Syncing photos after fatal disk error

I had previously uploaded photos from my MacBook Pro iphoto library not taken with the iPhone to the iPhone iPhoto library. After a fatal disk error, my HD was replaced, and now I'm unable to sync those photos back to the MacBook Pro iPhoto library. Outside of emailing these photos (which significantly decreases the quality of the image), is there any way to get these back on my laptop?

Hi. I had a similar issue with being unable to sync. I did the following:
-quit iPhoto, rename your iPhoto Library (to something temporary)
-launch iPhoto, create a new Library when prompted, drag an image in so there's something to sync
-turn photo syncing off and back on, sync the single test image (it will warn you that it's set to sync to another library), make sure you can see it on the phone
-quit iPhoto, trash the new library, set the name of your original library back to its original name, relaunch iPhoto make sure they're visible
-set the sync photo sync options in iTunes and sync your phone
So, put simply, it's being pointed to a new library, syncing, then being pointed back to your original library. I hope this helps.

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