ITunes and iPhoto issues

When trying to sync my Apple TV and iPhone after the 7.7 update, iTunes will only recognize "Last Import", and "Last 12 Months" folders. It will not show any of my events. When I choose to import all photos and albums, they come over, but all uncategorized.

upon connecting you iphone / apple TV with itunes 7.7, has it frozen itunes? I have got iphoto to work, but the itunes issue persists. Any ideas other that deleting the preferences com.apple stuff or reinstalling itunes?

Similar Messages

  • Any way to restore iTunes and iPhoto libraries from failed Time Machine backup?

    Is there a way to restore iTunes and iPhoto libraries from an unmountable Time Machine backup?
    Background: I received an update alert on my iMac (mid-2010, 1TB) from Time Machine (wirelessly connected to a Time Capsule, 2TB 2013)  that it required an update and required rebooting, of course, it happened when I was in the middle of a project and I postponed the restart for later.  That evening I turned off the computer and coincidentally the next morning, the iMac would not start; it loaded to the Apple logo and about an 1/8 of the progress bar would load before the iMac would turn off.
    The iMac had been fine to that day (OS upgrades and all since 2010) so I was assuming something misfired when I declined the Time Machine update. I tried the PRAM and SMC resets mentioned in the forums but no dice. I then went into Disk Utility to try repairs and there were errors on the hard drive that could not be fixed. My next step was to erase the drive and restore from my Time Machine backup. Before doing that I checked Disk Utility and to my horror,  it told me that my Time Machine backups were unmountable so of course my first thought was that all my files were gone.
    The TC was under warranty so I called support and they referred me to the local Genius Bar. The Genius was great and showed me that my files weren't lost even though the Time Machine backup was unmountable. They recommended I erase the partitions, starting from scratch and I would have to transfer the Time Machine backup files manually by directly connecting an ethernet cable from the TC to the computer. If that didn't work, the hard drive was bad and needed replacement which they could take care of.
    I followed their recommendation and the hard drive is fine. I was so relieved to hear that my files were safe that I forgot to ask about all of the metadata that was lost in iTunes (de-selected songs, playlists, rankings, play counts) and iPhoto (geotags, names, etc). Any ideas / help? I sank considerable time into my music and photos and would love to have that time back.
    FWIW, I'm in the process of buying an external hard drive as a secondary backup to the TC as my confidence is a little shaken on the product line - the first time I ever actually need a backup and the backup is unmountable. My whole point of spending a little more and buying into the Apple ecosystem for a backup solution was to streamline the backup process and avoid these types of issues.

    Thank you for the reply. I tried the Disk Utility to repair my TC's Time Machine backup disk with no luck, it stopped with the message:
    Disk utility stopped repairing "iMac"
    Disk Utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
    It took a night but I was able to copy all the TC Time Machine files to the external hard drive as a backup to a backup just in case. I'm still pretty bummed the TC's backup didn't allow for Disk Utility's restore functionality. Fortunately, the iPhoto library backup I dragged to the iMac from the Time Capsule backup worked without a hitch. On the downside, the "iTunes Library.itl" backup I dragged over is locked so now I'm checking out the forums for any ways to fix that. I temporarily created a new iTunes library with all my apps and music but plan on reverting to the old iTunes library if possible so I can start syncing my iOS devices again.

  • I recently lost access to external hard drive connected to my iMac (no icon visible). My iTunes and iPhoto files are accessed from this drive.  I can't seem to get the time machine to restore these two. that drive was NOT excluded from time machine backup

    Hi.
    help!  recently I noticed  the external drive icon missing from my desktop...the one with my huge itunes and iphoto libraries. I tried several things but couln't get it back. So I tried to restore to an older date in time machine with no success. I'm sure the drive was not set for exclusion from the backups. Any thoughts as to where i'm going wrong? I was under the impression that external drives were also backed up with time machine...am I delusional?

    Frequently doing a SMC reset will help this issue, for directions please click the iMac SMC and PRAM reset link. Also check the obvious such as cables and connections. Or it's even possible the EHD has failed, they can and do.

  • Clean install of Mavericks with backup of iTunes and iPhoto on partitioned half of HD

    Recently my Macbook pro has been running into the spinning beachball more and more often. In order to figure out wether this is a hardwear or software issue I want to clean install Mavericks and whipe the drive. Only issue with this is I dont have any external hard drive for a iTunes or iPhoto backup so I was wondering if it would be possible to create a partion on my 500gb internal drive where I could store my iTunes and iPhoto libraries. Is this possible? If so how risky?
    -Dan

    dan2036 wrote:
    so I was wondering if it would be possible to create a partion on my 500gb internal drive where I could store my iTunes and iPhoto libraries. Is this possible? If so how risky?
    -Dan
    Sure it's possible and it's not risky. Use Disk Utility and resize your current single partition which give you free space. Then click the '+' sign to turn that free space into a partition. Click Apply.

  • Multiple libraries iTunes and iPhoto

    Probably this is an item that Apple has to resove, but just put this remark in public as some people did before by addressing the problem.
    I love to use iTunes and iPhoto, but the most irritating failure of the program is that it has no possibillities for multi database contents (multiple libraries). Result: My harddisk is filled and filled with music and photo's and is getting so much overfilled that I had to stop using these programs on my PowerBook although that is the place I love to use iTunes from as I carry my music with me. I can write things on external CD's of DVD's, but as I do so, and I deleted the topics from my harddisk, it is no longer part of the library. I am not able to put a library on a cd or other harddisk and use it on my laptop, not taking all the diskspace I need for other work. As I want to use music, let's say from a CD that I bought, the music is imported and again my hard disk is filled again for some Mb's again. It would be convenient, also for organizing al the Gigabites of data if you could make different libraries for different ocasions. Libraries that I can put on my laptop if I want to use it. Make connection out of iTunes and use it. Like putting a huge CD in my laptop. Wouldn't it be crazy if I had to create a startup FireWire Harddisk just to use these programs? Another partition would not work as that is still on the same harddisk.
    Bill Gates, make this issue work of behalf of a lot of people that want to keep control over their own hard disk content. Regular databases like FilemakerPro also don't tell you to put all your data in one library organizing them from there.

    I haven't tried this yet, but I had a similar question and eventually found the suggestion to try
    http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/ituneslibrarymanager.php
    to create multiple libraries. This doesn't solve your iPhoto problem, although my guess is that if this works for iTunes, someone could also write a script for iPhoto, too.
    PowerBook G4 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

  • IMAC Using sync in iTunes and iPhoto?

    When my first set up my Mac,I had several apps set up to sync. Since, I have added iTunes Match.
    in iTunes I see both devices, iPad, iPhone and noticed the music, photos and even books are not checked to sync. Is this because of iTunes Match and in ICloud? I want to know more about these while I am getting more familiar with my Apple products Over the years.
    instead of leaving things the way they are, I want to make sure everything is set correctly. I want music and photo contents on all three to be different. Right now, the most important is to make sure iTunes on my Mac are set correctly for syncing. Shouldn't music and photos set to sync or this being done by iTunes match?
    dont know why but suddenly not sure and want to find out recommendations and examples of what some of are set up. I know making this more than it should and appreciate your help.
    thanks,
    DOn

    I had the same error (1102) ~ both my iTunes and iPhoto Folders are located on my external drive which is a Drobo, and what I discovered was this: The Drobo (USB Connection) needed to be re-mounted (by unplugging the USB cable and re-plugging it) ... although I could see files in the Finder window, the Drobo was not showing up when I opened the Drobo Dashboard. Re-mounting it fixed the accessibility problem, but iTunes still did not seem to know where my iPhoto folder was, so I opened iPhoto while holding down the option key to tell iPhoto where my iPhoto Library folder is (on the Drobo) ... then re-opened iTunes and the photos synced properly. Previous to this the "Photos" tab in iPhoto did not show any folders or albums, so this may not be exactly the same issue you had, although perhaps it will help? Good Luck!

  • How do I back up iTunes and iPhoto

    I am so confused on how to backup Itunes and iphoto? help please

    This forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes and iPhoto forums.
    Regards.

  • NAS + iTunes and iPhoto

    Hi all,
    Following issue:
    I had a NAS, on which I had music and photos. I connected to this NAS using the AFP protocol.
    in iTunes I simply references the music on my NAS.
    in iPhoto I imported the photos from my NAS but told iPhoto to leave them where they are (so I guess this is also referencing).
    Problem:
    My NAS died.
    I had backups so I moved all my music and photos to a new NAS which also supports AFP.
    But now this issue:
    iPhoto crashes when I try to view photos because it cannot locate the photos.
    iTunes cannot locate my music.
    My main issue is:
    If I re-reference my music and photos, will iTunes and iPhoto keep all the, how should I call it, attributes?
    For example will iPhoto keep all the faces info, albums, events, image rotations and edits?
    Will iTunes keep my playlists: most played, top rated, etc...?
    Is there any way to keep these attributes or am I starting from a clean slate?
    Thanks

    PartisanEntity wrote:
    Hi all,
    Following issue:
    I had a NAS, on which I had music and photos. I connected to this NAS using the AFP protocol.
    in iTunes I simply references the music on my NAS.
    in iPhoto I imported the photos from my NAS but told iPhoto to leave them where they are (so I guess this is also referencing).
    Problem:
    My NAS died.
    I had backups so I moved all my music and photos to a new NAS which also supports AFP.
    But now this issue:
    iPhoto crashes when I try to view photos because it cannot locate the photos.
    iTunes cannot locate my music.
    My main issue is:
    If I re-reference my music and photos, will iTunes and iPhoto keep all the, how should I call it, attributes?
    For example will iPhoto keep all the faces info, albums, events, image rotations and edits?
    Will iTunes keep my playlists: most played, top rated, etc...?
    Is there any way to keep these attributes or am I starting from a clean slate?
    Thanks
    all itunes playlist, top rated etc data is contained in the itunes library folder. all iphoto faces data is kept inside the iphoto library package. I'm not sure what you mean by rereferencing but you need to reuse the iphoto and itunes libraries else that data will be lost. I think you should be ok with the iphoto though. as I understand it you didn't move the actual iphoto library from the pictures folder. is this right?

  • I have a macbook air - I am going to buy an iPad, will all my itunes and iPhoto etc be available on my iPad (how do I get it there)?

    I have a macbook air - I am going to buy an iPad, will all my itunes and iPhoto etc be available on my iPad (how do I get it there)?
    How do i check what of my info is on icloud (can iphoto be on icloud??) i have taken ten annual icloud subscription and i know my music is on it....

    You can download a complete iPad User Guide here: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/ipad_user_guide.pdf
    Also, Good Instructions http://www.tcgeeks.com/how-to-use-ipad-2/
    Apple - iPad - Guided Tours
    http://www.apple.com/ipad/videos/
    Watch the videos see all the amazing iPad apps in action. Learn how to use FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Videos, Maps, iBooks, App Store, and more.
    How to - Articles & User Guides & Tutorials
    http://www.iphone-mac.com/index.php/Index/howto/id/4/type/select
    iPad How-Tos  http://ipod.about.com/lr/ipad_how-tos/903396/1/
    You can download this guide to your iPad.
    iPad User Guide for iOS 5
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipad-user-guide-for-ios-5/id470308101?mt=11
     Cheers, Tom

  • I would like to connect an external hard drive to my time machine and use it as a network drive to store itunes and iPhoto  how do i do this

    I have just purchased a new my book hard drive and would like to connect it to my time capsule and store my itunes and iphoto contentent there to free up space on my internal hard drive . Can this be done and what is the process?

    I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive.
    That is fine and recommended.. use the fastest disk you can afford.. ie Thunderbolt>USB3>FW800>USB2.
    In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the external library drives.
    Let me be clear.. you want to partition the one disk.. use it for TM and move your files to the external disk.. and then backup to the same disk.. You can do it.. but that is not a backup.. that is an experiment in how long you can get away with running files and backups on the same disk before you lose everything.. like Russian Roulette.. pull the trigger enough times and laws of probability will do you in.
    You must have backups on a different disk .. otherwise it is pointless.
    Can I set up a RAID 5 format for redundancy?
    No.. you can buy special USB and Thunderbolt external drives that support RAID..
    BUT that is still not a backup.. let me show why.. you make a silly move and corrupt your file in aperture.. it is not that rare.
    Raid will corrupt all copies of the files.. it is replicated across all disks.
    Delete a photo it is deleted across all disks.. you have no recovery.
    Alway, always consider RAID system one disk.. backup onto another disk.. and if the photos or movies are at all important to you.. ie your family .. make another copy and store in a relatives house.. There is no such thing as too much redundancy.

  • How do i restore my itunes and iphoto from time machine?

    I backed up my iMac using Time Machine using an external drive, after purchasing a MacBook Pro. I now want to move my iTunes and iPhoto from this iMac time machine backup to my new MacBook, but I can't get past the "you can't open the application because it is in a time machine backup". I attempted to migration assistant and it said it moved all of my applications over, but the songs and photos from my old iTunes and iPhoto didn't transfer. How can I just ******* move the songs and photos to my new computer from my god **** external drive? Why does it have to be so complicated...

    Look at Q15 here. http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    There are separate sections for iphoto and itunes.
    It has to be so complicated because Apple made TM to do too much and be too many things to too many people.. a horse designed by a committee. It has become flakey in later editions.
    If you still have the iMac you can move the files directly from the source.. you don't need to use TM backups at all.

  • How do I get iTunes and iPhoto to recognize my iPhone 4?

    I have a MacBook Pro (version 10.5.8). I recently installed a new hard drive, battery, and had the Genius Bar reinstall my OS X. Now, iTunes and iPhoto don't recognize my iPhone 4 (version 5.1) when it's attached through the USB port. It simply doesn't show up in the left column of either program. Before the hard drive, battery and reinstall of OS X, I never had this problem.
    I have tried restarting my phone and my computer, and looking for my iPhone in Image Capture, and none of these actions have worked.
    Help!

    Update: I did this and it now recognizes my phone. But iPhoto '09 (version 8.1.2) still does not recognize my phone. Any advice?

  • My hard drive on my MacBook Pro stopped working and I had to replace the hard drive.  I cannot get my playlists and photos to appear in my iTunes and iPhoto.  Does anyone know how to resolve this?

    My hard drive on my MacBook Pro stopped working and I had to replace the hard drive.  I cannot get my playlists and photos to appear in my iTunes and iPhoto.  Does anyone know how to resolve this?

    Peace Lilly wrote:
    ...  Will I loose everything if I connect the iphone to the itunes as a new device?
    To avoid that...
    See these 2 Links...
    Syncing to a New Computer...
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
    Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

  • ITunes and iPhoto Crash! Not working.

    Ok so 2 days ago i started getting problems with my Mac(10.6.2) (First time like ever!). I tried to start Firefox, it crashed on start up and i mean, it bounced and then NOTHING! I deleted the .plist file and restarted and it worked. Next, iPhoto went down, it wont start at all. Same thing, bounces in the dock and then nothing, not even a start screen.
    I did the same, deleted plist files, even removing and deleting the library (i have all photos backed up so i just wiped the whole thing). I even used "iPhotoLibraryManager" and it didn't do anything, restarted, everything i can think of, still no iPhoto. I googled and googled and found page after page of things that didn't help one bit. Now to be honest i can life without iPhoto, but i NEED to have iTunes, thats not a option.
    So next, iTunes now wont work, (9.1.1) it seems each day a new program is gone! Same as before, i click iTunes icon, it bounces and then dead. I looked up console messages and it is saying (for BOTH iTunes and iPhoto)
    "[0x0-0x63063].com.apple.iTunes[810] dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Symbolication.framework/Versions/A/Symbolicat ion" "com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93] (com.apple.ReportCrash[817]) Job appears to have crashed: Trace/BPT trap"
    So it looks like the libraries are corrupt or something? This seems to be all im getting. Again, i tried rebuilding library, deleting itunes.plist and even deleting the program (and the whole itunes folder) and reinstall a new one from apple, i even made a new user account and logged in and same exact thing, bounce and dead!
    Does anyone know ANYTHING that will help me? I seem to have tried everything!! I am lost without iTunes! Please help... :(:(:(

    g4s wrote:
    I would boot to your install disc that came with your computer, like you're going to reinstall. After you pick your language, choose Utilities from the menu bar, open Disk Utility, choose your regular boot drive on the left column, then Repair Disk. See if it turns up anything. Then it wouldn't hurt to Repair Permissions while you're in there. Any permission errors can probably be ignored.
    Repair Disk can fix directory problems, up to a point. Hopefully your drive is OK.
    I'd give it a try anyway.
    Tried that now, and its still the same, just wont work!
    JollyGiant wrote:
    markdavid22 wrote:
    i did that and nothing!
    sorry, i missed that.
    did you already try removing iTunes completely from your Mac ? click here and follow the instructions if you like to try. download a fresh copy from here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.
    JGG
    Again, i said i did that. Didn't do a thing..

  • My iphone 4s is recognized by itunes and iphoto, but it will not show as a device in finder for macbook pro

    My iPhone 4s is recognized by itunes and iphoto however it does not show up in finder under devices.

    I don't agree - I have two IMacs and two iPhones - the iPhone 4S show up on one machine, but not the other.  They do show that they are charging, and a memory stick will open on the same USB ports.  So, I don't think this is how they are "supposed to work"......

Maybe you are looking for