My iPhoto is gone

I get a message saying "You cant use this version of the application "iphoto" with this version of OS X

Step 1: Open the App Store program, select the update tabs and see if there's an update available for iPhoto. If not, read on.
What OS version are you using? From the Apple menu at the far left select About this Mac and you will see something like Version 10.8.5 or whatever. What version iPhoto do you have? Find iPhoto in the Finder. Select it by clicking on it once. Select Get Info from the File menu. Under the General Tab (right at the top of the Get Info window you should find Version 5-6 lines down.

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IPhoto library Gone! (replaced in just one click w/o ever dragging 2 Trash)

iPhoto library gone / replaced in just one click (w/ o ever dragging anything to the trash)!
I currently own multiple PowerMacs all sharing the same high speed local network. All of them run the latest / Mac OS X.4.9 and have multiple HD’s (both internal and external) as well as iLife’ 06. And all of them also have iChatAV3 and are able to video chat one with the other at will while on the same local high speed network.
This is my very first iPhoto library nightmare since I’ve owned a mac. and yes I’ve always been conditioned to backup everything one wishes to keep. This particular scenario is no different. (altho my back up HD for one of the three G4 computers involved was a bit dated by at least 6 months).
This was essentially triggered via two separate iLife ‘06 apps , namely iPhoto and iChatAV3 (combined with at least an ounce of stupidity on my part). That combined with 2 people not communicating properly / being on the same page (or rather the same Folder) when working on the very same task. Hey... I do NOT claim to be an expert at this particular application even though I have used macs since apple first introduced the Apple IIe decades ago. So this does not stem from lack of experience but rather not thinking things thru entirely in terms of all the possible consequences of simple, yet catastrophic actions when it comes to replacing or authenticating one particular folder containing the entire iPhoto Library simply titled “pictures”.
Starts like this, ichatav is open on 2 of three macs and my teenage daughter asks me to send her a roll of pictures she downloaded into my computer (since it’s twice as fast as her own) from her digital still camera. Now she wants all 12 photos on her computer as well. So I drag all 12 photos to my desktop and place them in a folder titled “Jackies pics”. I drag this folder to her icon on my buddy list and ichat AV simply refuses to allow sending the entire folder and ask me to send them one at a time. That should have been my first clue. Strange I thought. Always worked well in the past. Why not now? So I tell her over ichatav that the app simply won’t allow me to send her the entire folder and that I’ll have to send them one at a time. Please make a new folder on your HD called Jackie’s pics. She agrees and creates a folder on her end called .... (you guessed it) ...... “pictures”...... to which she drags each of the 12 images I sent over our local network.
Little did she realize this newly created folder has the makings of an atomic bomb when it comes to importing the entire folder into iPhoto’s library on her own mac. A dialog box quickly materializes asking that she “authenticate” or hit cancel. So she ask me what to do. I said that’s fine, hit authenticate (assuming she titled it Jackies pics). BIG mistake! She hits authenticate and now she has the 12 images I sent her in iPhoto....BUT .... the 1600 or so originals in the entire iPhoto library quickly vanishes. Her entire iphoto library is now wiped out or rather replaced with this new folder. She asks me, what happened? And in less than 30 seconds she in complete tears. Over 2-3 years of her photos (all 1600 images) gone in the click of a mouse.
Today is father’s day .... and I remembered that I have a complete backup of her HD (even though it is a bit dated). So together, we managed to recover about 90% of the lost images. If anyone reading this knows how I can possibly recover the final 10% (most current photos) then please help us.
Bottom line: We were fortunate. This Father’s Day iPhoto Nightmare ended happily....
TIA
(3) G4 PM's/(3) S-Drives/Sony TRV900/Nikons/6FWHD's/PS7/iLife06/FCPHD/DVDSP/etc. Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Just another update .... Today, my daughter was multitasking on her G4 powermac working within iPhoto as well as email account and last but not least the latest iTunes. As she opened this final app (and I mean "final").... her entire hard drive bit the dust after she saw the spinning beachball and hence attempted to force quit. (I should also point out we are having a heat wave in San Diego today ...which also may have contributed to this hardware issue mainly).
This time, I had a complete updated copy of her HD and simply cloned it to a new hard drive. Took me a few hours to troubleshoot, clone and install a new drive in its place. But all is working normally again (sure hope it stays that way this time).
Friendly reminder to those who read this post .....
BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP .... ESPECIALLY IN IPHOTO & ITUNES!

I just updated photos on Yosemite and now iPhoto is gone. How can I get it back?

I just updated photos on Yosemite and now iPhoto is gone. How can I get it back?

What were you running before you updated? 10.10.2, or an earlier version of OS X (10.9 or earlier)?
If 10.10.2, then iPhoto should still be on your machine. If not, then go to the App Store, purchased tab, and look for iPhoto, and download it (you'll need iPhoto 9.6.1 to run on Yosemite).
If you never installed iPhoto from the Mac App Store, then you should contact AppleCare, who can probably help you out. That's the only option in this case; upgrading from 10.9 or earlier straight to 10.10.3 is a bad incidence of timing.

IPhoto is gone gone from my computer?

I changed my harddrive and updated my computer, and now iPhoto is gone! I still have the library, but can't access it since the whole program is gone. When I try to download iPhoto it just takes me to the Appstore where I have to pay a lot of money. Can I use something else to access my photos, or is there an older version that is free? Please help!

If you previously owned iPhoto '11, sign into the AppStore with the AppleID you used to buy iPhoto and look at the Purchased Tab. You may find iPhoto waiting there ready for download.
If iPhoto came not preinstalled on a Mac with LIon or later, but with an earlier system, look for your system installation media. The bundled application CD, that came with MacOS X 10.6.x will probably contain an iPhoto installer.
But if your previuos version was not iPhoto '11, you'll have to buy the new iPhoto version, to be compatible with Mavericks.

My Macbook pro iPhoto is gone!!

My Macbook pro has been running very slow and today i found out that my iPhoto is gone! I have checked my purchased items and iPhoto is not listed there! What I meant to do?! What is the problem?

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.
If it's not on the list then check your account to make sure it's not hidden.

IPhoto has gone cadywompus...

So here I am on a Saturday night looking at my photos and realized that iPhoto has gone completely cadywopmus. Viewing photos in iPhoto everything looks fine. Looking at my photos using Finder I now see, only in a few folders, that there are up to 5 duplicates of many of the photos. They all have the file name IMGXXXX1, IMGXXX2, etc. (all my photos typically have the IMG_XXXX.JPG). I did not create these, and in some cases they were dud photos that I have stricken from iPhoto altogether. Why then has iPhoto duplicated these photos? Again, it’s only in a few folders that I just looked at randomly. Any thoughts?

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Yup. I'm thinking that you used the finder to muck around with the innards of the library folder.

I just installed Yosemite. iPhoto is gone, and Photos does not open. Instead, I am prompted to update to the latest version. The App Store tells me that is not available in the US. What do I do? Cannot access any photos.

I just installed Yosemite. iPhoto is gone, and Photos does not open. Instead, I am prompted to update to the latest version. The App Store tells me that is not available in the US. What do I do? Cannot access any photos.

Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu.
Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
Download and install the OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo Update.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Alternatively, see:
Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Choose the version you have installed now:
OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

I can't download Mavericks. I have 10.7.5 OS. I had my computer worked on and now iPhoto is gone and it won't let me re-download it until I have 10.9 or higher. PLEASE HELP

I can't download Mavericks. I have 10.7.5 OS. I had my computer worked on and now iPhoto is gone and it won't let me re-download it until I have 10.9 or higher. PLEASE HELP

iphoto is on grey disk 2 (applications/apple hardware test) that originally came with the computer.

Upgraded to leopard, now iPhoto is gone

Hello,
I upgraded my parents' computer to leopard (my mum tried and messed a bunch of stuff up so I just wiped it all and started afresh) and now iphoto is gone. We used to have it on this computer, and when I upgraded my computer iphoto came with it. I'm not sure how to fix this and since iPhoto is one of their favorite features I really need to fix it soon. Does anyone have some advice?
Thanks in advance,

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
It’s on the System Restore disks that came with the computer. Isert and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only’.
Regards
TD

IPhoto is gone - Running under iLife 05

Went in to send some photos up to my .mac website and discovered that iPhoto was gone. Not found in Finder under applications or on the HD.
Pulled out my CDs that came with my iMac G5. No sign of iLife 05.
How do I get iPhoto back?!?
I did see a post about running the disk utility which I did. No success.

and discovered that iPhoto was gone.<<<</div>
That just doesn't happen by itself. Someone trashed it and emptied the trash.
Pulled out my CDs that came with my iMac G5. No sign of iLife 05.<<<</div>
If your Mac came with iLife-5, the loader should be there but it might not be obvious. You might wish to Google for a utility called "Pacifist." It will help you extract individual loaders from system load CDs.

Please help my photos in iPhoto are gone

Hellooo my photos in iphoto are gone, where are the photos, where can i check???

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

I synced 15 photos from iPhoto to Facebook and now all my photos from iPhoto are gone? help!!!

I synced 15 photos from iPhoto to Facebook and now all my photos from iPhoto are gone? help!!!

iPhoto '09: Some features may not work after installing Safari 4
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I had to get a new hard drive and now iPhoto is gone. Can I get it back?

I had to replace my hard drive and now my iPhoto is gone. Is there a way to get it back?
Thanks

reinstall from the original source
Could be
1 - the restore disks that came with the computer - if it came with CDs and you do not know where they are then contact Apple to see if they can be replaced
or
2 - the iLife DVD that you purchased
or
3 - the app store - log in under the Apple id used to purchase the software or to set up the computer - look under purchases - you might have to unhide or accept the Application first
LN

My videos uploaded on to iPhoto are gone! And I had deleted them from my iPhone thinking they were okay since they were in my library. How do I get them back?

I uploaded videos from my iphone to iphoto. iPhoto then asked me if I wanted to keep or delete videos on my iPhone. I said delete, thinking my videos were now safely uploaded on to iPhoto. I then ejected my iPhone and began uploading a video from my sister's iPhone on to iPhoto. I clicked import selected and iPhoto said it was finishing import. I gave it a minute and tried importing again. I got the same message. I assumed it was still importing my sister's photos to be selected so I restarted my computer, in order to start over. When my computer came back on all of the videos were gone. I tried repairing library and that didn't work. iPhoto keeps asking me to select a library and I can see my original library there but when I click import it won't do anything. I created a new library and tried repairing from there. It did not work.
What can I do? These videos were priceless.
Thank you in advance.

Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. How many libraries are listed in the resulting window?

Some go the pictures I have in iphoto are gone.

When say I open an event and say that the event has 6 pictures in it. The pictures are gone but if I click where the pictures were I can view a single picture of the six that were once there. Then I close it and there all gone.
Thanks for your time and may 09 be the best year of your life
David

David:
Sounds like a damaged library. Make a temp backup of the library and launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select the first three options. See if that will fix the problem.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Successfully Imported photos to iPhoto are gone!

Dear Apple,
Today I imported photos to iPhoto. It said "import successful". Followed by: "Do you want to delete your photos?" I choose "Yes." like I usually do. I never before had an issue with this, that is until today! Shortly after choosing "Yes" the spinning rainbow wheel of death started. I was unable to do anything with iPhoto. The mouse was not functional with the iPhoto program. After waiting more than 15+ mins I decieded to give up & in the end I had to "Force Quit" iPhoto. After reopening iPhoto, none of the photos I loaded are visible. I keep everything orginized by date. Despite that iPhoto claimed it uploaded the photos successfully & none of them can be found anywhere on my computer comes the worst of it... iPhoto did in fact delete all of the photos on my SD card! So I have no way of trying to reupload them & they are not in my iPhoto. Not sure what happened but if there is someway to find them that would be great. I used the "search" feature... nothing. I manually looked in my iPhoto files... nothing. Yet it said they were successfully uploaded. What do I do? Is there a way to find or retrieve my photos? It was over 200 some photos I took today. After this icident I think next time I will choose "Save" photos on SD, wait & make sure the photos have been transfered, then go back & delete them. Never again. With this in mind I do have one other question. Why on earth does iPhoto downsize my original photo files? I always have kept my photos with a certain resolution. iPhoto everytime downsizes them! Is there a way to keep this from happening? I do save my files in RAW format, however I do not have iPhoto, nor a program to open them with at this time. Is there a way to keep my jpegs the same resolution. Why would this be happening? Thanks.

1. You're not talking to Apple here. This forum is users talking to other users.
2. You can recover the photos from your SD card with apps like MediaRecover or Picture Rescue
3. Never let your computer erase data without you first checking that the data is safe. Specifically never use iPhoto (or any other app) to delete the photos from your Camera Card. Disconnect the camera, check the transfer has gone correctly and then use your Camera to Reformat the Card. This has three advantages:
a. You know your data is safe - because you've taken the time to check it.
b. Reformatting the card is much, much faster - takes a couple of seconds
c. Reformatting also refreshes the Directory Structure on the Card, helping prevent issues with the card and prolonging its life.
4. iPhoto doesn't downsize or change your original files in any way. I'm guessing that you're confusing the Master and thge Preview if you're shooting RAW. But to be sure: What exactly are you shooting?
5. 'Resolution' is a very vague term. Some folks use it to refer to pixel density, some to refer to file size and others to refer to image quality. What do you mean by it?

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