Opening iPhoto message to say photos found that were not imported.

On opening iPhoto I get the message '23 photos have been found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported.'  I get the offer to import them and answering either yes or no makes no difference. This message is then repeated.  In iPhotos I get a number of 'Recovered Photos' folders with nothing in them.  Whats happening- are there some photoes lost in a file somewhere?

Do the following:
1 - go to your library in the Pictures folder and open it by Control-clicking on it and selecting "Show Package Contents" from the contextual menu.
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2 - look for a folder titled "Importing" or "Import" (NOT "Auto Import). 3 - move that folder to the Desktop. 4 - launch iPhoto.
iPhoto should now open without that warning.  You can check the photo(s) inside that folder on the  Desktop to see if you want to save and import it.  Then you can delete that folder.
OT

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  • Photos found that were not imported

    Hi,
    I am totally new to the Mac having just bought a new iMac (was still using Windows this time last week) and am starting to use iPhoto. Sorry if this is a really obvious question, I'm just starting to get used to things!
    Every time I launch iPhoto '09 I am getting the message "2 Photos have been found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported. Would you like to import them?" If I select yes, the message comes up again, I select yes again and the application says it is importing, it creates a new folder in iPhoto called Recovered photos but it is empty. If I select No I get a message saying the photos have been placed in the folder Users/name/Pictures/iPhoto Library Recovered Photos_x with x being a number which increases on each occasion. Inside each of these folders are 2 files which look like long Hexidecimal numbers, I cannot do anything with the files other than delete them. Can anyone help???
    Thanks in advance,
    Colin

    this is one of the very, very few times you should make a change to your iPhoto library using the finder - quit iPhoto and go to your pictures folder and right click (control click) on the iPhoto library and select the show package contents command - find the folder in the iPhoto library names import (or importing) and drag it to the desktop - launch iPhoto and you will be ok
    Open the import(ing) folder on the desktop and if there are photos in it that you want in iPhoto import them -then trash the import(ing) folder
    And remember that as a normal rule you should never make any changes to the content or structure of the iPhoto library - doing so can corrupt your library and may cause you to lose data
    LN

  • Photo found that was not imported

    Every time i open iphoto, the following error message comes up:
    a photo has been found in the iphoto library that was not imported. would you like to import it?
    If i say no, it does nothing but the same message comes up next time.
    If i say yes, an error comes up saying the following file is missing and cant be imported:
    /Users/ME/Pictures/iPhoto Library Recovered Photos/PHOTO.jpg
    The "iPhoto Library Recovered Photos" folder is created again each time i open iphoto. the file inside is a photo which i can view with preview but it says its a "Unix executable file". The problem is that i have no idea where this photo is and i dont want it imported.
    Any help appreciated

    my message says: "a photo has been found in the iphoto library that was not imported"
    also: my iPhoto Library is not a folder but a file; there is no folder called "import" or similar so i cannot drag anything.
    every time, the computer create a folder called "Recovered photos". and a different one every time, with incremental numbers: "Recovered photos1", "Recovered photos2", etc.
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  • Error Message: Photos found in iPhoto Library that were not imported

    BACKGROUND: I recently migrated my iPhoto'07 library of around 12,000 photos over to iPhoto'08. I reorganized all my albums as events. After that, I've been adding some old photos to my new iPhoto'08 library. Currently I have around 15,000 pictures in my iPhoto'08 library.
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    OLD POSTS: Searching for prior posts related to this error in this forum, I came across a suggestion to delete the library and reimport the photos. Given my large library size (15000 photos, 60GB - all organized as events, no albums), this solution will take a lot of manual work.
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    periyar:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Open the iPhoto library package and look for any folders names Import or Imported or something like that. Here's what normally would be in the package. If you find any folders like that them move them to the desktop, open iPhoto and import.
    If there are no pending import folders try rebuilding the library and select all the options. If they are true orphans they should be imported at that time.
    Don't start over with a new library quite yet. If you have to there are ways we can preserve the keywords and comments. Also, with the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager you could copy all of the "known" photo from the old library to a new one including the albums, comments and titles. Then you can do some comparing of the two library packages and see where these left out files are.
    Do you Twango?
    TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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 written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), 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 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

  • I keep getting this message:  the photos have ben placed in th folder /users/debbiecampbell/pictures/iphtot librry recovered photos_11.  68 photos found in iphoto library that were not imported.  Everytime I ope iPhoto I get this message.

    I keep getting this message: 
    The photos have been placed in the folder /users/debbiecampbell/pictures/iphtot librry recovered photos_11.  68 photos found in iphoto library that were not imported.  Everytime I open iPhoto I get this message.  I have deleted the recovered folders numerous times.  A new one is made each time I open iPhoto.

    Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
    Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
    Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
    Start iPhoto. Does that help?
    If it does then look inside that folder on your desktop. Does it contain anything you want? If not you can trash the folder.
    Regards
    TD

  • "Photos have been found in iPhoto library that were not imported" .. There's no Import Folder to delete

    Please read the entire post prior to giving a response.
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  • "PHOTOS FOUND IN THE iPHOTO LIBRARY THAT WERE NOT IMPORTED"

    Ever since I imported some videos from a memory stick about 2 weeks ago, my iPhoto opens with the above message and then says that I need to save some photos that were not imported, and then precedes to create an empty folder of 'RECOVERED PHOTOS" with increasing sequential numbers and then stores it on the hard drive.
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    TERENCE DEVLIN - YOU ROCK!! Yes - I did what you suggested step by step and the import folder contained 3 files - Originals, Modified and another one. There were lots of the files with nothing in them and then the videos that I was speaking about repeated about 5 - 6 times in separate folders and different formats - bizarre - or maybe not really if I knew how the import mechanism of the software worked - but thankfully for me - I have your advice and it worked!!
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    As a first time brand new mac user (Christmas present Jan 10 - and very proud of it too!) I am amazed at the support available, Genius Bar (although I live in London and it is booked out a week in advance at anytime after office (me) work hours!) I am however also very grateful for the forum as I have never used a forum before and I can see why you deserve your *** rating as Apple support were slightly helpful when I called, but they are so busy and my lovely boyfriend (a long term mac user) told me to get online and ask the techy oracles - so thank you ever so much TD!!
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  • Photos  have been found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported

    Every time I open iPhoto 9 (version 8.0.3) I get the following message: "photos have been found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported. Would you like to import them?"
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    I tried to right click the photo album icon in my library
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    Regards
    TD

  • Opening iPhoto photos in library that were not imported and then unreadable

    Hello all:
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    Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
    Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
    Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
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    Regards
    TD

  • Photos have been found in the iPhoto Library folder that were not imported

    Whenever I start iPhoto, I get an error that says:
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    http://www.fredmccann.com/error.png
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    booleanman:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. This Apple KB document may have the solution to your problem: Unimported photos found in Library when iPhoto is launched.
    Do you Twango?
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  • Photos in iphoto library that were not imported

    when I open Iphoto, I get a message that says "28 photos were found in the iphoto library that were not imported. Would you like to import them"? If I say yes, I am shown 28 unreadable files that could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or may not contain valid data". If I say no, it creates a file to store them in under pictures (iPhoto library recovered photos). The reason I got these photos is kind of complicated. I realized when I moved my files from my old PC to my new IMac, I had not been copying them to the iPhoto library but they were still located in the original location. In the process of copying/deleting, things got all messed up. Does anybody know how I can get rid of these unimported photos? Thanks! I have an IMac using iPhoto 8

    Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
    Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
    Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
    Start iPhoto. Does that help?
    Regards
    TD

  • Where can I find the photos that were not import in iPhoto library?

    Hi,
    when I open iphoto it always asking me "  9 photos have been found in the iphoto library that were not imported. would you like to import them?
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    Thanks

    Go to the iPhoto library (by default in your pictures folder) and right click on it - show package contents - find a folder names import or importing and drag it to the desktop (do not make any other changes of any sort) - close the package and launch iPhoto - you should be find - check the import(ing) folder on the desktop and if it has any photos in it you want import them then trash the fokder
    LN

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  • Continue to get photos have been found in the iphoto library that were not imported

    were not imported.
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    Quit iPhoto and to to the iPhoto library (by default in your pictures folder) - right click (control click) on it and select show package contents - find the folder named import (on importing) and drag it to the desktop - DO NOT MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES - launch iPhoto and you will be fine.
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  • Photos found in iphoto library that were not imported

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