Where'd my iPhoto go?

I used to have iPhoto on my powerbook, but now it is mysteriously AWOL. I would be happy to simply reinstall it; however, I can't seem to locate its installer on any of my OS DVDs. Anyone know where I can find an installer?
PS: I have never had iLife on my computer, so that isn't where I originally got iPhoto.
Cheers.

If you bought the computer new, it would have come on the original installation disks. If you bought it used, and have somehow trashed the program, you will have to buy a copy of iLife.
One thing to try: double click on your iphoto library. It's in your pictures folder. You may have somehow changed the name of the program. That's not hard to do.
David

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Where is my IPHOTO after upgrading to yosemite ??

Ok so here's what you gonna do. (had this problem myself today, and after some fiddling figured out what to do.)
Find your old iPhoto with a cross through it, right-click it and select 'show package contents'. A folder will open. In that folder go to Contents>MacOS and there will be three little things there. Click on the one called 'iPhoto' and terminal will open. Leave terminal open and wait four seconds and VOILA! iPhoto opens. Leave terminal open until you are finished with iPhoto, because if you close terminal, iPhoto will close with it. THX! ENJOY! Hope it works.
P.S.
You can close terminal once you close iPhoto. I also suggest backing up your iPhoto library while you can.

What has happened? Where is my iPhoto and why are my photos now in Photos. This *****. The whole reason I bought a Mac was the ease of iPhotos. Horrible.

What has happened? Where is my iPhoto and why are my photos now in Photos? This *****. The whole reason I bought a Mac was the ease of iPhotos. Horrible. Bad move.

iPhotos is still in your Applications folder. The iPhoto Library is still in your /Home/Pictures/ folder.

Where is the iPhoto folder?

I am using iPhoto 9.2.1 (OSX 10.6.8) after a recent upgrade. I was accustomed to searching for my photo files within the pictures folder> iphoto > where in addition to the iPhoto library there would be a folder containing all my files organized chronologically and by roll as they were uploaded. Now I find no such folder , instead there is an iPhoto recovered files folder, from my previous libraries and the new files are only accessible by clicking on the iPhoto library icon which opens the application revealing all my stored photos etc, however this way I can't access these pics from say my mail app or if I happen to be on a webmail like yahoo and want to send a pic I can't access the files, where is the iPhoto file folder being kept now? is it accessible or am I dependant on iPhoto to manage all photos I uploaded from my camera? Also while I'm here, why can't I see my camera as an accessible removable drive in the finder but are dependant on a photo app to access my files within the memory card?

Since iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is a Package File. This is simply a folder that +looks+ like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
Directly accessing the files via the Finder is not supported. It's also unnecessary and quite inefficient.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: 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.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. 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 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
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.
Show File: a. On iPhoto 09 and earlier: 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. 3.b.
b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
All of the above are a: faster and b: safer than what you're doing.
Regards
TD

Where is my iPhoto on mac pro?

where is m=iphoto on the mac book pro ?
Not standard ?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
If you have just purchased the MacBook Pro, iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand are free for you, but they don't come preinstalled. Instead, open App Store, go to Purchases tab and accept iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, so they will start downloading and they will be installed. Then, they will be registered to your Apple ID, so you will be able to install it on other Macs for free (using your Apple ID)

Where does the iPhoto library reside?

Where does the iPhoto library reside on your hd? when I go to the search bar above, it shows 2 libraries! I am about out of hd space so I am hoping that it has been duplicated somehow. It's about 36GB. =)
Thanks for your help!
MK

By default it's in your Pictures Folder.
If space is an issue you can move the Library to an external disk:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library 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.
Regards
TD

Where are the iPhoto files separate from the program?

Hi.
I am running iPhoto 8.1 in Leopard 10.5.6 on my early 2008 MacBook Pro 15".
I want to "backup" my iPhoto files. How I used to do this before Leopard, was to go into Pictures and find my iPhoto folder and there, I would find all the folders of my imports from my camera, numbered and in order by years, also. I would them just drag and drop each folder into Toast, and when it reached a DVD volume, I would burn a disc.
Now, in Leopard, I cannot find the iPhoto Files Folder. Every way I have tried to access it, I end up with iPhoto and when i click, it opens the program. SO what I have is the open program with the photos in the events.
How do I find and Where is the iPhoto Files Folder.
Thank you.
Waiting for your replies!

How I used to do this before Leopard, was to go into Pictures and find my iPhoto folder and there,
This has nothing to do with Leopard or the Operating System.
With iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder became a Package File. This is simply a folder that looks like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
Want to look inside? Select the iPhoto Library and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show package Contents'. A Finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Standard Warning: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
I would find all the folders of my imports from my camera, numbered and in order by years, also. I would them just drag and drop each folder into Toast, and when it reached a DVD volume, I would burn a disc.
Any time you access the iPhoto Library via the Finder or any other application you risk damaging the Library.
If you want to burn a back up using Toast then use the Media Browser built in to Toast or any of the following:
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 Only*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-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 10.5* ...
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*:
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.
Regards
TD

Where is my IPhoto library? I updated and the last two years of photos disappeared. Help., Where is my IPhoto library? I updated and the last two years of photos disappeared. Help.

Where is my IPhoto library? I updated and the last two years of photos disappeared. Help., Where is my IPhoto library? I updated and the last two years of photos disappeared. Help.Thank you.

Simple and fast solution: restore from your back up.
Other than that:
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 Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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

Where did the iPhoto 10 iCloud Photostream come from and how do I get rid of it?

I just updated my MacBook Air to mavericks. I have an iPad and iphone as well just updated to ios7. My Mac updated iPhoto as well. Now when I opened iPhoto I got my flickr and Facebook integrated folders in the left pane plus an iCloud photostream.
I didn't have that before and it has 287 pictures pulled from many devices but I didn't set that up. I only had/have a private photostream with a particular name and about 10 pics in it. this new one is just called iCloud photostream and it has 287 pics of which some I know I took with my iPad and others with my iphone. I of course sync both devices with my Mac so this pics are in my iPhoto library as well.
Where did the iPhoto 10 iCloud Photostream come from and how do I get rid of it?

In the iPhoto preferences turn PhotoStream off
LN

Where are shared iPhoto streams stored?

Where are shared iPhoto streams stored? Is it on my phone, ipad, etc? Where does it take up space?

On the device that create the shared photo stream, and on every device that subscribes to it. They do not, however, use storage in your iCloud account.

Where are iPhone/iPhotos stored?

Here is the short version. Upgraded to a new iPhone 4G. Synced my iPhone 3G first. Laptop took a serious dump. I was able to make a backup of the user data before I had to reinstall. Now iPhoto says library is corrupt (won't repair either and have even tried iPhoto Library Manager). My question is where does iPhone/iPhoto store the orginal .jpg files. I would be willing to copy them somewhere - even if I do lose some metadata.
Please help!
TIA

You can view the contents of your iPhoto library by option-clicking your library, and selecting "Show Package Contents". The photos that were (in some cases) re-seized for iPhone will be accessible from there.
That's one way to view the contents of your library. If that way fails, they will probably be in your iPhone backup, whether it was made in iCloud or iTunes.

Where is the iPhoto in latest version of IOS in Macbook air..they got rid of it!!

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So now the dashboard and all looks so different to me (I have a MacBook Air btw)...like you know the iPhoto with all the pics from your iPhone that's on the dashboard...its gone!! I do "Spotlight search" and type in "iPhoto" "Photo Gallery" etc...nothing!
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Calm down and give us correct information with no editorial comments - and please stop the All Caps - that is yelling, rude and is also very hard to read - if you want help you will get further being calm and olive
1 - there is NO IOS for MBA - only OS X - what version is installed? to find look under the Apple menu ==> about this Mac
2 - If you have OS X Yosemite 10.10.x then you need iPhoto 9.6 - install from the App store if you do not have it
3 - at this time albums on you cell phone do not translate into albums on your Mac - you can import photos but you have to make the albums on the Mac in iPhoto
LN

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2) connect that MBP with my PowerBook via ethernet
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4) sync the iPhone with my new user on my brother's MBP and acquire all of the content from the iTunes and iPhoto libraries that reside on my PowerBook
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Now I have made a search and you are right. A problem which seemed unique to me is, in fact, very common. It is unbelievable that on one hand the Apple programmers can create great software, but on the other hand they act like retards when they forget about some basic functionality. I really can't believe that I will lose my purchases simply because at Apple nobody thought that people do install a fresh system from time to time. What a shame.
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Where is the iphoto plist file in Mountain Lion

I upgraded to ML and iPhoto 9.3.2 and imported a few GB of photos. After the import iPhoto started crashing. It seems like the first step is to delete the plist file but I can't find it in ML. Anyone know where it is?

Usually would be found in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. However, that particular Library folder is invisible. You can make it visible:
Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder. Paste the following line at the prompt:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press RETURN.
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Where are my iPhoto files?

I have a basic understanding of iPhoto but am trying to learn more. Specifically I'm confused about where my actual photo files are stored. Say I have a single picture. Now when I import that picture from my camera it seems that 1 copy goes into iPhoto itself, while another copy goes into the "original" folder within the "iPhoto Library" folder on my hard drive. Ive tried deleting the picture from both of these locations, and neither seems to affect the other. I guess I want to know where iPhoto is "looking" when it brings up one of my pictures. If there is one file I DO NOT want to delete, which one is it, and where is it?
Also, on one of my experiments, I deleted a picture within iPhoto so that I could not see it anymore. Then, I looked back at the "originals" folder to see if it was still there and it was. Now I figure that I could just import that picture back into iPhoto since it is in a folder on my hard drive, but iPhoto wont let me stating that it is already in the iPhoto Library Folder. How do I get this picture back onto iPhoto so that I can see it? Thanks for any help.
Jason

The most basic thing about iPhoto is that it is a database and its successful operation depends on there being no changes made to the iPhoto library's structure or content - in other words do not ever do anything to the iPhoto library using the finder or any program except iPhoto. Making any deletions or changes may corrupt your library and cause you to lose data - they simply are no user serviceable parts in the iPhoto library
the structure of the iPhoto library is as follows - when you import a photo (assuming that you have the default settings) your photo is copied to the originals folder of the iPhoto library and a display thumbnail is made and placed in the data folder - when you make any edits of any sort a modified version is placed in the modified folder. There are also several database files that iPhoto updates so it can keep track of the photos and their attributes
To delete a photo you move it to the iPhoto trash in iPhoto and empty the iPhoto trash (iPhoto menu ==> empty trash)
If there is one file I DO NOT want to delete, which one is it, and where is it?
You do not want to delete or modify anything in the iPhoto library.
on one of my experiments, I deleted a picture within iPhoto so that I could not see it anymore. Then, I looked back at the "originals" folder to see if it was still there and it was
Did you empty the iPhoto trash?
If the photo is still in the iPhoto trash you can right click (control click) on it and restore it to the library prior to emptying the trash
LN

Where has my iPhoto library gone?

I have downloaded the update for iphoto 11. When I opened the app, I found that ALL of my photo's had gone Where are they likely to be? Can I get them back? I hope so, because I don't have them backed up (very stupid of me)
I have read and tried some of the various solutions, but so far, nothing has worked. It was suggested that I update my library, but I don't know how to do this.
I think I've messed up somewhere, because now when I open iphoto it says:
To use iphoto ’11, you need to upgrade your photo library.
The upgrade might take several minutes, depending on the number of photos in your library
It then gives you an option to quit or continue. I select continue and then it says:
You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.
You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto.
Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto.
I select quit and then nothing.
Help!

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.

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