Unreadable Files, The file is in the Iphoto library
This morning my wife imported three sets of photos (from her ipad, her phone, the digital camera).
She did this in her user profile. At that moment all the photos were visible in iphotos.
This afternoon, when we went to see them again they were not visible. The fotos in the last import were from several days ago. I was able to find the imported files in the finder. Once I had them located, I opened iphotos, and tried to import them. But I get an error message. It reads:
Unreadable File. The following file could not be imported. The file is in the iPhoto Library.
I am using iphoto '11, version 9.2.1
The imported files are in iPhoto Library - Thumbnails - 2013 - 04 - 13 - 20130413
My user is the administrator but my wife's user profile had no restrictions.
Thanks,
Dave
You've determined that the files have already been imported into the library but iPhoto has messed up it's database and can't find them. So do the following: 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.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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