Lost library - "new" iPhone
Hi all,
Firstly I apologise for this long paragraph...!
My iphone 4 (16gb) started with a few problems a few months ago (mainly the home button not working properly) so today I took my phone to the apple store where the guy completely restored it. My itunes library is on my external hard drive, so when I got home, I plugged it in, expecting the library to sync everything on to my restored phone..... PROBLEM! Half way through syncing, the hard drive completely crashed, and now my PC isn't recognising it (yes, I've tried everything).
My Q: Is there anyway of installing my original itunes on my actual PC (with my log-in details??), without using my iphone (as it's only got half the apps/music/etc etc) ?
Please help. I'm at a loss!
Many thanks
Rachael
What is the size of the one library you still can find? Is it large enough be containing more than a few pictures?
iPhoto only shows me one photo library when I click on 'Access the library' (the one with my few iPhone pictures).
iPhoto will not show corrupted libraries or libraries that are not recognised as iPhoto Libraries or are on external drives with wrong formatting.
Search for your Library indirectly by searching for a file with "ThumbJPGSegment" in the file name. These are files common to all versions of iPhoto libraries. If you download and run Find Any File you can search the whole Mac including the folders the folders that Spotlight will skip, download here: Find Any File
(siehe Old Toad's post: Re: Since I updated to iPhoto 9.5.1, my library is not listed or available. How can I find it? Can I use the time machine to restore it?)
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