Issue accessing iPhoto!

I have an issue with accessing iPhoto after I updated to OS X Yosemite, my computer doesn't even show iPhoto app. Does anyone know what might be the problem?

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It's possible that iPhoto got hidden in your Apple ID, so the Mac App Store may be detecting wrongly that you didn't purchase iPhoto or that you installed it illegally. Just unhide iPhoto > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Also, make sure that iPhoto is stored in /Applications. If not, put iPhoto in this folder and try to update again.
If nothing works, contact with the Mac App Store support > http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/contact

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Cannot access iphoto since upgraded to OS X Yosemite. Following the message to use the library upgrader is getting me no where. I followed the install prompts and still cannot access my own photos. Very frustrating. I've tried 5 or 6 times already and end up with the same result. NOTHING...
Library Upgrader IS NOT WORKING. Please help

Thx Leonie,
Surprisingly, I just went to the crash reporter and there were no reports re: the iPhoto issue. This is the only report I found, which I not sure is related to the iPhoto issue:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>OSBuild</key>
<string>10.10.2:14C109</string>
<key>appRecords</key>
<array>
<array>
<string>AppRecord</string>
<string>DiskImageMounter</string>
<string>com.apple.DiskImageMounter</string>
<string>396</string>
<string>10.10.1</string>
<integer>7</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
<integer>1</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
<integer>0</integer>
</array>
<array>
<string>AppRecord</string>
<string>com.apple.ncplugin.weather</string>
<string>com.apple.ncplugin.weather</string>
<string>32.3</string>
<string>1.0</string>
As for the TimeCapsule indeed, I use it as an extended drive but I'm surprised it would be considered a FAT-32 formatted drive as this is an Apple device.
I asked the apple reps if I could use the TimeCapsule for such purpose and no one raised a concern. It's also surprising that I didn't have an issue with this prior to the upgrade to OS X Yosemite.
Having said the above, thank you for your help - if the TimeCapsule is indeed the issue, perhaps I can solve the issue by transferring the iphoto library to an OS extended hard drive.

I can't access iPhoto inspite of the icon being displayed in the Applications folder

I cannot access iPhoto any more. When I try to open the application nothing happens.

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

I can't access iPhoto on my Macbook Air. Can anyone help?

It may be because my start up disc is full. But I can't access iPhoto to delete photos! When I try to update iPhoto (in case that's the problem) I get the following message :
"This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or cancelled".
I don't understand this as I bought the Macbook. But either way I need to fix it. Can anyone help?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks' Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.
As for your iPhoto issue it would appear that the version you now have was purchased using a different Apple ID than the one you are now using, so you will need to purchase the current version using the Apple ID you are now using. This happens often when you have purchased the computer from a previous owner.

How do I fix the below sync issue between iPhoto, iTunes, my iPad2/iPhones

I am having this issue with iPhoto'11. I had the issue at one point in iPhoto '09 but eventually I fixed it but I don't know how. I was told it's a problem with my iPhoto library.
Here's the problem: When syncing with either my iPad2/iPhone4/iPhone3GS it tells me not all photos were were synced to my devices because there is not enough space, even though there clearly is enough space. I don't think it happens with my AppleTV2 but maybe that's because it's streaming, not syncing, to my ATV2.
Any thoughts on how to fix? I'm also seeing that only the places and albums icons are included within the photo app on each device. Do I need to somehow repair my iPhoto library?

Make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
Fix #2
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select options #1 and #6.
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I am trying to access iPhoto from my MacBook Pro on my iPhone 5s

I am trying to access iPhoto on my iPhone 5s from my 2008 MacBook pro. I have synced both devices, have set up iCloud, have downloaded iOS7 and Mavericks, and have photo sharing and photo stream turned on on the iPhone. I am using iPhoto '08, version 7.1.5. There is a newer for purchase version of iPhoto. Could it be that I have to buy this update to connect from my iPhone? I just bought the iPhoto by Apple app but it only allows me to view albums and photos that are already on my iPhone.

Thanks for your reply. I am still ever-hopeful this can be done. Checking the iPhoto '11 site, I see this info:
-View and automatically import recent photos taken on your iOS devices
-Automatically send newly-imported photos to all your iOS devices
-iPhoto '11 works with iCloud Photos, so the photos you take on your iOS devices automatically appear in iPhoto,
I ask this respectfully. If indeed iPhoto version 9.5 is iCloud friendly, why would it not be accessible from my iPhone? It seems to me that the mission of iCloud is to effect the "commonality" between iPhone and the Mac - and other Apple devices. Do you know the technical reason for this or am I going to have to accept that it simply won't work? <grin>

Can't access IPhoto after upgrade to Yosemite

I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Yosemite and can't access iPhoto. I've tried to install the upgrade, but it just sits there saying Installing, but nothing is working. Tried the IPhoto Upgrader without success. It says that it was not necessary for me to use the upgrader. Help! I need access to all of my pics!

Use Launchpad to cancel the download and try again.

HT1947 how can i access iphoto to apple tv with iphone?

How can i access iphoto to apple tv with iphone?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
If you mean iPhoto on your phone use AirPlay if your phone supports mirroring, if you mean iPhoto on your computer, you can't do it from your phone.

My MacBook Air has OSX Version 10.9 and suddenly I can no longer access iPhoto including all my photos on my computer. I have tried to update iphote but the message says I signed on with a different password and I can't update.

My MacBook Air has OSX Version 10.9 and suddenly I can no longer access iPhoto. THe message says, 'You can't use this version of the applicaitonn iPhot with this version of OS X. You have iphoto 9.3.2." When I try to update iPhoto, I get a message saying I signed in with a different apple ID and password. This all happened about the same time I got a new iphone. The iPhoto icon has a circle with a line through it.

southiechics wrote:
HEY APPLE! We need help with this. I'm having the same problem. What gives?
Start a new discussion and post it in the iPhoto forum.
Ciao.

Having trouble importing photos from Panasonic Lumix cameras. No error message 1 just has spinning ball, other can import using menu but ends with spinning ball. using 9.1.5 Mac OSX10.6.8. Have to restart to access iphoto

Hi I am trying to import photos into iPhoto using two Panasonic cameras both Lumix (DMC TZ3 and DMC FZ30). Worked in the past no problem, I upgrade system when prompted and am running Mac OSX 10.6.8 with iPhoto 9.1.5. When I attach cable from camera to Mac with the DMC TZ3 I get the spinning ball and nothing else and have to force quite and restart to access iphoto again without the spinning ball, with the DMC FZ30, when I plus in the cable I get an icon on the desktop and can go into iphoto and import the photos that way. When the photos have been imported I get the spinning ball again and have to restart the Mac to access iphoto without the spinning ball. Photos do import though.
Can anyone help, a really stupid, non-techie person who has no idea what she is doing, please?
Thank you

Try use a different cable.
Regards
TD

I purchased a new MacBook Pro and when transferring files iphoto did not transfer. I have a question mark in the place of the icon. My pictures are in library but can't properly access iphoto. Thank you

I purchased a new MacBook Pro and when transferring files iphoto did not transfer. I have a question mark in the place of the icon. My pictures are in library but can't properly access iphoto. Thank you

Sure-glad to help you. You will not lose any data by changing synching to MacBook Pro from imac. You have set up Time Machine, right? that's how you'd do your backup, so I was told, and how I do my backup on my mac. You should be able to set a password for it. Save it. Your stuff should be saved there. So if you want to make your MacBook Pro your primary computer, I suppose, back up your stuff with Time machine, turn off Time machine on the iMac, turn it on on the new MacBook Pro, select the hard drive in your Time Capsule, enter your password, and do a backup from there. It might work, and it might take a while, but it should go. As for clogging the hard drive, I can't say. Depends how much stuff you have, and the hard drive's capacity. As for moving syncing from your iMac to your macbook pro, should be the same. Your phone uses iTunes to sync and so that data should be in the cloud. You can move your iTunes Library to your new Macbook pro
you should be able to sync your phone on your new MacBook Pro. Don't know if you can move the older backups yet-maybe try someone else, anyways,
This handy article from Apple explains how
How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support''
don't forget to de-authorize your iMac if you don't want to play purchased stuff there
and re-authorize your new macBook Pro
time machine is an application, and should be found in the Applications folder. it is built in to OS X, so there is nothing else to buy. double click on it, get it going, choose the Hard drive in your Time capsule/Airport as your backup Time Machine and go for it. You should see a circle with an arrow on the top right hand of your screen (the Desktop), next to the bluetooth icon, and just after the wifi and eject key (looks sorta like a clock face). This will do automatic backups of your stuff.

Two issues with iPhoto '09

First of all, I'm running iPhoto 8.1.2, on a system running 10.6.8. The issue described below isn't something that occurred suddenly after an update, as far as I can remember.
There are two issues: first of all, iPhoto won't import my JPEGs that I processed with Lightroom. I did that so many times, and there was never an issue, but for some reason, now I get the message that the file is in an unreadable format. To find out whether the problem resides in iPhoto or in the files, I took a picture that I already had in my library, renamed and tried to import it again, to no avail. Also, I opened the new pictures in Preview, and there was no problem there.
Secondly, I can browse through my events, and see my thumbnails. However, when I then double-click on any picture, iPhoto just shows a black void -- even though it says '1 photo selected in 1 event'. This applies to all photos in the library.
I would really really appreciate feedback on this issue, as iPhoto is my main image displaying/sharing application.

Thanks for the tip. I tried it, but the problem persist in the other account. As I said before, I also tried to reinstall iPhoto, after using AppCleaner to uninstall first. Something else I could do is uninstall all iLife components, and then reinstall the whole suite. Is it enough just to clean up iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and Garage Band?
Another thing I (re-)tried is to use iPhoto Library Manager to rebuild the library. To no avail, alas, but at least it provides a log with the error message, part of which I reproduce below. At the same time, iPhoto complains about the 'unreadable format' after every Event that ILM tries to rebuild.
Here's the log message:
11-11-19 18:12:35.330 Importing event "Poes, 50mm"...
11-11-19 18:12:35.330 Importing photos: (
    "/Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03848.jpg",
    "/Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03849.jpg",
    "/Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03850.jpg",
    "/Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03851.jpg",
    "/Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03860.jpg"
11-11-19 18:12:38.841 Note: only 0 out of 5 of the photos in the event "Poes, 50mm" were successfully imported by iPhoto
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03848.jpg
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03849.jpg
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03850.jpg
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03851.jpg
11-11-19 18:12:38.842 *** Error: No match found in destination library for /Users/Marijn/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Sep 21, 2011_2/DSC03860.jpg

Can I access iphoto from windows

I have a imac 27" (2011) running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4. I have installed Parallel and running windows 7 because the photo program I use (Paint shop pro) doesn't come in mac format. Can I access iphoto photos from the windows side without having to have them loaded in a directory in windows as well.

You may be a better man then I am, Gunga Dinn!
So far all of my attempts at keeping systems in sync have ended up in dismal failures.
My suggestion is to settle on one platform. It will make things easier in the long run.
After reading reviews on Pain Shop Pro, I don't find it anything to get excited about at all.
I think rather then using iPhoto on the Mac, you should really look at Aperture. It is far more powerful that iPhoto at editing photos plus it provided DAM capablitities also. To me it appears to be a more powerful tool then Paint Shop Pro also.
Allan

When I tried to access iphoto today I got a "being used by another application or your library has become unreadable" anyone know what I can do about this?

when I tried to access iphoto today, I got a "being used by another application or library has become unreadable" anyone know how I can fix this?

What version of iPhoto and of the OS
Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database
LN

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Hi...
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Select which email address you want to use to share photos on Facebook or email from the pop up menu next to: Default email reader:
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