Upgraded to Yosemite, now half my iphoto library is missing!
Hello,
I just discovered that, after upgrading to Yosemite & iPhoto 9.6 (using the iPhoto Library Upgrader), half of my library is missing or didn't get converted/reimported. I have an external hard drive (Time Machine) that automatically backs up the hard drive, but I can't seem to find the photos there either. Please help!
Ttriber
Dan,
This issue has been covered pretty well in the Topic at the link below, and in quite a few others:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1616791�
Please read, comment and ask questions as needed. I will be out until late tonight, but most questions have been answered. Make sure to make a duplicate of the Mail folder, and maintain the copy on your Desktop, or some other folder.
Ernie
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About the iPhoto Library folder
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