Why did my iPhoto disappear overnight to i Photo library files
I am new to iphoto and successfully copied photos to iPhoto , creating events , albums etc .
However , when I opened the computer today , the iPhoto window was empty .
I was able to get back the original iphoto library ( I think I went to revert to original ) , but how can I avoid this from happening again ?
Any genius out there ?
Thank you .
Possibly, iPhoto lost track of the Library's location, so either a: double clicking on the Library in your Pictures Folder or b: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' would allow you to re-acquaint the app with the Library.
Or did you hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto and then use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Specifically choosing: Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup?
But again, if you can't recall what you did there really is little more we can do...
Regards
TD
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