Os X update 10.9.4 deleted all photos in iPhoto

When I installed the update from the App Store, and my Macbook Pro rebooted, I found that my desktop picture was one of the generic ones. I went into preferences to choose my other desktop pic and found all my iPhoto pics were gone. iPhoto was as if it was never set up, where I had 2000, some pics before. I know I can replace with my external hard drive, but with two more Macs to update, I`m afraid to install it. Any help please.

In iPhoto under File pick switch to Library and pick the iPhoto Library file that should be in your pictures folder (directory) or wherever you had it before.

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I would like to delete all those photos in the iPhoto Library which I have NOT assigned to an album. How do I do this efficiently?
And conversely: how do I delete from the Library ALL the photos that ARE contained in a specific album?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or pointers (to one or to both questions).
Cheers,
Veit

Viet
I would like to delete all those photos in the iPhoto Library which I have NOT assigned to an album. How do I do this efficiently?
The easiest way is to put them into an album:
New Smart album ->
Album -> Is Not -> Any
This gathers them together into an album. Then it's the same answer as the second question...
And conversely: how do I delete from the Library ALL the photos that ARE contained in a specific album?
Select the Album. Then to delete them select the pics and hold down the *command (apple) and option (or alt)* keys and hit the delete button. This will put them in the trash. Then iPhoto menu -> Empty trash.
Regards
TD

Deleted all photos in iPhoto, but library is still 30GB

Hi,
I started using iPhoto when I first got my Macbook Pro in January. I have since purchased Aperture and I imported all my photos from iPhoto into Aperture. I just left the photos alone in iPhoto, but I decided that Aperture is doing it for me and wanted to delete all the photos in iPhoto. I did this, but my iPhoto library is still nearly 30GB in size!?! I deleted the trash and here are no photos visible in the iPhoto application, yet it's still 30GB in size. I don't understand. Can someone help?
What happens if I just delete the iPhoto library from my Pictures folder in the Finder? Would that work?
Thank you,
Scotty

Given that you tried to delete that amount of data from iphoto in one go it's very possible that the db was corrupted and it failed to clear out all the files.
What happens if I just delete the iPhoto library from my Pictures folder in the Finder? Would that work?
That's exactly the way to do it.
Regards
TD

How do I delete all photos from iPhoto?

My MAC is running very slowly and I have backed up all of my photos to an external drive. How do I delete all the photos from my iPhoto?

Becky you can navigate to the iPhoto's library which is likely in your Pictures folder in your user account. You can simply move that to the Trash. HOWEVER please please please move that folder to the EHD you now have and have iPhoto point to that drive. Apple explains how to do this in iPhoto '11: Move your iPhoto library to a new location
Once you have successfully moved the library you can then trash the old library and then empty the Trash. I suspect your performance issue may be due to a HD that is too full or it is also possible the HD could be failing too.

Deleting all photos from iphoto without deleting photos that I have 'shared' on social media

Hello lovely techno wizards!
I have recently purchased an external hard drive for my macbook air in order to make more room. Therefore I have transferred all of my photographs from iPhoto to the external hard drive and now I would like to delete everything from the iPhoto application. However when I select 'delete all' it informs me that I will also be deleting all the pictures that I have uploaded to facebook, which I do not want to do... I could go through and delete them individually, but I have over 5,000 pictures and only share them sporadically. Please help!

You're welcome
I have recently purchased an external hard drive for my macbook air in order to make more room. Therefore I have transferred all of my photographs from iPhoto to the external hard drive and now I would like to delete everything from the iPhoto application.
To make room on your MacBook Air you could also simply have dragged the iPhoto Library to your external drive and used it from there. You just need to make sure, the external drive has the correct filesystem.
See iPhoto: Issues with FAT32-formatted drives

Deleting all images in iPhoto in Desktop

I have deleted all photos in iPhoto thinking the images would be deleted from the "Desktop" section in Systems Perferences. Did not happen. The imags are still there! How do I delete the images/photos under the iPhoto menu in desktop? To be very speciic...the images remain in Events, Photos, Last Import, Last 12 Months, even though those images/photos have been deleted in the iPhoto application.
Any advice, most appreciated.

The actual images are stored in your photo library, events, last import, etc. merely contain pointers to the actual images, they are not duplicates. Just took a minute to refresh, that's all.

I have a used mac computer. I want to sync and update my iphone. Currently itunes tells me that my iphone is connected to a different itunes account. How do I make itunes sync and update my phone without deleting all the current information on my phone?

I have a used mac computer. I want to sync and update my iphone. Currently itunes tells me that my iphone is connected to a different itunes account and will sync, but delete everything from my phone. How do I make itunes sync and update my phone without deleting all the current information on my phone?

Iphone will sync with one and only one cpomptuer at a time. Syncing to another will erase the current content and replace with content from the new computer. This is the design of the iphone.
It will erase the content when you sync.
Why not update from the comptuer with which you normally sync?

Thanks for nothing. I tryed to install the 8.1 Update. And it deleted all my fotos and data. thanks...

Thanks for nothing. I tryed to install the 8.1 Update. And it deleted all my fotos and data. thanks...

Nope....I know. i need to blame myself. it just asked me when i pluged the phone to my pc for the first time since looong...
so. its okay. i had a back up with some pictures and some contacts and all that.
the install process just got an issue so it stoped half way through and i could only completely start over.
i was mad. now its okay

I have deleted all photos, messages and apps but I still have no available space on my phone even though the applications don't add up to 12 GB.. Please help!!!

I have deleted all photos, messages and apps but I still have no available space on my phone even though the applications don't add up to 12 GB.. Please help!!!

You have data corruption. restore your phone and set it up as a new device. Not from backup

How to delete all photos in iPhone 5

I have downloaded my iPhone 5 photos onto my computer. I now want to delete all photos on my iPhone 5. I have over 2,600 photos to get rid of.

YES you can delete all photos with one easy swipe~!!!! I just discovered how by accident when I went to delete my audiobooks for more storage!! You go to SETTINGS > GENERAL > USAGE > PHOTOS & CAMERA > and then just decide what you’d like to remove~~ either (or all) “Camera Roll” “Photo Library” or “Photo Stream” & Swipe to Delete! Happy deleting everyone!!
http://www.cultofmac.com/138384/how-to-delete-audiobooks-directly-from-your-ios- device-ios-tip/

How to delete all photos in photo stream on iDevices??

I've been trying to do this for a long time. I looked at similar questions and one answer said to take 1000 photos and put them in photo stream. I tried to put all 1000 photos into photo stream, but the one time that I wanted my photos in photo stream, it didn't work! Are there any other ways to delete all photos in photo stream or just plain delete photo stream?? Please help! Sorry, I'm still relatively new to Apple!

Go to the iCloud website and click on your name and then advanced. Hit the reset photostream. This will delete the photos there.
Go to your devices and remove the photos in the photostream folder in iPhoto.

HT4847 My camera roll back up on my iCloud is coming up at 5.2GB how do I clear up space, will it delete all photos on my iPhone?

My camera roll back up on my iCloud is coming up at 5.2 gb
If I turn off the back ups will it delete all photos on my iCloud?
Or delete all photos off my camera roll?

If you turn off your Camera Roll backup from your phone backup on iCloud, your Camera Roll photos won't be included in the next backup, getting 5.2 GB more of free space. Photo Stream has nothing to do with your phone backup, because your photos will still be there until 30 days after adding them, when Photo Stream deletes the photos automatically

All my photos have been imported to iPhoto library. Is it safe therefore to delete all photos in the Finder pictures folder? It seems crazy to have them duplicated (all are backed up externally). And are they full size images in iPhoto?

All my photos have been imported to iPhoto library. Is it safe therefore to delete all photos in the finder picture folder? It seems crazy to have them dupllcated ( all are backed up anyway). And are they the full sized images stored in iPhoto?

Assuming you have iPhoto set to the Default setting, then yes, your full sized photos are copied into the iPhoto Library and so you can delete your own stored in the Finder.
Easiest way to check: Select a photo in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder Window should open with the file selected. Is it stored within the iPhoto Library? You can tell easily in the Finder's column view.
As an FYI:
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
Show File: a. On iPhoto 09 and earlier: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected. 3.b.
b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

Why won't the delete all photos button work

I press this button to delete all my photos but it doesn't do anything. Is it a new feature in iOS6? Is it buggy? Is it just there but not functional? It doesnt do anything after I press it (it doesnt delete all photos). Delete all music does work though
Does delete all photos work for you guys?

If you have Warranty or AppleCare make Genius reservation and take to Apple for resolution. If you would like to try perfect Virtual Button, tap Settings App > General > Accessibility > Assistive Touch > ON > tap new white screen button > Device > Lock. You can even turn iPhone OFF with this button. To turn iPhone ON, connect iPhone to power ie charger or USB of computer.

Deleted All Photos !

I am running iPhoto 08 7.1.3 and I have accidently deleted all my photos from iPhoto and from the iphoto trash can, How can I restore my photos and will I lose all my album folders etc.

David
Is it really so easy to delete all photos by highlighting all photos and pressing the delete key? I know there is a warning when I go to empty the iPhoto trash but frankly I don't think that is enough.
Well David, you get the same warning as every other document on your mac.
I'm curious tho'. How many pics in your iPhoto? Because iPhoto generally won't trash more than 100 at a time, for precisely this reason. For instance, if you were in an Album, putting pics in the trash doesn't delete them at all, just removes them from the Album. To delete from the Library you need to be in the Library view (Either Events or Photos).
What is the iPhoto Library file in my Pictures folder?
That's your Library. It contains all your pics and the database files that track them.
Regards
TD

Os X update 10.9.4 deleted all photos in iPhoto

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