Photo does not recognize iPhoto library

Photo did not automatically import iPhoto library. Could not export iPhoto to Photo?

The do it manyually. Just open the Library:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'

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IPhoto does not recognize iPhoto Library after upgrade

Machine: iMac, OS 10.8.2, iPhoto 9.4.1
Symptoms: After upgrading iPhoto to 9.4.1 I cannot open my iPhoto library of some 30,000 photos. I can see the library in the finder, but iPhoto doesn't want to link to it. It did show in the library pane briefly the Events and Pictures at the full count, but then dropped to zero.
Actions: Opened iPhoto with the OPTION key to specify which library iPhoto should use. Not effective.
Opened iPhoto with the COMMAND AND OPTION keys and ran all actions from repairing permissions, rebuilding thumbnails, repairing the database, and rebuilding the database. Results: 3 Events and 265 Photos. 32,577 photos in Trash.
What steps will restore the Library to its original state? Will this restore meta-data, captions, events, dates, etc?

Try this. Worked for me.
- turn off your router
- turn off you Mac's after removing all available printers
- turn off all iDevices
- do a factory reset of your printer remove all cables min. 30 sec.
- turn on your router first
- ran the network set up wizard
- give your printer also a new name like "DeskJet 2015"
Something which you don't have used before.
- turn on your Mac's and add your printer
- turn on your iDevices at least.
Should work after these steps.
It worked for me including all iDevices.
iOS and Yosemite

IPhoto '09 does not recognize my library

Hello from Spain,
Recently I installed iPhoto '09 and everything seemed to work fine. I actualized my library to be able to use faces and places.
Suddenly iPhoto crashed and could not be reopened again. So I reinstalled iPhoto and now I have the problem that it does not recognize my library anymore saying that this current version of iPhoto (8.0) cannot read the library due to a modification done by a newer version.
Did anyone have this kind of problem and can help me out please.
Thx

Jkaessmodel
Welcome to the Apple user to user assistance forums
the problem is not the application but the library - launch iPhoto while depressing the option (alt) and command (apple) keys and rebuild the library
If that does not work download iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - and use its rebuild function which will create a new, rebuild library - if it does not do what you need the original library remains untouched for father work
LN
PS we love Barcelona - just returned from a couple of weeks in Sitges and am doing my first book with Places of that area
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Elements 9 does not recognize iPhoto pics when trying to import?

I need help in importing pics into elements 9 from I photo? Elements does not recognize the photos to import them.

You may need the 9.0.2 update if using iPhoto 11. However you need to make a decision. Use Organizer or use iPhoto but not both otherwise you will end up with lots of duplicate files on your hard drive. You can alternatively set up PSE9 as your external editor in the iPhoto preferences. Then you can use Edit In directly from the iPhoto app. If you really want to switch to Organizer see these notes for further help:
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/photoshop-elements-iphoto-mac-os.html

ITunes does not recognize iPhoto

iTunes is not recognizing iPhoto or my individual albums in iPhoto. I have reinstalled both pieces of software, done restarts and still no success. The menu in iTunes shows music, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, but no photos.I cannot sync pics to my iPhone.
Any suggestions?

Okay, here's what I've been doing...
Some users have suggested that this problem is with a corrupted AlbumData.xml file, others have suggested that it may be due to the iPhoto library folder being in a location other than it's default location in Users/user name/library/iPhoto Library.
So, since my iPhoto Library folder is currently on a partition I did the following:
1. With iTunes and iPhoto closed, I first went to the default location and made sure I didn't have an iPhoto Library folder there. Since I had originally dragged that file to my partition and made an alias to replace it in the default location (before I learned I could choose a library at the program launch) there was not an iPhoto library folder in the default location. If I had had an iPhoto library folder there I would have trashed it to start afresh. (if anyone is following these steps and is currently using this iPhoto library folder - I would suggest backing it up to an external drive before you make any changes.)
2. Next, I started iPhoto while holding down the option key. When the dialog box opened I choose to create a new library in the default location of my home Library folder and I named it iPhoto Library Test.
3. After iPhoto finished starting, I imported some photos (87 to be exact) and created two albums.
4. I quit iPhoto.
5. And plugged in my iPhone.
6. iTunes and iPhoto automatically started. iPhoto wanted to import photos from my iPhone (as it always does - but that's a whole other thread). I just quit iPhoto and let iTunes finish its sync. I then chose my iPhone, selected the Photos tab, and viola - there was my new iPhoto library with the two new Albums.
7. So I ejected the iPhone and unplugged - then quit iTunes.
From this, I concluded that my problem was isolated to either my library's location or my library itself, so:
8. I went back to the folder iPhoto Library Test and dragged it to my other disk partition. Since this just copied it, I then trashed the original in the default location.
9. I went back to iPhoto holding down the option key as I started it and chose to locate an existing library. I navigated to the moved iPhoto Library Test on my partitioned disk and let iPhoto finish starting.
10. Next, I repeated steps 4 - 7 and ended with the exact same results.
From this, I have concluded that my problem is not the location of my library but with the library itself. The consensus on other threads seems to be that the AlbumData.xml file in the iPhoto library folder can become corrupted and iTunes will then not see it.
I've tried rebuilding the AlbumData (you hold command-option as iPhoto starts.)
I've tried the terminal code instructions on the other threads - but with no luck. I get an error that there is extra data in my AlbumData.xml file, when other people seem to get an error that some of their photo's names include incorrect characters. For them, they simply remove the wrong characters, save the file and everything works. I, however, haven't found out what the extra data is that I need to remove.
So, I guess I'm left with making a new library and importing all my pictures from the old one. I'm going to do this systematically, though, so as to find any bad files as I'm re-building the library (and I'm also going to use this opportunity to edit-out some photos and trim my library size) - but this will be a long and arduous task. The worst part is, while I have close to 7,500 photos in my library, my wife (who has this same problem syncing her iPhone on her iMac) has just over 25,000 - that's a re-build I'm not looking forward to...
I'll let you know what I find and what the result is.

Photos did not import iPhotos library

When I first launched Photos it did not import my old iPhotos library. How do I get Photos to import the old iPhotos library, there does not appear to be an option to do so. I can hold down the option button and launch Photos and choose the old iPhotos library but it just opens it and does not import it into the main new Photos library.

Ok, here is what I had to do.
open Photos while holding the Option key
select the old iPhotos library, Photos will now do it's conversion
after converting close Photos (this step may not be needed, but it's what I did)
open Photos, making sure it's using the just converted library (you can rename the library if you want to in Finder)
select Preferences->General->Use as System Photo Library
Everything seems to be ok now.

Photo could not read iPhoto Library in NTFS

So far there is no problem for me to write and read iPhoto library into NTFS external hard disk. However, when I try to open the iPhoto library in Photo, it show the volume format is not supported ? How could it be like it can support iPhoto but could not support Photo ?

iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). That you can write to the disk doesn't matter. You can also write to several other disk formats, but having the Library on an inappropriately formatted disk risks library corruption and data loss. Later versions of iPhoto would not allow creating a library on these disks, and neither will Photos. You need to move the Library to an appropriate location.

Addressbook picture edit does not allow iPhoto library entries in menu

I can't get the iPhoto picture to show up for selection when inserting an image in an address. See the attached menu, not the list of options on left contains no way to access iPhoto images. Is there any way to search for and add an iPhoto picture withe the Addressbook dialog (this used to work fine in Lion and earlier version of Addressbook). Drag and drop seems the only workaround. I'd think that since the old method allowed opening of iPhoto library and browsing for an image to insert. Why was this deleted?
H

Colin Robinson wrote:
You only get this option (Faces):
If the name in the card matches that in the Faces section in iPhoto.
Not disagreeing with you Colin, just sayin' that the web version (Cloud version) works differently, this seems weird because I don'r remembeer this ever working that way (in Lion or previous OS's)! Why change something that ain't broke? And it's far more user friendly the old way, on the iPad.
Why they did this in this ML release is beyond me. I actually never tried this before someone pointed it out to me.
Henry

Unable to import photos to Lr from iPhoto; Lr does not recognize iPhoto as an Application

When I press IMPORT in Lr4.2, a choice of accounts and sources appears: I press Applications under Mac HD, some apps, like iWork and Documents appear, but not iPhoto. When I try to export JPEGS from iPhoto, a sign appears saying there is not enough disk space to export. Please help. Thank you.

Hey, Bobcat, I had the same problem. I'm learning LR4 from Scott Kelby's book, "Lightroom 4 for Digital Photographers." He led me in the right direction, but wasn't explicit about our problem of importing iPhoto images. Anyhow, here's how I finally figured out how to do it.
First I set up a new folder in Macintosh HD >Users>(your name)>Pictures called "My Lightroom pictures." (Kelby suggests keeping ALL your photos in a single folder, for some excellent reasons I won't detail here.)
Anyhow, with that folder set up, go into iPhoto, and export the images you want into this "My Lightroom pictures" folder. (You can set up subfolders there, if you want, and export into them. I do this for each iPhoto "event.")
Now go into LR4 and hit your import button. The folder "My Lightroom Pictures" should appear in the left panel, and you can take it from there, right?
I don't snoop around this forum very often, so if you think I can help some more, email me at: [email protected]
Best,
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Photos does not recognize my camera when I try to import

When I try to import I keep getting an "error -9937". Tried using image capture as a possible solution but it also doesn't recognize my camera. Went back to iPhoto and now it no longer recognizes my camera. It worked perfectly fine until this recent update. Any ideas? I don't want to use the Cloud.

I have seen quite a few similar questions, but none was solved:
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AFTER UPDATING UPDATE OS X 10.10.3 IMAC NO LONGER RECOGNIZES JPG AND CANNOT DOWNLOAD FROM CAMERA
And all were for Canon cameras. Is your camera also a Canon Powershot? If that is the case contact Canon for help.
As a work-around: Try to read the photos from a card reader and not directly from the camera. It is less bother and you avoid problems, if the batteries in the camera are low.

PSE 9.0 Organizer does not recognize iPhoto

I purchased PSE 9.0 the other day and after I loaded it on my iMac (running OSX 10.6.5) I tried to use Organizer to import photo's into it. WHen I select "Get Files/From iPhoto" from the menu bar I get an error message that says "There is no media to import from your iPhoto" But the problem is there is. I have 100's of pics in iPhoto. iPhoto works and the folder for iPhoto is there. So what am I doing wrong?

The easiest thing is to use the iphoto export command to send the photos to the desktop, then put them where you want to keep them, then use File>Get Photos>From Files and Folders.
As an aside, you don't want to use both iphoto and organizer to manage your photos, since that causes much confusion and duplication of efforts, since the two programs essentially serve the same basic function. If you're thinking about switching to organizer, I would make a small test catalog first and try that a while to see how it works for you.
EDIT Just checking: You do know you can still use iphoto as your photo management program with PSE? Just set up the PSE editor as your external editor in the iphoto prefs and send your photos from iphoto.

IPhoto does not recognize formate of photos after lost os x 10.9 update

I have a macbook pro after last update iphoto does not recognize the formate of a lot of my pictures.

What version of iPhoto and system are you running? What do you mean by :does not recognize the formate of a lot of my pictures."? Are these photos already imported into the library? What do you see when you open iPhoto?
OT

IPhoto '11 9.4.2 does not recognize new photos on iPhone 4 iOS 5.1.1

Today when i connected my iPhone 4 the iPhoto app does not recognize new photos from my photo library on my iPhone. Help! Thanx!

Today, I did try something, i changed to a different USB port and connecting cable from my iPhone to my iMac and with iPhoto already open the photos were visible and i was able to download my newest iPhone photos to my iMac. I did this due to the fact that i had this same connectivity problem with the external back up device i use and when i switched that device to a Firewire cable (from a USB) i can now do external backups. Not sure if the issue is with the cable or the USB port, but this worked for me!

Downloaded photoshop CS6 to my new iMac. Opened photoshop but can't bring in a photo from iPhoto - get message that says photoshop does not recognize this type file. Suggestions?

I donwloaded photoshop CS6 to my new iMac. Opened photoshop but cannot openn a photo from iPhoto library - I get a message that says cannot complete our request becausse photoshop does not recognize this type file.
Suggestions?
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You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.

IPhoto does not recognize old backup of library

I have a iPhoto library backup disk (dvd) that dates back to 2006. Iphoto does not recognize the photos and they will not open. How do I get to see the photo's?
Iphoto 11
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OS 10.6.8

The only thing I can think of is that the Library is corrupted in some way. Unusual that the main computer can access it - though it rebuilds the thumbs each time, whiile the other two cannot. I suspect that the permissions warnings are bogus.
Neither of the other machines would be able to read that library without updating it, and in fact, once the 9.5.1 version updates it, the 9.4.3 version wouldn't be able to read it either.
But either way, each library should ask to upgrade it upon opening, that the don't suggests that the Library is damaged.
You need to decide what version you want to want to view this library with - as you can't view it with either of the other two once you upgrade it. Then from that machine rebuild the Library with iPhoto Library Manager.
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

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