and puts the icon on the desktop. How do I get it to recognize it again?

Thank you so much for responding. I will look for the other disks.
One more question - I initially decided to do this because my Mac kept opening with the date changed to 2008, and I keep having to re - enter my Web key. In addition, it was running much slower. Since I 'cleaned' everything out, I thought all would work perfect. This morning, the date changed to 2008; again AND it again asks for my Web key. Does this mean my Mac has reached it's almost end or could I have a 'bug' on it?
Again, thanks so much for your suggestions.

IPhoto won't recognize my iPhone 3Gs. just says there's an apple iPhone, instead of the device name, and says there are no files to download, but there are 62 items on my phone... what's going on?

iPhoto won't recognize my iPhone 3Gs. just says there's an "apple iPhone" instead of the device name, and says there are no files to download, but there are 62 items on my phone... what's going on? as far as I can tell I have everything up to date and it's always worked in the past.

Have you already confirmed your Mac as a trusted device? Try this:
Lauch iTunes.
Connect the Phone/iPad
When it asks you to trust it, say yes.
Now try again to import.

Replaced hard drive and now iPhoto won't recognize camera

I have been using iPhoto 4.0 with my Nikon Coolpix 775 for years with great success. My hard drive needed replacing and I have lost so, so much. Now iPhoto won't recognize my camera, and I can't import. Also, it won't import the hundreds of photos I had backed up on my external drive. "Don't contain valid information" or whatever that message is. I just got a download of Nikon View 6.2.1 on the manuf. website, but that didn't seem to help. What setting am I supposed to change?
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.8) iPhoto 4.0.3

Sounds like you're describing two problems...
1. iPhoto won't recognize my camera, and I can't import -- Open iPhoto Help and search on the word "camera". Seems like about the fourth item returned to tell you how to have iPhoto open when you connect your camera. If you have not imported any pictures to this library yet, then solve problem 2 before tackling this issue (so you don't have to contend with combining two photo libraries).
2. it won't import the hundreds of photos I had backed up on my external drive -- most likely cause is that the external drive is not formatted as a "Mac OS Extended" drive. If you backed up by copying the iPhoto Library folder in its entirety, you might try just dragging it back into your Pictures folder (you may need to rename the existing iPhoto Library first if there's one already there with pictures you treasure). After the move, try starting iPhoto and see if it opens to the photos you had backed up.
If that doesn't work, come back and we'll go to plan "B".

IPhoto won't recognize my jpegs from my iPhone

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for