Re-named every photo in my library

after uploading 15 photos tonight from my digital camera, i batch re-named them. i'm not exactly sure what i did, but every photo in my iphoto library got changed along with the 15. i've batch re-named countless times and this has never happened before. when i select an individual photo and do a "get info," i can see the original title of the photo. my question is, does anyone know how i can change the names back to their originals, as effortlessly as possible? i mean, short of going through my 5 GB of photos and changing them one at a time? any help would be much appreciated. thanks in advance.
koley

Try the following on all your photos:
Photos->Batch Change->Title to File name.
That will reset all of the titles back to the file name of the original files.
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.

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I'm struggling with the same thing that many folks aon here are struggling with: how to clean out originals in iPhoto 6. I've thought about exporting the entire library, deleting the contents of the orginals and the modified folders, and then reimporting them. The obvious problems with that (I think) are that I'll lose the images' relatioin to the albums and keywords, rolls, etc. So, I want to do it in a way that will preserve all of my albums, ratings, keywords, etc.
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Any ideas? I know this is a crazy work around but I'm at wits (and hard drive's space) end.
Thanks,
Frank

Toad,
I really appreciate the quick and thorough reply. I am using an external FW drive (partioned for a clone backup of my PB and a section for incremental backups of all user files). The tutorial you referenced is pretty much the type of setup I was shooting for: i.e., low res files on the PB and the original/RAW and other hi res on the the FW drive for backup or hi-res needs. BUT...it seems the workaround would cause me to lose the existing album and keyword data for the files and maybe the shoot dates (is that right?). That's a bummer b/c that info is the main reason I'm still trying to do the workaround with iPhoto at all. I'm doing my editing in Photoshop and Lightroom anyway. Also, I need to download images from the camera and edit them in something when I'm away from my FW drive, so I don't want to be anchored to that.
I could do something like what you describe, but I think the fundamental problem for me is that the iPhoto file handling structure is a deal breaker.
My plan right now is to stop using iPhoto, for the most part. I may use it only as an album type repository. I'm thinking that as a first step I'll do some sort of down and dirty export type transition to reduce the file sizes of everything in iPhoto and then bring them back into the albums etc. Then I'll clean out all the originals and change my workflow.
I'm thinking that I'll set up a typical file structure for working with original and modified images (using the FW drive for backup). I would import only the final modified, lower res versions into iPhoto -- for as long as that makes sense feature-wise etc. (I like iPhoto's export plug-ins for example.). That will leave me with versions on the PB that are suitable for, say, 5x7 prints but only one copy of each (I've got 5 copies of the same file in different places in iPhoto now--it's crazy).
That will give me enough of a redundancy with the FW drive having the full res versions of both originals and modified, while the PB will have good enough versions that I won't be upset if the FW drive goes down, but the space used will be a fraction of current and I'll have good flexibility going forward.
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I appreciate any insights or words of wisdom (or caution) you might have on that.
And thanks again for the very quick reply.
Frank

Can iPhoto (or iPhoto Library Manager) identify thumbnails that no longer connect to a full image. I can restore these from Time Machine (I've done so for 3 images) but don't fancy manually clcicking on every photo in my library to find which need restore

I have been preparing photos for export and found some have a thumbnail but no image, only the exclamation mark upon selection. I have restored three 'broken' thumbnails via Time Machine. I want to indentify all the broken thumbnails so I can choose which to restore and also find them quickly in Time Machine. The only way I currently know is to select each thumbnail, individually, and see if it brings up the exclamation mark 'image'. Is there a way to find only the 'broken' thumbnails?
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I went to TM and "Browse Other Backup Disks", selected the USB drive used for TM, browsed for the most recent backup and, one by one, copied each of the folders within /Users/NAME in the TM backup to /Users/NAME on the freshly installed MBP hard drive. The folders I'm referring to are Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public. I overwrote the existing (empty) folders.
That's not how you restore. Might work for other material (pure fluke that,) but iPhoto is a database and the back up is stored in increments. Time Machine needs to reassemble it from the increments.
Enter the Time Machine interface, go to the Pictures Folder. Locate the iPhoto Library you want to restore and click restore.
Regards
TD

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How do I delete the 3200 duplicate photos that Apple created for me?
Yes, I have learned my lesson not to trust Apple.

Call Steve Jobs and see why Apple did this?
Or maybe you could tell us a little more about what you did and what happened
Apple does NOT create 3200 duplicates
Ln

Imported iPhoto library- EVERY photo was assigned EVERY keyword?

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Hi Sharon,
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How do i allocate more memory to my iphoto application? i am unable to add more photos to my library i keep getting a pop up saying not enough memory in my application

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There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory (that is, the memory chips on the logic board) and virtual memory (one or more files on the startup volume.) That activity is relatively slow and causes the whole system to be less responsive. It can happen for two reasons:
A long-running process with a memory leak (a kind of bug)
Not enough memory for your usage pattern
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
These instructions are for OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks.") The procedure may be slightly different for earlier versions of OS X.
When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the View menu, if it's not already selected. Select the Memory tab. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
from the menu bar.
If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
The processes named "Safari Web Content" render web pages for Safari. They use a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider them prime suspects.
Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet4" or "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing software. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. Empty the print queues in the Printers & Scanners preference pane (which has a slightly different name in each recent version of OS X.) If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
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If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command:
sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
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Delete photo from iPhoto library and HDD

Hopefully I'm not repeating a previous thread...
Not being an expert, am I correct in saying that iPhoto only changes its version of the photo when editing it?
Also, if you delete the photo by moving it to the trash can, it doesn't physically delete it from the HDD? (When you empty the trash can)
This causes a problem for a few reasons.
I have just loaded Medialink PS3 which allows the iMac to serve the PS3. (BTW - Good product)
If you point Medialink to the original HDD folder then this still includes photos I thought I had deleted.
Also If I want to burn a cd with the photo folder external to iPhoto , the "deleted" photos are also burnt.
I copied all of the photos from a windows PC, and Picasa allowed you to physically delet from its own folder as well as the HDD.
Doesn't iPhoto 09 allow this?
What would iPhoto do if I went through and cleaned up the external folder and deleted jpgs or edited using Canon editing software? If using the external editor, would iPhoto reflect the changes?
Sorry if this is verbose.
regards,

You might want to have a llook at the iPhoto tutorials. They cover a lot of these basics.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto-hero
And the version of iPhoto you are using?
I'm not at all sure that a Referenced Library is what you want. In fact I strongly recommend against it. But however:
*How to do it:*
Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
*What Happens:*
Now iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
*Some things to consider:*
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
4. Because iPhoto has no tools for managing Referenced Files, if, for some reason, the path to the photos changes then you could find yourself resolving aliases for +each photo in the Library+ one by one.
My own opinion:
I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
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.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
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 later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *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.
3. *Show File*: 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.
+Some Other Comments+
iPhoto will not touch any file outside its library. Period.
It will copy files on import and leave existing files untouched,
It will delete files within the Library but not outside the Library.
When you choose to go with a Referenced Library you are deciding that You want to manage the Files. You want to import them from the camera, you want to sort them however you want and you want to delete them yourself. That's the point of a referenced Library.
I just did a test by editing a photo using Canon Professional and the changes were not reflected in iPhoto. And vise versa.
The point of iPhoto is that you interface with your Photos via the Application. Like Addressbook for your contacts, iTunes for your Music, it's the go-to app for your Photos.
So, you want to edit Photos, you go to iPhoto and use the External Editor:
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.
Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
Regards
TD

I have two related keyword problems. Some keywords get "broadcast" to every photo in an event. It's almost impossible to delete these keywords from individual photos. I select the keyword, hit delete and it reappears after a few seconds.

I have two related problems with keywords in iphoto 11. Sometimes, keywords get magically "broadcast" to every photo in an event or album. It's difficult to delete these keywords. If I select one and try to delete it it vanishes. About half the time, it reappears again either in a couple of seconds or after I go to another photo and then return to the previous one. When thios happens, I need to delete the keyword two or more times before it actually vanishes. With several hundred photos in an event that all have a bad keyword, this is a tedious process. I've tried rebuilding the library once, but with only the first (I think) option checked on the rebuild.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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. .
Regards
TD

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How can I import photos from iPhoto-library to edit in Photoshop CC? - and save it back to the iPhoto-library?

How can I import photos from iPhoto-library to edit in Photoshop CC? - and save it back to the iPhoto-library?

How to access iPhoto images for use in Photoshop
1. In the Finder, navigate to Users > [user name} > Pictures > iPhoto Library.
2. Control-click the iPhoto Library file and choose Show Package Contents.
3. A Finder window opens that shows the contents. The Masters folder (or called Originals folder) contains all of the photographs that are in iPhoto.
Photoshop cannot access this folder, but if you make a duplicate of the folder, the dupe will be accessible -- so:
4. Control-click the folder named Masters (or Originals) and choose Duplicate.
5, Drag the duplicate folder which is named "Masters copy" or “Originals copy” from the iPhoto Library Finder window to the Desktop.
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Hi. I am unsure what the best setup is for my photos and wondered if someone could help...
I have a NAS drive that has all my photos on, in organised folders, so I can stream them to my tv and browse them by folders. So easy to find events, holidays etc. If this was a Library the structure is terrible to browse as you know. So I have setup Aperture to use referenced masters. The problems are 1) I can't then manage the structure in aperture, I forgot the other day, moved everything around, and realise my physical structure won't move. Had to do it all again and relocate them, and 2) when I import they often import into the library and I have to reference those and move them into the physical folder or something like that.
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I wondered if there's a way to use the Library so it's all managed in aperture I don't have to worry about its physical location, and still access them on my tv from my NAS as browsable folders.
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amityweb wrote:
...So easy to find events, holidays etc. If this was a Library the structure is terrible to browse as you know.
Folders may make events and holidays easy to find but that is about it. The Library is not meant for browsing, that is what Albums are for. Each new batch of pix is simply imported as a Project, and keywords are assigned: 120930_Aunt_Sally_Bday might be a Project, for instance. Maybe another Project 120930_HS_Car_Wash also happened on 2012-09-30.
During the Project import the 120930_Aunt_Sally_Bday Project gets assigned key words like birthday and family and event; the 120930_HS_Car_Wash Project gets assigned key words like CarWash and HighSchool and event. Individuals get their own key words that are managed via Faces.
Albums just consist of pointers (that can be created or destructed at will) to image files, very powerful and they take up no space. In a few seconds search on AuntSally and find every photo ever taken. Sweet when it comes time for posters for Aunt Sally's 100th birthday celebration.
Uisng the Library, Keywords and Albums is by far the preferential way to organize.
HTH
-Allen

I somehow hid every photo in every photo album.

I somehow hid every photo in every photo album. When you scroll the mouse over the albums, it still tells you how many photo's are in it. Once you double click the album, all the photo's show up the same. I somehow set a particular photo to show up instead of the real one. When you doible click on a certain photot, the real one does appear. They are not lost, but a big pain because you don't know what you're clicking on until you do. Any advise? The unhise doesn't work. I also spent 2 hours, draggig each album onto desk top and re introducing it into IPhoto. I shut down IPhoto and when I went back into it, realized it went back to the way it was!!!! Help!

Sounds like the library is damaged. make a temporary backup of the library and launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed to rebuild the library. Select the options to rebuild the small thumbnails .
If that does'nt correct the problem repeat the process but select all option.
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Help! I put every photo in the trash and now they are unorganized

I put every photo in the trash and was not able to restore them to their original position.Thankfully, I was able to save these photos but they are now a jumble. Every photo spawned 5 or so derivatives- face photos, PM, etc. Plus, I had photos saved outside of iphoto and imported in to iphoto. Now iPhoto is full of empty squares.
What is the best (and fasted way) to get to a restored state?
Unfortunately, I have not backed up my computer for a year and a half. Can I drag photos into Masters and somehow keep the existing framework of iphoto that way it was before my terrible mistake? Should I just re-import using my back up as an intial state?
Please advise!
I appreciate the help as my sanity is in question,
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What is the best (and fasted way) to get to a restored state?
Restore your backup from before you made this user error
Unfortunately, I have not backed up my computer for a year and a half.
Very unfortuant and a really bad decision and a hard way to learn the critical nature of always haveing a current backup - Time Machine is included with every Mac - if you run it you always have hourly backups to go back to
Can I drag photos into Masters and somehow keep the existing framework of iphoto that way it was before my terrible mistake?
No
If your Masters folder is intact you can start over from scratch and get the event structure you had - drag the Masters folder to the desktop, start a new iPhoto library and drag each folder from the Masters folder to the open iPhoto window - this will recreate the events you had
and maybe if you provided some details about what you have and exactly how you recovered your photos theree is more that can be done
.Thankfully, I was able to save these photos but they are now a jumble. Every photo spawned 5 or so derivatives- face photos, PM, etc
Gives no clue about what you did or how you did it
and knowing the version of iPhoto and of the OS is good information for us too
LN

Photos missing from library - Albums still there

I just recently started using iPhoto. I started doing photography 2 years ago, and I wanted to tag all of the people from my personal library. I added over 8,000 photos and tediously went through every one and tagged all of my friends/family. I probably tagged over 20,000 faces over the course of a few weeks.
I opened iPhoto a few days ago to finish up the tagging and every photo from every album (except my iPhone) was gone. I've been looking for a fix for a few days now with no luck. I'm sure it's obvious how aggravating this is and how much I would like to avoid having to repeat this process, especially if it will result in vanishing photos again.
One thing that might be helpful is that I do not duplicate photos added to iPhoto, I keep them in their original folders.
Abundant thanks to anyone who can help me resolve this.

Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
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