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• Photos library forgotten intermittently in iMovie

  Hey everybody!

  I'm helping a friend with his computer which is having a weird problem where iMovie forget intermittently the computer's default photo library.

  I searched the forums and feel a little Google-Fu to no results. Hoping that someone here has heard of him and can help.

  Hardware specifications:

  iMac 21.5 "(retina 4K, end of 2015)"

  3.3 Intel Core i7, 16GB, Iris Pro graphic 6200

  10.11.5 OSX

  Photos Version: 1.5 (370.42.0)

  Version of iMovie: 10.1.2

  Symptom of failure:

  When you open iMovie library of Photos may not appear in the sidebar called "libraries."

  Friend is then unable to take pictures from Photos to slide directly into the timeline without doing it manually by moving pictures on the desktop, then in iMovie.

  Temporary difficulties (though not ideal):

  Opening and closing iMovie has 50-75% likely to appear at the library.

  Notes:

  1. a friend has a large library of Photos (600 GB and more) of his travels and compiles pictures and videos to family and friends.

  2. due to the huge amount of space needed for ALL of its data/backups (not only the pictures), she was sold and configure a Lacie 5big network RAID (20 to total)

  3. the iMac internal 2 TB HDD software account and installed OSX. Its Home folder is located in the 5Big and OSX heading towards it.

  4. the question is extremely intermittent, opening and closing of the application while the photo library is present can remove next time, iMovie is open.

  Things I've tried:

  -Creation of a new library of Photos (empty) adding like 20 pictures and then defines it as the default library in preferences. (Question persists)

  -Updated all updates of software available.

  -Re-install OSX 10.11 and then upgrade to 10.11.5 again.

  -Checked to make sure that 5Big is not put the discs "to sleep" after a while, removing the connection to OSX. (It is not)

  -Check all the cables and connections to make sure that the drive is connected properly and safely.

  -Machine closed down, started 5Big first, he gave 10-15 seconds to establish and then lit iMac to see if OSX has had enough time to 'find' the iMovie library.

  -Make sure that the Photos (the application) is closed before opening iMovie, tried also with Photos open before you open iMovie. (Issue still present in both scenarios)

  I guess something is in conflict with OSX and RAID 5Big... but I have no idea where to start looking.

  Help, please! Please and thank you!

  Aaron.

  Aaron, your friend already tried to repair the photo library?   Repair is described on this help page: repair your library

  https://help.Apple.com/photos/Mac/1.0/?lang=en#/pht6be18f93

  The external drive file system is compatible with Photos for Mac?  If the format of the disc is not Mac OS extended (journaled) it won't work perfectly.

  And the complete folder on this drive?  How was the link created?  What is the home folder encrypted by safe?

• Cannot transfer iPhoto Photo Library - unless the external is plugged.

  Hello

  Before I got my new Macbook Pro today, I copied my iPhoto library on my external hard drive. This library will be important and open the pictures, the new application, ONLY if the external hard drive is plugged - I even tried to copy the old library, iPhoto to my office and open Photos manually, but it will not be read. Is what it means I need to copy my iPhoto images one by one in the new application Photos?

  Thank you!

  I should add here that, once the hard drive is disconnected and I try to open the old library still in Photos, he search the hard drive and is unable to find it. It seems that I can't fix my iPhoto library original as my default photo library.

• Apple TV, you see only not my new photo library

  I have Apple TV and 2 Macs that use home sharing to display pictures of selected iPhoto library.  It has worked well for years, through several generations of ATV (including this, the latest).  Today, on a Mac, I've converted a library of photos from iPhoto in Photos.  In fact, I have 2 libraries - one of which is a 'starter' library created last week, put up with all my keywords and the structures of startup (to clone for new photo projects) records - he has 11 photos.  The second Photo library (which is the most recently accessed Library / edition) has 900 + photos, created today.

  I am running the latest version of iTunes, under El captain.

  When I get home sharing in iTunes...

  

  .. .to select photos to share, the default value presented is for 'Photos' (Yes, I don't know iPhoto its more long!) - BUT it's the 11-photo 'starter' library, like this:

  

  When I use the drop down menu to choose a different folder (the library populated), I choose the file, but it shows 0 photos, like this:

  

  What should I do to get the iTunes to recognize my populated library?  (I quit and restarted iTunes - I also stop and restart the Mac.)

  I'm tempted to remove the Starter 11-photo Library, so that there is only a single library on the Mac... but I hate the idea that is the solution for iTunes and the Photos app talk to each other.  With iPhotos, I had literally dozens of libraries and constantly under tension between them.  I wouldn't think that the ability is lost with Photos.

  Thank you!

  Ah, ha - think I found the answer.  In the preferences of Photos, there is a "button to specify a particular library as the library of the"System. "  My Library recently populated did not have this set:

  

  I set its State to "on":

  

  and iTunes now sees this library instead of the ' starter when sharing with "Photos".

  The option "Chose the folder" doesn't seem to do anything useful, so it seems that it is the new way to do this when the Photos app is used for photos of the ATV.

• How to get photos from a photo library second in iMovie.

  I have two libraries of photos. One of them is the default library and another, obviously, is not. How can I get pictures of the second, the default, the library in iMovie?

  I use OS x El Capitan and iMovie 10.1.2

  You can export images, you must use on the desktop, and then drag and drop them in the pane of iMovie editing or event.  This will create a copy in your iMovie library.

  Geoff.

• New photo library

  I moved my photo library on an external drive to free up space on my macbook. I want to 'park' of this library and are not going to use regularly. Trying to set up a new library on my mac, Photos wants to demolish all of my photos from iCloud, kind of fighter, he opposed

  I want to create a new library on the mac that attracts only to the bottom of the photos from my iPhone, etc. which have been taken from now, not the most historic. Is it possible and if yes, can someone advise how can I configure things?

  If you hold down the Option key while launching photos, then you will see select Library dialog. On the bottom, you will see a button create new . It allows to do a new library. In the preferences of Photos, you will need to change the default library to the new.

• What does the option "copy photos to the photo library?

  I explore this now app Photos (worst name ever) and I wanted to import photos in Photos. The problem for me is I want to let the pictures where they already are. I'm not interested in a database or the system that hides the pictures of me in the finder. I want to be able to right click and reveal in finder - "export image" is a terrible choice.

  So, I see an option to check in the preferences. It reads: "Copy pictures to the photo library" but has no explanation as to what that means or does. This is what it will move my photos if I select copy? (their disappearance from the original file)? It will resume photos - clutter up my drive? If we make a copy and I update the original in Photoshop - it will reflect this change in the Photo?

  So many questions and I can not find an answer to any place. Even the help files had nothing that I could find.

  It reads: "Copy pictures to the photo library" but has no explanation as to what that means or does. This is what it will move my photos if I select copy? (their disappearance from the original file)? It will resume photos - clutter up my drive? If we make a copy and I update the original in Photoshop - it will reflect this change in the Photo?

  Default is 'Copy photos to the photo library' enabled.  Then the pictures will do exactly that. Any Photo that you import pictures is copied in the photo library and managed by pictures. You can remove the original outside the library after you have verified that it imported properly.

  If you disable the option, pictures reference the file in its original location and does not copy it.

  This configuration is not recommended because you have to manage photos on your own. If you delete photos of Photos, you must delete the original outside yourself. You cannot use iCloud photo library with referenced files and if dot nee restore you from a backup library will need films to another drive, you will need to manually reconnect all originals. It is subject to errors.

  If we make a copy and I update the original in Photoshop - it will reflect this change in the Photo?

  It will not work. Two Photos will ignore changes to Photosho or lose the connection to the original file. To use an external editor in pictures use extensions to change Photos photo editing panel. Let the pics to send the original to the external editor.

  This help page explains how the import options work:

  https://help.Apple.com/photos/Mac/1.0/?lang=en#/pht12e7a8015

• Transfer a portion of the photo library

  Hi all

  I am currently using a MacBook Pro 2013 Yosemite 10.10.5 running. I have 750 GB of internal storage, but it is almost full. Most of this storage is filled with photos and videos. I bought a 2 TB external hard drive and partitioned it, one for time machine and the other for storage. I have over 300 GB of photos and videos, some of them dating back to 2008. I don't want to send all those pictures in stock, everything up to the last year. (time machine has everything saved anyway) I tried to do this manually, section by section, but it became a right mess. The files were being duplicated in the external hard drive, sometimes up to 8 copies of the same photo. The order went all out of sync even when put in order of date, and some pictures have the same name. I found the instructions on how to move a whole library on an external hard drive, but then I got confused about this becomes your default library or something? I don't want to change the default location of the library, I want to just put a little library in stock, without making a mess. Anyway, I guess my question is the following:

  1. How can I move that part of my library of Photos on a hard drive external, at once, without losing the order and without the hard drive of my library by default?

  Also, I liked iPhoto. I didn't know it at the time, but now we have pictures, I love iPhoto. When he updated a year ago I just left, because I assumed that it had to be this way. Now that I try to spend it in stock I realize even once how the poor Photos, if...

  2 is it too late to return to iPhoto? If I do how I move all the newly imported (last year) photos in iPhoto as well?

  I wouldn't say my technical abilities on the Mac is that great at all so any help is appreciated.

  See you soon

  1. How can I move that part of my library of Photos on a hard drive external, at once, without losing the order and without the hard drive of my library by default?

  Drag your photo library on your external drive, and you'll have a copy. You can switch between libraries by pressing the options then you launch Photos. Allows you to select the library you want to open.

  . I don't want to send all those pictures in stock, everything up to the last year. (time machine has everything saved anyway)

  You know that Time Machine will remove the older items in the backup, if she needs to release new backups storage?  If you the elements removed from your computer, they do not stay on Time Machine forever. What is your Time Machine partition? It must have at least 2.5 times the size of the disk of your Mac system. This will ensure that backups do not get deleted so quickly.

  And Time Machine backup impossible a second partition on the same drive. It would be better to move the copy of your photo library to a separate data disc, not a partition of data on your Time Machine disk, so time Machine can include in the backup, and you'll always have a backup of the photos that you moved out of the internal drive.

  2 is it too late to return to iPhoto? If I do how I move all the newly imported (last year) photos in iPhoto as well?

  you will quickly become frustrated with iPhoto too. Apple is no longer supports. You can order is no longer iPhoto print products. So, it can break completely.

  To resume work with iPhoto, you must upgrade to iPhoto 9.6.1.

  You can only update iPhoto iPhoto 9.6.1, shows among your purchases on the App Store. Check the tab fourth appstore - purchases.  If you see iPhoto you can update by removing iPhoto in the Applications folder (do not empty the trash), then restart the App Store and click on "install". To install iPhoto 9.6.1.

  Tip to see Barney:

  Can't update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store.

  To move your latest photos to iPhoto export them photos and import it into iPhoto.

• Where is it save to save a photo library? Requirements for the external hard drive

  Apple support documents have been somewhat vague about the requirements for a player welcome photo library.

  It is not yet clear if Photos can run a file system, is not HFS +: this restriction is mentioned only for the system of libraries of Photos, which syncs with iCloud (https://help.apple.com/photos/mac/1.0/?lang=en#/pht211de786)

  By default, your system library is stored in the folder of images on your Mac, but you can move it to another location on your Mac, or store it on an external storage device. However, to use iCloud services, the external storage device must be formatted using the format Mac OS extended (journaled), also known as HFS +.

  But it is experiences during the migration of libraries, that Photos cannot migrate libraries iPhoto or Aperture libraries to a photo library, if is not filesystem HFS +.  It will try to create the library migrated on the system drive instead (probably because he can't create links hard disk) and generally not running out of storage.

  Apple less did today, confirmed that he is not sure store of the photo library in a synchronized cloud storage, see: update to iPhoto to Photos for OS X - Apple support

  If you store your photo library in a place that is part of a Cloud Computing service (for example, Dropbox, box or Google Drive), your library might be damaged by the synchronization process. So, you might lose photos.

  To see your photos on all your devices, you can use iCloud photo library. To back up your library, you can use Time Machine.

  I still have not found supporting documentation, that clearly indicates if a library of Photos can be stored on a NAS. If it cannot be used as a library of Photos of system.  For the opening of libraries or libraries of iPhoto, the recommendation of Apple was clear: use locally mounted volumes extended, Mac OS X for your Aperture library

  Does anyone found a similar document for the Photos?

  Is it possible to store original files referenced on iCloud by car or in a box?

• What PHOTO library is the library of real photos that I use now

  What PHOTO library is the library of real photos that I use now.

  I'm in 1.3 PHOTOS

  In the finder, located in the PICTURES folder there are 3 library of as I will show here.

  

  I'm confused because of the dates that are associated to these. When iPHOTO became PHOTOS is iPHOTO Library.migratedphotolibrary who became now the PHOTO (ORIGINAL) LIBRARY. PHOTO LIBRARY

  OR the PHOTOS IS LIBRARY.photoslibrary the current collection of photos.

  each has a different file size and date:

  

  

  

  If someone can explain to me I would give thanks, that is the library that I use now, 1.3 PHOTOS

  Thank you

  jojoguitar_mn_usa

  Could be one of them - you decide - person other than you, who controls - hold down the option key while launching Photos and the use of the select Library window to test each - quit Photos while you what to use as a default is defined as pictures opens always the last library used when you start so it is available

  One you use is shown in the photo ==> of general preferences to the right of the location of the library

  LN

• move el capitan photo library app on external hard drive

  Question:

  How to move to El Capitan new library of the 'Photo' app on an external drive?

  The picture of El Capitan App behaves like a virus - it takes my computer whenever I plug a phone, etc.

  There seems to be no preference to choose which application opens to plug in a device, and iPhoto failed to do not open.

  (And selecting the cloud for storage is similar to trust someone else to keep forever, hundreds of concerts my confidential and important data.) "If they were to lose my credit card information, that would be correct.)

  I will not "auto-save" my photos on my drive internally, and will not allow 'Photo' me to select one different folder other than the one they chose for me on my internal drive. Whenever I select a folder from the external hard drive in the preferences, it is default to the original destination in the internal drive.

  Most discussions on the application of 'Photo' of Apple are extremely difficult to find because the results of a search of the generic name of there new beacon 'Photo' app display the results of all things by the word 'photo' in them. Go to Apple support with the name of their application as the search keyword: "photo".

  It seems that the fellows who designed Windows 8 have been able to find a job at Apple. I think it may be easier to move a photo library of Windows 8 at the library 'Photos' El Capitan that moving the iPhotos library.

  I don't remember thinking iPhoto needed to be redesigned. Simply not take 20 minutes for the Interior to appear cryptic images. And maybe be able to import large files of k 4, without crashing on every attempt.

  PLEASE SEE THE APP "FUNBOX" BEFORE THE NEXT UPDATE OF 'PHOTO '!

  in this soft - 128 GB iPhone photos appear in less than a minute, and you have the ability to save large images videos 4 k, voice memos, etc. simply by dragging them to the location desired. The good old MAC intuitive way that attracted us to Apple in the first place.

  Perhaps Apple simply tries to leave the free App company.

  RULE NO. 1:

  Applications need to be improved - not made obsolete!

  One Solution: rename the new 'photo' application in iPhoto. (I'm a genius!)

  How to move to El Capitan new library of the 'Photo' app on an external drive?

  Select it in the image folder and drag the EHD.  Once there open to confirm a successful move and then remove the pictures folder.

  There seems to be no preference to choose which application opens to plug in a device, and iPhoto failed to do not open.

  With the trendy iPhone go to Photos and uncheck this box:

  

  Do this for each device you have.  If you have memory cards and reformat them, you will have to repeat every time.

  To kill the opening of Photos for all devices use the method posted by JadedEye:

  JadedEye

  22 December 2015 09:01

  Re: Prevent DEFINITELY pictures of automatic opening

  in response to leonie

  OK, it worked for me on El Cap

  Open a terminal window

  Type the following in the terminal and press enter

  defaults write currentHost - com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug - bool YES

  (followed by the return key or enter - ed)

  The exit of the terminal.

  Photos will run if you run, but it will not autolaunch on each connection to a camera or the card or reformatted the card.

  If you want to return Photos auto-launch almost everything, use the same command change YES no

  This correction has set my workflow back to normal without Photos lance all the time.

  I will not "auto-save" my photos on my drive internally, and will not allow 'Photo' me to select one different folder other than the one they chose for me on my internal drive. Whenever I select a folder from the external hard drive in the preferences, it is defaulted to the original destination in the internal drive

  I don't know what you mean by that last statement.  Are you referring to export photos from your library to the EHD? Or are you referring to place your library on the EHD and its use here? The export window to select any location you want to save to.  By default, it opens to the desktop on the startup disk. But you can select any volume which is mounted by clicking it in the sidebar of the export window:

  

  Since we are all users like you here, you can keep the rants for you or send to Apple via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

  

• Photo library lost after installation of El Capitan

  After the installation of El Capitan in Yosemite, my MacBookPro doesn´t recover the existing photo of i-photo library. It only shows what created under El Capitan. They went or is it just the link who is gone? Does anyone know?

  Look in your pictures folder, in your user name folder, this is the default location for the library of Photos and the iPhoto library.

  Now the option/ALT key when starting iPhoto or Photos will bring up a dialog for you to choose library.

  You can also put libraries in iPhoto. Go to the folder / switch to library.

• Get the comment, "an error prevents photo library to save this image.

  I tried to edit my photos in Windows Photo Gallery and it used to work until about a month.  I always and only used the Photo Gallery program, but now it won't let me to save my changes that I make to photos.  I get the comment, "an error prevents photo library to save this image.  I have read many of the questions that are similar and have done the following...

  1. click on the round of departure
     
  2 type folder options in the search box, and then click the program folder Options
     
  3. Select the view tab
     
  4. in the window of advanced settings, under hidden files and folders, select Show files and folders
     
  5. click on OK
    
  6. go to the following folder (% of user is the name of the account that has the problem):

  C:\Users\%User%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery

  7. copy all the files here to another location, as a back up and then delete them from the directory of the Windows Photo Gallery

  Once the files are deleted, try to start Windows Photo Gallery.

  After that, go back to folder options and select do not show the hidden files and folders

  This does not work and I don't know what else to do.  Could someone help me please!

  Thank you
  Scarlet

  I tried to edit my photos in Windows Photo Gallery and it used to work until about a month.  I always and only used the Photo Gallery program, but now it won't let me to save my changes that I make to photos.  I get the comment, "an error prevents photo library to save this image.  I have read many of the questions that are similar and have done the following...

  1. click on the round of departure
     
  2 type folder options in the search box, and then click the program folder Options
     
  3. Select the view tab
     
  4. in the window of advanced settings, under hidden files and folders, select Show files and folders
     
  5. click on OK
    
  6. go to the following folder (% of user is the name of the account that has the problem):

  C:\Users\%User%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery

  7. copy all the files here to another location, as a back up and then delete them from the directory of the Windows Photo Gallery

  Once the files are deleted, try to start Windows Photo Gallery.

  After that, go back to folder options and select do not show the hidden files and folders

  This does not work and I don't know what else to do.  Could someone help me please!

  Thank you
  Scarlet

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  Here's what I have on the subject... maybe a
  suggestions will work for you...

  Good luck...

  Windows Photo Gallery...
  Cannot save modified photos...
  possible solutions...

  --

  (1) I saw reports that this problem may be related
  Kodak Easy Share software. Installation "Kodak
  Single-action Version 8 for Windows from the
  the following link may be the solution.

  Kodak Easy Share 8 software version
  http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?PQ-path=130&PQ-locale=en_US&_requestid=5320
  (FWIW, it's a good idea to create a system)
  restore point before installing software or updates)

  --

  (2) I've seen reports that could clarify the next steps
  until the question... Right click the library icon and
  Choose "Run as Administrator".

  --

  (3) I copied the info from a tech forum on
  the net... I don't know if it works, but maybe it's
  worth a try:

  A. right click on Task Manager open the
  taskbar on the bottom of your screen and choosing
  The task in the menu Manager.

  B. click the tab process, along the upper part of the
  The Task Manager screen.

  C. in the process tab, select the corresponding button at the bottom
  left of the screen that says "show processes of.
  all users"and click on it. Click 'Continue' to the UAC
  the prompt that appears.

  D. the screen should turns off a moment, then
  back with much more than process listed. Click
  the "Command line" column to sort the list and
  Search:

  "C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe"

  Read the description in the next section on:

  Windows Media Sharing Service reader network

  F. click on this process. Click the end «»
  Treat button"at the bottom right of the screen.
  Confirm 'End process' if necessary.

  You should now be able to save your changes to
  your photos normally. The bad news is that this
  should be performed whenever you start or restart Vista.
  And I don't know how to prevent the situation from
  in the first place of loading.

  --

  4) published by: artologik
  The solution came to me when I could not recreate
  the problem on a laptop with Vista Home.
  Everything I could compare, I noticed that the
  %Path% environment variable was not between different
  the 2 machines.

  I guess that WLPG relies on the dll must be found
  on the way to the system; When not found, it must return
  Back to ' base or incomplete "library finds it
  the default specific paths or the user. The solution for
  me has been to ensure the entire path system
  to the folders in the order appropriate.

  To fix, follow these steps:

  A. right click on the COMPUTER icon on the
  desktop and choose PROPERTIES

  B. choose ADVANCED SYSTEM SETTINGS

  C. Si you are prompted by UAC to allow, go ahead.
  and ALLOW

  D. click on ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES...

  E. in the bottom half, under SYSTEM VARIABLES,.
  Find the PATH variable and highlight the

  F. click the button CHANGE

  G. ensure that what starts with
  % SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;

  H. ensure you that a semicolon separates each entry.

  I. click OK three times

  J. restart the computer

  K. and here.
  John Inzer - MS - MVP - digital media experience

• Problems with file photo library and music/photo.

  Original title: Photo Gallery

  I have two questions. I have somehow copied mistakeningly my picture folder in my music folder. So I had two large image (18 GB) folders. I thought they were two separate files, so I deleted the one in the photo folder and it delete the two files. I had the backup on an external hard drive.

  So when I tried to open the photos in the Gallery of photos from the disk external hard he told me that I needed to update my photo gallery and I do not know how and why he wants me to do.

  I always have a file in my folder of music called images and when I try to open my photos (the little I have left) it goes into the music file to pick them up.

  I can seem confusing. Hope you can help me.

  Thank you

  Theresa

  Hello

  1. What is the exact message that you receive when you try to open the photos in the photo gallery?

  2 are you referring to the default music library in the library folder?

  To update the Photo Gallery, follow these steps:

  a. launch of Windows Photo Gallery.

  b. in the few minutes library loading completely to the top, you will see a small notification pop window - up in the lower right corner of the window.

  c. If you see such a notice indicating that the updates are available for photo gallery, click on the link to download the updates.

  d. wait to open after clicking on the download of Internet Explorer link. The page that opens will include a download button and specific instructions on how to install the software.

  e. click Download and open the file when the download is complete.

  f. follow the on-screen guests and guidance from Microsoft site to install the updates.

  g. Photo Gallery to restart for the changes to take effect.

  You can move the image folder in the music folder, and then try to open the images.

  You can also reset the library folder and check.

  Try these steps and check the result.
  Restore default libraries
  a. click Start, click computer.
  b. right click on libraries in the navigation pane, and then click 'restore default libraries'
  c. restart the Windows Explorer and check the result.

• Why when I click on an image to open or preview I can't open it on the Gallery windows photo or photo library?

  Why when I click on an image to open or preview I can't open it on the Gallery windows photo or photo library?

  [Original title: performance and security in Internet Explorer]

  Hello

  ·         You try to open and display a preview of a picture from its source folder?

  ·         What happens when you try to display the image?

  ·         You receive no error or the picture opens on a blank page?

  ·         What is the format of the saved image?

  ·         In the face of the question while the opening of images saved with the same format of a specific set of photos?

  The preview of images in the Windows in Windows Vista Photo Gallery

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2415237
   
  You can also check out the link below.
   
  Windows Photo Gallery: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Photo-Gallery-frequently-asked-questions

  I also suggest you to try to open images using the default image viewer in windows and check if you are able to view the images.

  Hope this information helps.