No Import aperture library option after upgrade 06 to 08

About 2 years ago I started Aperture and stopped iPhoto06. Now I want to make a calendar. So I have read that iPhoto08 has option to import Aperture library... I got cd on ebay and upraded.
Now I have iPhoto 08 ( he he nice ) but I do not have option to import Aperture library ...
help

show I meant !
all works - thanks for help !
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I am trying to import aperture library from macbook to new imac the import window sees the external harddrive but does nt see library. I can open library as a refernce library but cannot import onto hardrive as managable files Tried to do as a backeup t

I am trying to import aperture library from macbook to new imac the import window sees the external harddrive but does nt see library. I can open library as a refernce library but cannot import onto hardrive as managable files

I may be misreading what you are trying to do but you don't import libraries via the import window. You use File->Import->Library..
If this doesn't resolve your problem post back with more detail of what you are doing and what is happening.
regards

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I am trying to import my aperture library (v3.2.4 that cant be upgraded due to the OS being so old) from a very old macbook running OSX v10.6.8 (that cant be upgraded due to the tech specs of the macbook) to my new macbook pro running mavericks and the latest version of aperture.
When I try to import the libraries into the new version i get an error message saying "Error Importing Library" "The library could not be imported because it is from an out of date version of Aperture 3. Please upgrade the library to the latest version of Aperture 3 and try again."
However as i can not upgrade aperture on the older macbook I am kind of stuck and can migrate my libraries to use on my new macbook pro!!
I have even tried file>switch to new library and selecting the old ones but nothing seems to happen after i click "relaunch"
Does anyone have any idea on how i would go about soting this out?
Any ideas would be more than welcome! I am now pulling my hair out as i really need these libraries on my new macbook pro to work with them!!
Cheers

Just copy the library from the old machine to the new one using finder. Then once it is on the machine running 3.5.1 update it it. Once it is updated you can import it if you wish.
To update the library you need to open it directly in Aperture, the easiest way is to double click it, the library that is. When Aperture starts it will give you the option to upgrade the library.
As you have found until a library is upgraded none of the options such as importing it or switching to it work.

Aperture 3 Hanging after upgrade and possible solution

In advance, sorry for the long post:
As many have reported already, I was also a user of Aperture staring at the beachball and finding my computer hanging completely up to the point I was ready to give it flight lessons for free. I might have done this to my MacBook Pro if I was not leaving for an overland trip to Capetown from the Netherlands in a Toyota Land Cruiser in 2 days. If you want to read about the trip: www.africaminded.com.
How did I solve the issue in my case? I hope it helps some of you.
*My aperture setup*
Before you go through all the steps below let me explain how my Aperture workflow was set up:
1. Projects in Aperture correspond to folders on my harddrives. The project folders in Aperture contain reference files to the fils on my harddrives. The folders on my harddrives have the same name as the projects in Aperture. Using the same name does not really matter much, except I find it easier to find images from aperture back on my harddrive without having to use aperture to find the images.
2. I do not have the images imported into an Aperture library because this alllows me to access the images with other applications than Aperture (Photoshop etc).
Preparations:
*Actions I took before I started with a clean Aperture:*
1. Launch Aperture with holding the shift key. This defers Aperture from processing images in the library. Tip from Apple website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805
2. Show Keywords HUD and export the keyword list in a separate file onto the desktop
3. Create folder on desktop called "Exported Projects"
4. Drag project by project to the just created folder. Yes this is a painstaking long process and one I would have liked avoided but I did not find any other solution and needed one. Luckily I only had 44 projects to go through.
5. Close Aperture
6. Delete the user preferences
1. Quit Aperture if still running.
2. In the Finder go to ~/Library/Preferences. (The tilde "~" represents your Home folder).
3. Remove the "com.apple.Aperture.plist" file from the Preferences folder.
7. Move the user created presets, keyword lists, and so on...
1. Quit Aperture.
2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture.
3. Move the contents of this folder to your Desktop
8. Delete your old Aperture Library or move it to another harddrive. If possible do not empty the bin of your computer (just in case you need the library again - I did not after following all steps below).
9. Reinstall Aperture; Note: Make sure that you have your installation discs nearby before starting this.
1. Open the Applications folder.
2. Drag the Aperture application to the Trash.
3. Insert your Aperture installation disc and install Aperture.
4. When finished, choose Software Update from the Apple () menu to update your software to the latest version.
*Now your computer has a clean install of Aperture*
1. Launch Aperture
2. Show Keywords HUD and import the keyword list that you saved in a separate file on the desktop
3. Move the following files back into ~/Library/Application Support/Aperture:
1. Adjustment Chain Presets.plist
2. FileNamingPresets.plist
3. Metadata Presets.plist
4. MetadataSets.plist
4. Close Aperture and go to
Following the steps below allows you to keep all you metadata and rating as well. It is possible in Aperture 3 to read and import sidecar files containing metadata but this will not include the rating! So if you want to keep your metadata and your ratings, follow the steps below:
(*A) Importing Project*s
1. Launch aperture
2. File > Import >Library / Project
3. After selecting the exported project you want to import, confirm you want to merge the project
4. Which library should be used when a conflict is detected? Choose current library (and not the library/project you are importing).
5. Let Aperture take its time to merge the projects (depending on the size of the project you import this can take longer and you might see the famous beach ball for a few seconds). In the beginning it will look like Aperture does nothing or hangs again.
6. After merging the libraries are completed Close Aperture.
7. Launch Aperture and immediately select Window > Show Activity from the menu. Let Aperture process new previews (this should start automatically after opening Aperture). Show activity will give you an idea how far Aperture is when processing the images so you don't have to stress and stare at the spinning wheel in the bottom left corner.
8. After the processing has finished Close Aperture again to save the new previews and share them with iLife and iWork.
9. Repeat the above until you have imported all your projects. Remember to keep repeating step 6 to 9. This allows you to find out which project contains corrupted images or is corrupt and to deal with it separately. Importing all projects at the same time and then processing all pictures at the same time does not give you the opportunity to figure out how to get rid of the beachball!
*(B) What to do when images are corrupted in a project?*
In case you imported a project that was corrupted or contains corrupted images that causes Aperture to hang completely and slow down your computer to a complete halt:
1. Force quit aperture
2. Reopen aperture and immediately press the shift key after launching the program. Pressing the shift key stops Aperture from rendering/processing the images you imported from the "corrupted project".
3. Select the last imported projected (the one that contains 1 or several corrupted images and gave you the beachball again).
4. Delete the project and empty the trash in Aperture as well. Do not delete the master files associated with you referenced images.
5. Move the corrupted project into a folder called "Corrupted projects". Do not throw the corrupted project away - we will deal with this one later. Just make sure they are not part of the main library you are building.
6. Quit and launch aperture. Aperture should not be processing any images anymore as you already completed that with step 8 above.
7. Complete the importing of your projects following the exact steps above, skipping the corrupted project.
Ps. In my case I found 1 project with corrupted images.
*(C) What do you do with the corrupted projects?*
1. Make sure that Aperture is not yet running.
2. Double click the corrupted project and press the shift key to defer the processing of images. This will launch aperture and treat the project as an individual library.
3. Select all thumbnails and export masters to a new folder and select "Create IPTC4XMP Sidecar File" in the pulldown list where it says "Metadata" in the export window. You should now have all master images of this corrupted project and the sidecar files containing the metadata of these images in the same folder.
4. Quit Aperture
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6. Create a new project for the images you are going to import from step 3 of section C.
7. Import the images and move them to where you want them to have. Aperture should import the non-corrupted images including their metadata (as the sidecar file of these images is in the same folder as the images). All you have lost in this case is the rating and possibly the adjustment of these images. The IPTC data will be imported by Aperture in step 9 Section C. You could survive having to redo the rating manually. Redoing the adjustments is a bit of more work, sorry.
8. Quit Aperture.
9. Launch Aperture with pressing the alt-key or option-key and select your main library as in step 5 and select "Show Activity" from the menu. You are now back into step 7 of section A. Complete step7, step 8 and 9 of section A.
*D. Congrats*
1. When all projects have imported correctly delete the projects from your harddrive to gain space.
2. Delete the temporary Aperture library created in section C step 2.
3. Re-install plug ins that you might have moved in the preparation phase (if possible 64-bit versions if available)
Congrats. You now have a completely new and well functioning new Aperture 3 library that offers you all the new features and is very fast I should say. My machine: MacBook Pro 2.93GHz with 4GB Ram.
After you think you can trust Aperture again empty your bin to gain space on your computer.
How long did this take me? All in all about 3 days but not full time luckily. How many real corrupted images? None - something else in the project data was messing everything up.

WOW!
I'm REALLY impressed by your exhaustive and detailled description!
How long did it take to write? Sure longer than the import itself...
Thank you so much. I got a working import of Ap2 lib before but your description have me various hints for handling problematic or faulty projects.
Matt

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HI,
I have noticed this problem mentioned by others numerous times with no solution that has worked for me. Has a better fix been found other than recopying all of the files in the 'old masters' list into a new library, effectively losing previously created albums, etc.? Is anyone at Apple actually working this issue since it seems to be pretty widespread and apparently directly related to a bug in iPhoto 9.6?.
OK, first, i have no back up iPhoto library. I had one previously but my secondary external drive got full and I had to wipe it to rearrange a bunch of data. Had planned on re-backing it up when I opened iPhoto and uploaded some new photos from my phone, but this event happened and now I am out of luck...
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file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1970/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1998/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1999/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2000/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2001/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2002/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2003/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2004/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2005/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/AlbumData.xml
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Apple%20TV%20Photo%20Cache/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Attachments/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Auto%20Import/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Backup/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/com.apple.iPhoto.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Contents/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Data/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Data.noindex/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Database/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iLifeShared/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Info.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoAux.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoAux.db.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoLock.data
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoMain.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoMain.db.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPod%20Photo%20Cache/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.cache
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.data
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.iPhoto
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library6.iPhoto
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library6.iPhoto_2.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Masters/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Modified/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Masters/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Previews/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Thumbnails/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Previews/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/ProjectDBVersion.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Projects.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/ThemeCache
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Thumbnails/
Size of iPhoto library is still over 500 gigs, so data is there apparently. I immediately backed iPhoto library up, so at least this data has been salvaged, but I still can't access my photos. I have used iPhoto's rebuild functions sequentially all the way to full rebuild, with no photos being found. I then used iPhoto library manager app's rebuild function, and it also revealed no photos.
So, what can I do to sort this out? Needless to say, with 500+ gigs of photos, I am concerned. I am hesitant to do the manual rebuild using the 'old masters' option since I will lose all of my previously organized albums. Is waiting for Apple to issue a fix that will actually restore lost data only a dream or would that feasibly happen? Thanks in advance for any and all help that can be offered.

and....
Here is the step by step method to recover your photos into a new Library....
Please read the warning below first.....
The current emergency only workaround fix for this issue when the user hasn't made or doesnt have access to any backups, is as follows....
Quit iPhoto
In Finder, Select iPhoto Library
Control Click on iPhoto Library and choose Show Package
Drag Masters or Old Masters folder to either desktop or external HD if not enough space on System Drive
Delete or preferably move iPhoto Library file to new location so at a later date one can recover the library again if needed..
Restart Mac
Launch iPhoto... (It should then create a new Library automatically...)
Drag and drop the Masters or Old Masters folder(s) onto iPhoto's icon... or use the menu option in iPhoto to import photos and point to the Masters or Old Masters folders saved out previously.
Be patient............
Photos will then be re-added to iPhoto... and added to the new library...
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Phil
Three separate issues then:
1. The files which are corrupt or a file format that Preview doesn't recognize
Some things to try:
Change the file suffix to .jpg (i.e lowercase) or .jpeg and see if that helps.
Download Graphic Coverter and try open them with it. Graphic Converter is a image editor, and frankly, if it won't open them, I doubt anything will.
2. "Unreadable Files: 1
The following could not be imported. (The file is in the iPhoto Library folder.)"?
iPhoto will not import files from the iPhoto Library Folder - it's a simple protection against duplication.
3. iPhoto fails to display any of these images at all.
Do you get a blank square in the iPhoto Window? What happens when you click on a pic to edit it in the iPhoto Window? Do you get a ? or a !
The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. The most common cause of this is User Activity in the iPhoto Library Folder. Have you altered, moved or renamed anything in the iPhoto Library Folder?
If you haven't, then try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose the top three options.
If you want to start over:
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same film rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual rolls to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
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TD

Help!- aperture library disappeared after copy

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Well, I connect the drive to my iMac, and try replacing the aperture library. Takes very long thinking, so I decide to delete the old aperture library on my iMac and just do a simple copy. Everything seems fine, it starts and says it has 50 minutes to go...so I leave for dinner. An hour later I come back and not only had the aperture library not been copied (only 700 mb or so of it), but the source isn't there either! i.e. it disappeared from my external drive!!
I though it might be a database problem, but mac os x says I have 90 GB more free space on my external drive, so the aperture library seems to have been deleted!
HELP HELP HELP....all of my photography is in there and I cannot believe I have lost everything just by trying to copy it!
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Alaninnorway wrote:
Yes, I must agree. I have exactly the same problem. Come on Apple - do not invite us to 30 day free trial and give us this hassle for the weekend.
Any help appreciated.
The 30 day free trial cannot convert an Aperture 2 library.
Using the trial you can can only import into a new Aperture 3 library, and should not have any of these conversion issues.
We converted 6 workstations this weekend, specifically did not convert the imaging as that can be done in the future on an as-needed basis.
All of the libraries reside on disks that are no more than 40% full, for performance reasons.
The first library we converted was 500GB and at about 2.5 hours it froze at about 58%. I trashed the partial conversion and started over with a clean copy. This time, in Aperture 2 I did a Library rebuild before I converted. After this the conversion ran perfectly, in about 4 hours.
I ended up with a new file called Aperture Library, and another file called Aperture Library_Original. I found that this is the way the conversion is designed if you have the diskspace for 2 full Libraries. If you do not, it will delete the original after the conversion.
At any rate before converting run a rebuild in Aperture 2, and then make a backup of that library. You will then have a very clean original should anything happen in the conversion.
I am happy to say we followed the rebuild and backup on the other 5 Libraries, ranging in size from 500GB to 1.2 TB, and all the other conversions went smoothly.
The key is have plenty of diskspace available, more than double the size of your library, and Aperture will leave an Aperture Library_Original which can still be opened in A2.
Sincerely,
K.J. Doyle

Aperture does not import Aperture library

I am trying to import several Aperture Libraries created in Aperture on one computer (MacBook Pro) into an existing "Main" Library on a second computer (iMac). After being created on the MacBook Pro, the Libraries are Finder-copied to the iMac's desktop.
When I choose File->Import->Library ... then select a Library on my desktop to import into the opened Aperture Library, a progress window opens and it looks like all is well. Unfortunatly, it is not well as when the import is done, the pictures do not show up anywhere.
I have tried to use the menu method (above) and I have tried to drag Libraries to the "Projects" area in the side-bar hoping a new Project would be created with the imported Library pictures in it. Either way there is a progress window that opens and it looks like the library has been imported. If I have the Projects Viewer opened, it even looks like something happens as the thumbnails jump somewhat. Here again, no pictures are imported or no new Projet created with the library pictures in it.
When I check the total number of pictures in the main Library, the number has not changed from before the import. No new Projects are created, either.
I know there may be an issue with duplicates, but I have purposely imported a Library that I know are not duplicates and these are not imported either.
Thanks for any help here.
Aperture 3.5.1

When I choose File->Import->Library ... then select a Library on my desktop to import into the opened Aperture Library, a progress window opens and it looks like all is well. Unfortunatly, it is not well as when the import is done, the pictures do not show up anywhere.
In some situations the import of libraries will not work, for example, if the library to be imported is an older version of the same library you are attempting to import it to. In that case it often will help, to create a new library from the library to be imported (to fool Aperture), by creating a new, empty library and importing the second library into the new library.
Now try again to import the new, converted library into your main library.
Also it will help, to repair all libraries before trying to merge them. (Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual)
Regards
Léonie

Can't Import Aperture Library

I am trying to import my Aperture Library into Photos. I open Photos and select the Aperture Library and the conversion starts.
After about 1 hour the conversion stops at 69% and an error message appears. See attachment.
Second question. When I move my Aperture library to Photos is the original Aperture library altered?
Thanks
Derek

I have exactly the same issue. I have a large (535 GB) aperture library stored on an external HD. The HD is correctly formatted and I have rebuilt the aperture library to ensure there are no problems with it. It works fine in aperture.
When I start the conversion it runs for hours (I had to leave it overnight. At some point in the process photos must have begun to repair the library because when I check it it has reached 69% and then I get the same message as you.
When i close the dialogue box photos "cleans up" which takes another few hours. Oddly when I check the contents of the HD before the clean up process there is a file that looks like a photo library and is the same size as my aperture library.
Very frustrating. Any ideas very welcome!

Import Aperture Adjusted Versions After Using Aperture Importer

I have used the Adobe Aperture Importer tool to migrate my Aperture Library to Lightroom. The process seemed to work well and was pretty painless. However, i did not realize initially that the adjustments don't carry over at all (I expected they would at least become exported TIF/JPG versions). So naturally I have a lot of versions in Aperture now that have none of the adjustments that were made to them.
Basically I'm wondering how exactly to proceed.
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You can probably do this a few ways.
You ask "Will the new versions go into the same folders as the existing masters? Will I be able to pair them (ie in Stacks) with their corresponding masters?" Do you want the answers to be yes to each question? Is this what you want? Assuming so....
My initial thought is that you would export the versions to a folder called Aperture Versions, with subfolders by date or however you wish.
It would make sense to test with a small number of the exported versions. Do a regular Import Photos (not the Aperture Importer tool) and choose Move in the Import dialog. Point the import's destination to the new Pictures/LightroomMasters folder (created by the Aperture Importer tool), and split the import by date. What I think will happen is that the version files will now end up in the same folders as the corresponding masters, and then you'll be able to stack them too.
Does this seem clear? I've not tested it, and I've assumed you selected default options in the Aperture Importer tool (my steps would be different if you set some options). You should back up your LR catalogue before trying it.
John

Can't import new CD's after upgrade

Yesterday evening when I logged into iTunes I saw there was a new upgrade (to Version 9) so I went for it, now I'm not so sure that was a good idea.
After the upgrade when I try to import a new CD I receive the dreaded "iTunes has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
I've re-installed ITunes and run the diagnostic on both my CD and DVD/RW drives and was told that the drives passed the test. I can listen to songs that are already loaded to iTunes, I can access the Itunes store and I can listen to the radio... but when I try to import a CD iTunes still crashes. Also, when I try to run the "Network Connectivity Tests" iTunes crashes.
HELP

I'm having very similar experience. Can't import any new CDs. Get same message as Stevo. Reinstalled iTunes. Checked for updates. Same results.
I can listen to songs already in iTunes and even burned some digital files of LPs through a USB (although very, very slow compared to previous version of iTunes) but every time I import a new CD, I get the same message. I have also gotten the message twice when performing simple tasks (once even just scrolling through my library) immediately after loading.
I'm considering going back to the previous version of iTunes, bringing in iTunes music folder, and using my previous library file to try to keep my playlists, etc. Will this work?
Any suggestions, help? PLease!

Importing Aperture Library, but more than 2x the number of photos

I'm just switching back to iPhoto after trying Aperture, and just dragged the Aperture library into iPhoto.
But its apparently importing 13,826 photos, even though there are only 5031 in the Aperture library.
What's going on there?

What you imported was the original and preview versions that exist in an Aperture library. If you have a backup copy of the library before you imported the Aperture library revert to it and then Export the Aperture photos full size to folder on the desktop and import into iPhoto.
Or, if Aperture stores the originals in side its library package somewhat like iPhoto you could open the package and drag the folders containing the full sized originals into the open iPhoto window (the recovered backup library).
Otherwise you could try using Duplicate Annihilator to remove the duplicates. But be sure you're removing the smaller preview version instead of the full sized original file.
Terence Devlin uses Aperture so may have a better solution.
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.

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