Problem deleting old library structure

I switched from Aperture 1.0 to Adobe Bridge. I found it much easier to work with, particularly organizing my workflow. After reading the great reviews of Aperture 2.0 I purchased the upgrade and switched back. I downloaded the upgrade and am now on 2.1. My problem is when I try to import photos, Aperture is still seeing the folder structure in Finder from a year ago which is totally different than my current folders. Of course since the photos are no longer there I get an error message. How do I get Aperture to recognize my current folders? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I went through the tutorials, but could not find anything that helped.
Thank you.

When you Import folders into a project, you can't choose individual images but just the folder that contains the images. Sub Folders come along and become albums or subfolders depending on if they contain other folders. It should import the file structure on your hard drive not an old file structure from Aperture.
AppZapper will wipe all remnants of an Application from your computer but not the files. Just download the trial and drag the application on top of it.
Manually:
Move these files to the trash, but don't empty it yet.
The Application itself
Root (not User)>> Library>> Application Support >> ProApps>> Aperture System ID
User>> Library>> Preferences >> com.apple.Aperture.plist
User>> Library>> Application Support >> Aperture
Then reinstall. You'll be asked to enter your serial number. On an Upgrade version, it may ask for the Aperture 1.0 serial number as well so have it handy,
DLS
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I recently updated to Lion, and I found out that some people couldn't see their library folder after upgrading, but I could see mine.
I tried that method with option-clicking on the 'Go'-tab, and I got into a new library folder. The content in the two folders aren't completely the same, but some things are. So my question is:
Can I delete the olde library folder from Snow Leopard?
Nikolaj

There's one for the System and one for the user.
See: Making sense of OS X's folder structure
I guess this is why Apple has hidden the Library Folder

Relocated iPhoto to external hard drive - now need to delete old library.

I have relocated my iPhoto library to my external hard drive. I did this due to space issues on my internal hard drive. Now I need to delete my iPhoto library on my internal hard drive to give me more memory. What is the best, easiest, and safest way to delete? Thank you so much!

Before you delete anything:
1.) Make sure the drive you put your library on is Mac OS formatted. Click on the drive icon and go to File > Get Info and check the "Format". If it isn't Mac formatted, reformat the drive and re-copy the library over.
2.) Tell iPhoto to look at your library on the external drive to make sure it has all the pictures you want. Hold down option key and launch iPhoto and choose the library on the external drive to see within it.
3.) Do you have a backup? I have my library on an external drive like you do. I have another external drive that backs up my computer and the drive with the library on it. External drives are relatively inexpensive (You can also backup using DVDs although if you have a large library it might take quite a few disks.)
__You will see it said over and over here on the discussion boards. If you have information that is important to you, have a backup.
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To Delete your library:
In the Dock (long strip of icons at the bottom of the computer screen) click on the Finder icon.
Look in the sidebar on the left hand side of the resulting window. You will see the Home.
__Inside the Home go to the folder called "Pictures". Drag the iPhoto Library from the Pictures folder to the trash and empty the trash.
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New iPhoto deleted old library!

I downloaded the new iPhoto for Yosemite. When it finally installed and opened my library was empty - although I have a library of photos stored on an external hard drive. I clicked "import" and it imported everything excpt that library (including videos/PDFs) but not my old library. Now when I click on the iPhoto library icon on my external hard dr

although I have a library of photos stored on an external hard drive.
Check the formatting of this external drive. Probably the file system is not supported for iPhoto libraries. An iphoto library needs to be on a drive formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled).
See: iPhoto: Issues with FAT32-formatted drives
If your external drive has a different file system, move he library to a correctly formatted drive.
I clicked "import" and it imported everything excpt that library (including videos/PDFs) but not my old library.
Never import an iPhoto library. That will create a mess of duplicate photos with poor resolution - faces, thumbnails, previews.
Open iPhoto libraries by double clicking the library.
Which iPhoto version have you been running? If you upgraded from iPhoto 7.1.2 or earlier, you need to prepare the library for upgrading, before you can open it in iPhoto 9.6, see: iPhoto '11: About the Library Upgrader

Problem deleting old iphoto library

I am trying to delete some unneeded iphoto libraries and could use some assistance. I have located the uneeded libraries using command/open iphoto and they are in the previous system>users folder which was apparently imported when I transferred files from another mac. The deletion starts but then I get a message that the files cannot be deleted b/c of an unexpected error 8072. I've done a google search and forum search and can't find an answer related to error 8072. I've also run permissions repair without success. Can anyone offer a suggestion?

Scott:
Download and run BatChmod. Drag the old user folder into the file path field of BC and set the following:
User=you with all privilege boxes.
Group=Staff with all privilege boxes
Everyone - check all privilege boxes.
Check all of the other checkboxes and click on Apply.
Then try deleting the libraries.

Problems with old library on new notebook

i just got a new notebook and installed itunes and wanted to import my library that i copied to an external drive from my old notebook (the iTunes Music Library.xml and the iTunes Library iTunes Music Database File). there - same as on the new notebook, too - my whole itunes music libraray was one single music folder with several subfolders. the difference, which now causes major problems are the drive letters of the partition that folder was on on the old notebook and the one on the new one. formerly it was e:, now it's f:. therefore the entries in the library files refer to files which actually are on my notebook, but not on the e: partition anymore, but on the f: partition!
so i added the whole music folder to the library again, and i had my music back in itunes, BUT all the playlists are still empty. is there a way to "update" the library files with the new location of the music files? since i have pretty many playlists with a whole bunch of tracks (ipod classic 160gb with some 55% used) it would be a quite annoying and time consuming work to add all the tracks manually.. and also the automatically generated playlists like recently added and played and mostly played are very important to me - with the respective dates added and played and play counts etc.
so, is there any way to do that, or do i have to add all the tracks to the playlists manually?
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hey, just wanted to say that i finally managed to do everything as imagined at the beginning. i simply uninstalled and reinstalled itunes and deleted all the entries/files (local settings & app data in winxp) that dont get removed by just uninstalling itunes, then copied my old .xml and .itl files over the newly created default equivalents, then imported them, and all my playlists and files appeared correctly (no double playlists etc. as before), but just with the exclamation mark, since they're referring to the "old" partition. then just changing the itunes music folder from default to my notebook's partition and folder where all the files are stored fixed everything - since i didnt modify anything since making the backup from the old notebook, everything's 1:1 the same, even when i attached my ipod id didnt ask me anything like different library or so, it just tried to sync it, but since no change since last sync on old notebook, nothing to add/remove, so now i finally got to the same state as before with the old notebook.
thanks for helping me!
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Syncing with a new computer after deleting old library

This is SO frustrating! Only a few days into my iphone 3g and im running into problems. All right, so I got a new computer cause my ancient one had a virus. (note: I deleted itunes off my old computer) I redownloaded itunes got some songs and went to sync. Heres the message im getting "This iphone is synced with another library. Do you want to delete this iphone and sync with this library" Please HELP!! If I proceed will I be deleting everything on my iphone????
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In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced with a single computer only.
If you proceed with syncing iTunes content with iTunes on another computer, you won't be deleting everything on your iPhone but you will be deleting all iTunes content that is currently available on your iPhone that was transferred to your iPhone from your ancient computer with a virus. Aren't there a number of antivirus programs available for a Windows PC?
Deleting the iTunes application from your computer does not delete your iTunes library. Your iTunes library is stored in the iTunes folder located in your My Music folder. Maintaining a backup of all important data on your computer including for your iTunes library stored on an external drive or some other media used for backup purposes only is important regardless the platform, but even more so with a Windows PC due to constant virus, adware, and spyware concerns.
iTunes includes an option to transfer content that was purchased/acquired from the iTunes Store from an iPod or iPhone, but this is for content that was purchased/acquired from the iTunes Store only.
With your iPhone connected to the new computer and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.

Problem deleting photo library

Hi,
I'm trying to free up space on my phone but have noticed when managing storage the photo library is using 7.5GB, however all photos have been deleted?
Any ideas how to delete the photo library?
Thanks in advance

Try this Why does my iOS device say I have more photos than I can find?

I'm an idiot,it's true.Now to fix the problem,deleted itunes library & ipod

Okay,
So my macbook pro was having issues with the os and some other things. I decided the best thing to do was to completely reinstall the os. Which i did. Before that however i had transfered my songs an pics to my ipod, planning on transfering them back. After the reinstall i was able to transfer my pics all right. Now itunes was a lot harder. I clicked import data, and picked the folder with my songs. My music list appeard so i assumed it was on it. I deleted that folder from my ipod and removed my ipod. After reconnincting it later and automatically syncing all the songs was taken out and my itunes list had that excalamtion mark saying that it couldnt find my songs. So basically i have no songs on my computer or ipod. Is there anyway to get them back? Some way that won't break the bank?
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Eh i sure hope so, this is driving me nuts! no music!
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2. There is a subfolder in the Aperture folder called "Masters" with a whole bunch of folders in it and pictures are in the ones i opened, But I don't know if these are "masters" or "versions"--but I assume they are masters.
Aperture does not store the versions in the library as actual images - Aperture only stores instructions on how to render the version from the master. This saves disk space - you can create many versions from the same master without additional storage necessary, and this makes the lossles workflow possible. You always can undo your adjustments step by step, The version image will be created when you export the image. So if you see an image file in the library it is the master image file, if it is in the "Masters" folder.
So I think I am good to go, but all of my (former) iPhoto events show in the inspector column. And when I open a project in Aperture, and click on a photo, the event in iPhoto where the photo was originally found is highlighted in the inspector bar. So, why is the iPhoto event being highlighted if the photos are now in an Aperture library? Is that cause for worry?
Aperture recreated the iPhoto library structure in the Aperture Library as far as possible.
For each iPhoto event you now will find an Aperture project. These projects are the containers of your images. Each image has a project where it is stored. Also you should see your iPhoto albums, books, and Slideshows. and the images should be tagged with captions and keywords.
There is no cause to worry - all iPhoto images are now in Aperture; and Aperture mirrors your old library structure; this is supposed to be helpful, not to confuse you
The inspector panel in Aperure is very different from the iPhoto Inspector. Everything seems to be there twice, but these are just different views of the same items in the database.
The upper part lets you view the Library by projects, places, faces, etc., an the lower part shows the storage structure - how the library is organized by folders and projects; and if you select an image in the upper part - in projects view or Photos view, then Aperture will highlight the project where the image is contained.
I think you will find Kirby Krieger's introduction helpful to get you started:
Kirby Krieger: Re: Organizing in Aperture, concise long version:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12616449#12616449
And also the very good online manual, if you have not found it already:
Aperture 3 User Manual: http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/
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Léonie

Can't delete old iTunes after Mountain Lion install

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Sure, but its the best you learn how to use the terminal. OS X is Unix and the most advanced tasks can't be done in the graphical enviroment:
1. Open Terminal (You should startet in your "home" directory, this is the default)
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4. From now on what to do depends on the position of the iTunes version you want to delete. If this is the most recent version you will leave this file alone. If this is an older version of iTunes you will want to delete it. So there is a decision to make.
4a. Leave this file
or
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Re: iPhoto deleting photos from old library and new library

Hello. I really hope someone can help me. I'm about to tear my hair out. I recently copied my iPhoto library to an external hard drive because I'm seriously out of space on my 24"iMac (2008). I am a photographer and have a mess of an iPhoto library to clean up. It was a VERY large volume, and it ran overnight. It appears that everything transferred fine. I did the transfer exactly as instructed by many forums: Home > Pictures > iPhoto Library, drag and drop to WD My Book 1 TB EHD formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Then I opened iPhoto via the icon in the dock while holding down the Option/Alt key and chose the new location on the ext drive to point iPhoto to the new library. My problem is this:   I went into the old library, which I renamed iPhoto Library - Old (after the fact, which I hope didn't cause the problem), and deleted an event that I didn't care about. To my surprise, it deleted the event in BOTH libraries. I have tried repeatedly to point iPhoto to the right library, both using the dock and going through applications. It is as though the 2 libraries are somehow inter-connected, and not separate. At times, I will open the old library through finder, but I can see it highlight the icon for the EHD and it opens that. I am at my wits end, as at any given point in time I don't know which library it has brought up. I am trialling Aperture, and am trying to move photos over to Aperture from iPhoto, but really need to free up space on my internal drive to be able to work with it. I'd eventually like to move the masters to the EHD, etc., but I'm still in the learning curve with all that (I'll be hitting that forum soon, I'm sure). My highest priority right now is to figure out how to separate the 2 iPhoto duplicate libraries so I can delete the photos from the desktop without affecting the photos on the External Hard Drive. I've tried everything I can think of and everything I found while scouring these forums. Here is the information I think you would need:
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                                                         - 1 soon-to-be-bald photographer.
Thanks very much in advance for any help anyone can give me. I really like my hair, and don't wish to lose it!
Gail
PS - Just a little background. I have been working on this whole space issue for more than a week now. This is the 3rd new external hard drive I've had this week due to "issues." Had a problem with all 3 but finally figured this one out, and it's now working fine. I am so far behind in some photo editing work because of the hard drive space issues, and I cannot seem to resolve them no matter how hard I try. Hence the frustration. Thanks again.

THANK YOU LARRY!! I did not realize that once you switch libraries, it kept you in that library until you switch back using the option key. I thought that the iPhoto icon would take me to the new library, and going through finder to the old library name would take me to the old one. I was actually in the new library the whole time, and all of the images I deleted were deleted from there. I just switched back to the old library and all of the photos were still there. I also tried deleting from the old library, which is what I wanted to do, and then switching to the new library and it did not affect the photos there at all. So, this was indeed the answer.
Whew, what a relief. You're a life saver. I might actually be able to get some work done now.
Thanks again so much.
Gail

Can anyone help me find my old library now that I appear to have deleted it or overwritten it accidentally? I'm always asked if I want to update when I put in my i-pod and have to do that before I can open my library so I think it was this action.

Can anyone help me find my old library now that I appear to have deleted it or overwritten it accidentally? I'm always asked if I want to update when I put in my i-pod and have to do that before I can open my library so I think it was this action that caused me to delete previous library. Can anyone help? Apple support have been hopeless as they don't seem to respond to this particular problem but keep giving me answers to finding my purchases which i already know how to do!

See your other thread...
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