Library upgrade Question - To reprocess or not to reprocess

so after the library upgrade finally goes through, and the images are adjusted to be used with the new sets of brushes and presets, Is it really necessary to reprocess masters? This is what destroyed my library two days ago and caused me to have to do this 10 hour process all over...I selected all photos in my 70,000+ image library and selected reprocess...
is there a noticeable difference in the RAW tuning between 2.1.4 and 3.0?

There is a beneficial difference (especially with 5d2 and 7d files), but for me it is not necessary to do on old images.
Only images I am working with now, or plan to re-export in the future will get reprocessed. I was happy with the old ones when I finished those projects.

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HT5037 I installed the iphoto library upgrader and iphoto still will not open

I installed the iphoto library upgrader and iphoto still will not open. can anyone solve this?

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

Library Corruption Question 1: Keyword counts not right

I am running Lightroom v3.3 on an iMac with OSX 10.6.7
After upgrading to LR 3 and exporting the catalog I noticed that the keyword numbers seem to be wrong, or corrupted.
Take the keyword "Shamus". The panle on the right shows 312 files with that keyword.
If I select that keyword (using the right arrow), the library filter shows 294 files
But the grid shows only 226 files.
I expanded all stacks.
Other keywords have similar problems.
What am I doing wrong? Or is this a bug or catalog corruption?
If the latter how can I clean it up?

Interesting point. The catalog and keywords wereimported from the LR2 catalog. The LR2 version looks to be better behaved, here is the screen shot from opening LR2 and showing the same keyword.
You will note that the total images listed is 614.
The images displayed are 614.
The first keyword column in the library filter shows 806 (what is with that?)
The second, for all other keywords included is back at 614.
Now this catalog was exported then imported into LR3. I now suspect that there is something wrong with how that conversion takes place in the transition, that the LR3 catalog reads the LR2 catalog in error.
Also note that I think, I am in the process of checking, that this bug only occurs in keywords that are indented - that is
People > Family > Linda
But not keywords that at the "root: level. Not sure of that, I am still checking.
This is the LR2 screen shot.
This is the corresponding LR3 screen shot:
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After upgrading to Yosemite iPhoto does not open

After upgrading to Yosemite iPhoto will not work. Does not work even after installing iPhoto Library Upgrader. Any suggestions

Does not work even after installing iPhoto Library Upgrader. Any suggestions
You not only have to download the iPhoto Library Upgrader but you also have to run it on the library. It'll be in the Applications/Utilities folder. Double click on it to launch and it will automatically locate the last library you worked with and convert it.

I upgraded and now it will not open

I upgraded my iphoto and now I can not open it. It told me to upgrade using the iphoto library upgrader, I did and still not working..

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what do you see when iPhoto opens?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
OT

HT5037 iphoto 9.4.1 library upgrade

I have iphoto 9.4.1 it told me to install the library upgrade 1
It now will not open and keeps asking me to install the same upgrade
please can you advise me

I have iphoto 9.4.1 it told me to install the library upgrade 1
What Library upgrade 1? Are you updating from v5 or earlier? As well as installing you need to run it too.

Iphoto 9.5 won't import photos from iPhoto 7.5. Library will not update using the iPhoto library upgraded application.

iphoto 9.5 won't import photos from iPhoto 7.5. Library will not update using the iPhoto library upgrader application. Repeatedly says it can't locate photos even when told to cancel. I think the photos in question are in Nikon RAW format.

iPhoto 9.5 immediately tries to "upgrade" my library using the upgrader.
iPhoto 9.5 asks you to run the upgrader to prepare the library for 9.5. It then will update the library to its format.
You need to do the following:
1 - go to your Applications/Utilities folder and double click on the iPhoto Library Upgrader 1.1 application.
2 - select Choose Library, navigate to your iPhoto library, select it and let the upgrader do its thing.
3 - launch iPhoto 9.5 to open and finish the conversion of the library.
OT

IPhoto Library Upgrader is not working for me.

I am running a Mac Mini 2.5 GHz Core i5. (This is the base model of the current Mac mini as of August 2013.) Running 10.8.4.
I am trying to get iPhoto to run with an old photo library from iPhoto 4. (Yes, really. It's a long story.) I was happy to see that Apple put out iPhoto Library Upgrader, because I was expecting to have a hard time upgrading. But it's not working for me. I downloaded the Upgrader and ran it (several times). However, when I try to start iPhoto from the old library, I still get the "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first needs to be prepared."
To save you from asking the obvious questions:
1. I ran the Upgrader, instead of just downloading it.
2. I am sure I selected the old library to be upgraded.
3. The Upgrader runs, tells me it's done, and asks me if I want to launch iPhoto. When I say yes (or when I just launch iPhoto separately), I get the error message again.
4. iPhoto will not let me launch with the command option keys pressed. I still get the error message.
5. I can launch with the option key pressed, but if I select the old library, I get the error message.
6. I can import the old library, but then I lose all my organization of photos.
Any ideas will be appreciated.
Nathan

Try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).
or with Lion and Mt. Lion from the User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/
Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder
3 - launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and try to open the "upgraded" libraryu again.
NOTE 1: 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 down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
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I noticed that Find My iPhone on iCloud hasn't worked since iOS 8 came out. My device uses iOS 7. My question is: do I need to upgrade my device? If not, what should I do? I do not wish to upgrade my device.

I noticed that Find My iPhone on iCloud hasn't worked since iOS 8 came out. Whenever I try to use it, it always says "All Devices Offline." This is regardless of whether I am in a good Wi-Fi zone or not. I like to use Find My iPhone to remotely track my battery charging status whenever my phone is charging in a different room. That's been really handy, which is why I really need to get this fixed. No matter what computer I use, the problem is always the same.
My device uses iOS 7. My question is: do I need to upgrade my device? If not, what should I do? I do not wish to upgrade my device, especially considering the bad things I've heard about iOS 8.
Feedback would be welcome ASAP.

You don't need to update to iOS 8 to use Find My iPhone. If you haven't already tried, go to Settings>iCloud>Find My iPhone and turn it off, then reset your phone (hold the sleep/wake and home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo, then release). After it restarts, turn Find My iPhone back on and see if it works properly now.

My iPhoto library won't open because "it first needs to be prepared," but running the iPhoto Library Upgrader does not change anything. What gives?

I'll try to be as detailed as I can:
I have a mid-2010 iMac. I backed-up and then wiped my Mountain Lion hard drive so that I could have a clean install of Mavericks. I am now in the process of importing my backed-up files, like iTunes and documents, from my external back-up to my new Mavericks machine. Everything in this process has worked so far. I moved the iPhoto library over from the external back-up to the proper location (Users->Pictures->iPhoto Library). Two hours later when the transfer was complete, rather than having a normol iPhoto Library icon (stack of pictures with a photo of a flower), the library appeared as a folder with a half done progress bar and an "x" close button in the corner.
This library would not open so I deleted it and started the whole thing over. Two hours later, same thing. I then restarted my machine and got a regularl looking iPhoto Library icon, but now when I try to open it I get a prompt that says "To open your library with this version of iPhoto, it first nees to be prepared: to prepare the library, use the iPhoto Library Upgrader avaliable from Apple." I downloaded the iPhoto Library Upgrader from Apple, ran it, and it says that the library has been updated and can now be used. But when I try to open iPhoto, I hit the same problem, iPhoto doesn't open and I instead get a prompt saying that the library needs to be prepared.
One more thing, when I run the iPhoto Library Upgrader, there is a un-progressing progress bar (a sideways barber shop poll) that says the program is building thumbnails, but then Upgrader gives me a prompt that the library has been upgraded (even though the progress bar is still cranking along). PLEASE HELP.

What version of iPhoto were you running prior to Mavericks? First boot into Revovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down) and repair the disk and disk permissions. Then reboot back into Mavericks.
Two hours later when the transfer was complete, rather than having a normol iPhoto Library icon (stack of pictures with a photo of a flower), the library appeared as a folder with a half done progress bar and an "x" close button in the corner.
There was a problem with copying the older iPhoto library from the backup. Delete the library and drag it once again from the backup drive to the Pictures folder. Run the upgrader again. Is this what you see when your first launch the upgrader?
OT

I just downloaded iPhoto 9.5 to replace my old ver. 7.x. Downloaded the library upgraded but have no idea where it installed as it is not listed in Applications. Opened iPhoto added my Library (12.5 GB) but iPhoto shows no pictures.

I just downloaded iPhoto 9.5 to replace my old ver. 7.x. Downloaded the library upgraded but have no idea where it installed as it is not listed in Applications. Opened iPhoto added my Library (12.5 GB) but iPhoto shows no pictures. In fact, iPhoto indicates that I have zero photos in the library while at the same time indicating the file size as 12.5 GB.

If your old iPhoto version was iPhoto 7, you need to run the iPhoto Library upgrader: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1523
It will install itself in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder.
Run it, and after that, you should be able to open your iPhoto Library with iPhoto '11.

HT5037 iPhoto Library Upgrader Not Working Properly

I followed the instructions, but when i clicked 'continue' in the Library Upgrader to upgrade my older iPhoto library, the original message about how my iPhoto library needs to be upgraded popped up

What version of iPhot do you ave hat is gving you this message?
You say
am trying to upgrade the iPhoto library to transfer it to my new MacBook Air.
Instead move the libray to the MBA and upgrade it there using the version of iPhotot that is there - you can not upgrade it on the old system with the old version of iPhoto
And the library upgrader does not upgrade the library - it modifies version 7 and earlier libraries so that the new version of iPhoto can upgrade them successfully
Moving the iPhoto library is safe and simple - quit iPhoto and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the external drive - depress the option key and launch iPhoto using the "select library" option to point to the new location on the external drive - fully test it and then trash the old library on the internal drive (test one more time prior to emptying the trash)
And be sure that the External drive is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) (iPhoto does not work with drives with other formats) and that it is always available prior to launching iPhoto
And backup soon and often - having your iPhoto library on an external drive is not a backup and if you are using Time Machine you need to check and be sure that TM is backing up your external drive
LN

Iphoto is not updating with the library upgrader in Yosemite. what do i need to do to get iPhoto to work?

I downloaded iPhoto library upgrader. It is not working.
What do i need to do?

murf_75 wrote:
I downloaded iPhoto library upgrader. It is not working.
What do i need to do?
Provide details on how it's not working. Please detail ALL you have done so far in the way of troubleshooting? Need this info to avoid the been there done that scenarios.

I just updated my iPhoto and now am asked to download the iPhoto Library Upgrader. I am asked for a password. I do not know it. How can I find it or reset it?

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I just updated my iPhoto and now am asked to download the iPhoto Library Upgrader. I am asked for a password. I do not know it. How can I find it or reset it?
Are you asked for the password, when you run the installer for iPhoto Library upgrader?
Then the installer is asking you for the password of your administrator account. You need to authorize the installation.

HT202358 iPhoto Library Upgrader will stops in the middle of operation and will not finish. Now what?

I downloaded iPhoto Library upgrader, installed and attempted to use it. It stops in the middle of operation and will not finish. Now I cannot open my iPhoto Library! I'm freaking out a little. When I try to open iPhoto, it tells me I need to "prepare it" with the upgrader program. When I select iPhoto Library as the Library I want to upgrade, it tells me I don't need to upgrade it and should be able to open it with iPhoto. Ugh. Help??

If your photos have any value to you you should have an ongoing backup program - TimeMachine is a good first choice
For this purpose simply duplicating the iphoto library is adequate since you are not trying to protect against human or hardware failures - just against a rare rebuild issue
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