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• transfer problem from Leopard to Snow Leopard iPhoto library

  I have a G4 Mini Leopard (10.5.8).  A year ago I accidentally moved the iPhoto library to a flash drive, instead of just copying what I intended, so after that I could only see my photos in iPhoto via the flash player.

  Now, I have an Intel Mini under Snow Leopard.  I want to get my photos in iPhoto on this computer.  I found this answer of discussion on how to do it at this link: 11 iPhoto library: Lion to snow leopard

  "- Together to connect the two Macs (network, fashion target firewire, etc.) or use an external hard disk formed Mac OS extended (journaled) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder on the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac and it will open the library and convert it as needed and you will be ready to move on."

  I checked my flash player, and unfortunately it is in MS-DOS (FAT 32), not Mac OS Extended journaled format.  I'm afraid that if I put the i photo library it is about that in the pictures of the Mini Intel folder it will cause a BIG problem.  It will be? I suppose that if I tried to reformat the flash drive, I would lose the content above, right?

  If so, the only other place I have my photos on a disk external bootable with OS 10.5.8 I was support of the mini G4 up to it on a regular basis with Time Machine.  Is there a way I can make use of this to get my pics on the Intel mini?  If so, how?  I don't really know how to use Time Machine, so give me the specific steps to be extremely important and very useful.

  As a senior, I'm out of my depth here, so all the ideas/help will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

  As a start connect the last drive on the new Mac and drag the iPhoto library folder pcitures and launch iPhoto - it works - it could, if it test and you sholud b fine - if it's not then psot for help in restoring the backup TM

  BTW - TM is not bootable backups

  LN

• iPhoto library picture problem - what is their actual size, I can delete?

  Hello

  I'm trying to fix a friend's Mac airbook. It is insufficient on... out of 120 GB hard disk space, only 5 GB remaining who is causing trouble.

  Now at some point, she has improved iPhoto to photos! On his computer, there are now two files... and it size differs depending on what software I use:

  OmniDiskSweeper:

  iPhoto Library 30.2 GB

  Photo Library: 15.2

  Daisydisk:

  IPhoto library: 18, 7 GB

  15.2 GB photo

  ---

  total: 33.9

  GrandPerspective:

  iPhoto: 27.9

  Photo library: 3.46

  -

  total: 31,36 GB

  Finder (information)

  IPhoto library: 30 GB

  Photo Library: 15.7 GB

  1. If the size is the iPhoto library? 30.2 GB, 30 GB, 27.9 GB or 18.7 GB? And what size it the photo library? If information can I trust?

  2. can I remove one of the libraries?

  I really need to make room for her and have tried everything... the real solution appears to tackle this problem of libraries of photos.

  Help, please!

  PSI don't know exactly how it migrated data. In any case I read much online and some people say that I can remove the old library, some people I can't say... or even if I do, saved on hard drive size won't matter.

  beawre: this lady has no backup anywhere! (I know, crazy... but that's how she made things... I cannot now buy one for her, so I need to be careful before deleting anything)

  If it does use iPhoto, you can delete the iPhoto library but you should check it first just in case

  as for its size can in no way anyone without access to the computer can tell

  as for space economy it will probably save a lot because it seems that she has a lot of deletions of his photo library or use iCloud photo library with optimized photos - immediately after the migration, two libraries share links to the originals and previews and deletion either saves very little space but that changes are made to one and not the other potential savings grow - my guess is that in his case, the savings will be a lot, but the only way to know is to archive the iPhoto library and delete it and restart

  And be very careful about programs like OmniDiskSweeper - if you use it to remove pictures of each library it will destroy the library - you should NEVER directly remove anything on a Photos or iPhoto library - always use the program to remove things

  LN

• IPhoto library is locked and 'force quit' or restarting solves the problem. Any ideas?

  iPhoto has error message: library is locked. clicking on repair or force quit or restart has not resolved. How can I get the app to restart?

  Can you give us the exact error message? Generally, the most common one said something on a disclock. Is your library on an external? If so, what format is it?

  Also, what version of iPhoto?

  Assuming that is not on an external, try to download iPhoto Library Manager and use the rebuild feature. (In early versions of the Library Manager, this is the file-> control Rebuild. In versions later it is under the menu library.)

  This will create a completely new library. It will then copy (or try) your photos and all associated metadata and versions to this library and as close as possible to what you had in the damaged library fix it. It does this based on the information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but it means that things not shared won't be there, so no slide shows, books or calendars, for example - but it should recover all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places.

  Because this process creates a completely new library and does not change your old, it is non-destructive, and if you are not satisfied with the result, you can simply go back to your old.

  https://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iPLM/

• Opening iPhoto library from a backup Time Machine in pictures

  I'm trying to make sure I have backups of all the photos of my old iPhotos library (something that I can open the individual files in the Finder, not just a copy of "iPhoto" Library). I turned on my old iMac that is not used much more to make copies, and when I open 'Photos' my iPhoto library is not linked. When I hold "option" at the opening of the Photos app, I see these options:

  

  I think I'm trying to access the old iPhoto library, so I click on it, but then I see this message:

  

  I tried to go to disk utility to repair permissions, but the problem persists. My next thought was to open an old Time Machine backup and try and open the backup iPhoto library, but when I do that, I see this screen:

  

  Any suggestions on how to access my old photos? What I am doing wrong?

  Thank you!

  Are these old libraries or backups Time Machine? TM backups cannot be opened directly, you must first use TM to restore the disk

  and where are these libraries? On the main drive or on an eternal drive? If on a DHM what format is and how is it connected?

  LN

• Opening, lack of masters after importing the iPhoto library

  I have a large (about 14 000 pictures) iPhoto library, which seems to work correctly when opened directly into iPhoto 9.6.1 or directly in Aperture 3.6. When open in one of those, all the "originals" or the "masters" can be located, and there is no problem.

  I want to merge this library in a large Aperture library. I tried to do this using file-> import-> library, who ran with no error message. After the work of import, most photos imported into iPhoto show an error icon, indicating that they are absent from their master. There are about 9 500 photos with masters missing, according to opening. I can use the tool to "Locate the referenced files", and then I see all these pictures with masters missing have "null" as the name of the volume in their way, and their path begins with the year of the import job. Path of the example:

  2012/01/03/20120103-185643/DSC02345. JPG

  To reconnect the master, I can navigate to the iPhoto library container and click the 'Masters' folder in the library container. As soon as I click on the folder of "Masters", the tool referenced files locates the record (since the rest of the path matches). See the screenshot:

  This method will not work for me, however, because the button "Log everything" does nothing. It will reconnect only one photo at a time, then the development of the upper part of the tool files referenced changes, and I need to re - click on the missing file missing, re - click the 'Masters' folder and click on reconnect again. I can't make that 9 500 times.

  Then why Aperture loses these masters when it is important to iPhoto? Is it possible to reconnect all of this?

  Then why Aperture loses these masters when it is important to iPhoto? Is it possible to reconnect all of this?

  The problem seems to be the Masters folder offline state.

  have you tried to repair or rebuild the iPhoto library before trying to merge into the Aperture library (Aperture 3 User Manual: repair and rebuild your Aperture library)?

  is the library with the iPhoto in question on an external disk library?  If so, how the hard drive is formatted?

• iPhoto Library unreadable

  Hello, when I try to open my iPhoto library, I get a message saying "your library is in use by another application or became unreadable." I've seen other posts on this topic, but they all seem a bit outdated (~ 2014) so I wanted to see if the same solution remains true. I have backed up all my photos and I'm afraid to lose if something will not try to recover the application. It is important to note that I have not made an update on this computer since the purchase by the end of 2012. Please let me know if you have new information on how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance!

  It is important to note that I have not made an update on this computer since the purchase by the end of 2012.

  Then your version of iPhoto is probably iPhoto 9.4.5 or more.  All older versions of iPhoto are crashing, if you used the places in iPhoto feature, because Apple has not renewed the contract with Google to use the servers of Google Maps.

  Disconnect your Mac of internet.  IPhoto works again without crashing, if you work in offline mode?

  Then read this tip to user: Bug: iPhoto 9.4 crashing when viewing the scene

  To resolve this problem, either work offline when you use iPhoto, or change the iPhoto application as described in the tip of the user.  But you must make full backup of your Mac on a disk with Time Machine or another backup software before you try all the patches.

• How can I import my iPhotos library into the new application Photos?

  My iPhoto library is on an external hard drive. When I try to import into the new application of Photos on my laptop, it is said that Photos doesn't have "permissions". I can't find a way to solve this problem, please help!

  Hello. This information should help you http://www.macworld.com/article/2909654/software-photography/how-to-import-merge-and-consolidate-your-libraries-in-photos-for-os-x.html

• How can I keep an iPhoto library, update on two Macs without copying the entire library every time?

  Sorry if this has been asked several times before, I looked but could not find an answer to my specific questions...

  Currently, I keep my iPhoto on two different Macs library by periodically copy the package to the main computer entire iPhoto library to an external hard drive, then loading into iPhoto on the second machine.

  The problem is that it takes a lot of time and I find myself doing less, which means that I am often without recent photos I want to join the second Mac. Is there a way to copy only the new pictures/videos added since the last copy was made on the hard drive, which I can then add to the library on the second machine without replacing the entire library?

  I was wondering if it was possible to use the software of incremental backup to backup on the external drive that I could then use to update the second mac. In this case would be that I have to replace the entire library on the second mac every time, but at least it would be a faster process that also copy entire library since the first mac in the first place.

  Or I can just select the most recent photos and videos in iPhoto and batch export via the external hard drive to the second mac? I think I read that this is not copy all information such as good changes? Or am I wrong?

  If none of this is possible in the way that I'm demanding, could someone suggest an alternative photo storage software for Mac that I can have more control on?

  Yes, you can use an incremental backup or clone (like Carbon Copy clone or SuperDuper) program for updating the second library - this will not libraries merge in order to not do that is you make changes to the second library on this machine - it only makes library 2 exactly as 1 library each time that you run

  LN

• More (but not all) of my iphoto library is missing after upgrade to the Cape of El

  Well, I have an older (21.5 "iMac late 2009) and increasing problems with Chrome and Firefox to complain that my system was outdated, I finally put to El Cap.

  Then I tried to open iPhoto. Now I've been through the process at least a dozen times, so I don't know what went down the first time, except that he insisted that iphoto was also obsolete and I needed to update.  So I did. But here's the scoop. Since the "[grade up", my library of over 30 k photos shows only 2978 photos. No newer than 2004 data is invisible (in iPhoto).

  The original files are still there, inside the packaging of the library.

  I tried to repair the database. No luck. Always 2978 pictures visible.

  I tried to rebuild the database. No luck. Always 2978 pictures visible.

  I tried to launch the disk utility and repaired until the cows back. Always 2978 f & ^ ing pictures.

  I tried to install the Photos and migration. 2978 fixed views.

  I tried to grab a copy of my iPhoto library before upgrading any using Time Machine. Well, at least I have 2978 photos more. Now if I choose the library recovered, iPhoto tells me 'to open your library with this version of iPhoto, it must first be prepared. To prepare for the library, use the Library upgrade available from Apple iPhoto. »

  So I downloaded the valorization of the library. When I run it on the library, it says "cannot open your current library using this version of iPhoto. You have made changes to your photo library by using a newer version of iPhoto. Exit and use the latest version of iPhoto. "Are you f & * ^ ing kidding me?

  So I'm stuck in the endless loop of * and seriously questioned why I have so many Apple devices. Yes, Apple, I have been a loyal customer for decades, but this situation is completely unacceptable. Simply create the * valuation in the latest version of iPhoto, or pictures or whatever you're calling this year. It is not as if someone notices a supplement a few MB in the bloatware. At least this way, you can check that the valuation and iphoto agree if a library needs to be upgraded.

  (deep breath) OK, here are my questions for the community.

  (1) how can I tell what version of iPhoto created my library? It is not visible in news, and the version of iPhoto that I finally used was wiped out in the process of the stupid El Cap 'upgrade '. If I can't understand this point, it seems more and more like I'm going to need to blow all the metadata for 30 000 images and re - import the originals in Photos.

  (2) any suggestions on decent library management software not Apple photo? As long as I have to do it again, I'm not really interested in staying a customer of Apple.

  Thanks in advance for your advice.

  Chris

  The original files are still there, inside the packaging of the library.

  Are you sure, iPhoto opens this particular library?

  You can see the iPhoto library uses, if you ctrl - click on the title "iPhoto" in the title bar of the iPhoto window.

  By default, iphoto opens the library in your pictures folder, if it cannot open your main library.

  Where your iPhoto than stored library? It is in the pictures folder?

  To open a particular library in iPhoto, double-click it. And then check if iPhoto has really opened this library.

  Pictures also won't open the library in your pictures folder, if it cannot open your main library.

• Photos app cannot import iPhoto library

  My iPhoto library is quite large, 32 GB for 9 500 items.  I've recently updated my operating system and related applications, and when I use the Photo app to import the old iPhoto library, it shows 'Prepare the library' and starts the import process, but hangs up to 24% each time.  When I look in the pictures folder, I find a folder called "Photo library" normal which is fully navigable (I don't have to display the contents of the package), and find a file titled 'Masters' who is the same size as the iPhoto 'Originals' folder.  I then tried to circumvent the import process by default app Photos, creating a new library, and then import the file of masters - it finds about 9 100 files to import, short of 9 500 originals).  If I anything I'll miss 400 originals, not to mention the modified in iPhoto versions.

  I found a lot of people pointing out the import problems, but none that hangs up the same and every time, and no one Ive seen publishes the solution.

  What version of iPhoto do you have?

  Where your iPhoto library?

  Abd you are not importing the iPhoto library - you migrate - if she has not moved on initial launch drag the iPhoto library to Photos icon in the Dock

  LN

• One of my iPhoto library isn't stop unexpectedly

  On my MacBook Pro, I have two iPhoto libraries. The first is old, small and rarely used. The second is my main, very large and currently closes unexpectedly when opening.

  I recently added a few new retouched photos and them organized on this great library. Everything worked well and I even leave the iPhoto app and reopened a couple of times, no problem.

  So, when I was looking at the pictures, he leaves the on me. Now, whenever I try to open it, it stops within 45 seconds.

  Strange part is, I can open my little library very well, and I can access photos if my external hard drive is plugged (large iPhoto library is saved on it).

  I tried to 'Fix' the library, I restarted my mac in 'Safe' Mode and now tried the SHIFT key while opening iPhoto (all recommended to me through Apple support.

  I wish I could contact the experts in iPhoto, but they are no longer available through the phone call, which I am unable to do.

  Help, please! Thank you in advance!

  What version of iPhoto do you use? If your profile signature is still valid (OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)) you probably have the problem that the functionality of the site does more work in older versions of iPhot, because Google's servers are no longer available for iPhoto.  You can test this by disabling your internet connection.  IPhoto starts correctly, if you are working offline? Then see this trick for the user:

  iPhoto 9.4 crashing during playback of the scene

• I copied the folder iPhoto to my 'images' on an external drive and all photos disappeared both external drive and the iPhoto library. Do you know where they are?

  Hello! I have a big problem!

  I copied the folder "Images" that is default in my Mac on an external drive.

  Inside the 'Images' folder, there is the iPhoto folder.

  When I reopened iPhoto, all photos disappeared from the iPhoto library and the external drive. I left alone with very little, very old photos.

  Do you know where my pictures maybe? Photos in iPhoto has also lost all the flags...

  Thank you in advance for the answer...

  Julie

  What software (name and version) are you using? What format is the EHD? How is it connected? What exactly did you do step by step

  Bottom line is that correctly copy a package does not remove anything so you did something wrong and we need to know exactly what you have and what you have done to help

  LN

• Photos referenced in the photo library are in the iPhoto library

  I have 26 pictures in my library of Photos that are referenced photos. I want to collect my library of Photos. However, when I try to do it says Photos that I need to allow it for the folder that contains these 26 photos. Unfortunately, this folder is inside my old library iPhotos, which is a package and therefore cannot be accessed via the dialog window Photos gives me.

  I tried to find 26 photos manually via the Finder via "Show package content", but I can't find them. A Spotlight search did not help either.

  Does anyone know how add these 26 photos referenced in my photo library.

  The strange thing is all the other photos (over 7,000) migrated my iPhotos library my library of Photos with no problems.

  I have 26 pictures in my library of Photos that are referenced photos. I want to collect my library of Photos.

  Have you tried to select the photos referenced in Photos and then use the command "file > consolidate?  To copy the original image files referenced in the photo library and making photos managed them.

  What happens when you try?  I see that sign.

  

• Corrupted iPhoto Library - repair or create a new one?

  Running OS 10.9.5, iPhoto 9.5.1

  Before I knew better, I've stupidly went into iPhoto "Show Package Contents" and messed around, by manually removing the many photos (need duplicates for some time). A few weeks later, I started to notice the bad behaviour of iPhoto: miniatures that are not open, wouldn't play movies, originals not found - all signs of corruption. Finally, he reached the point where my iPhoto application not open yet, even if the contents of the iPhoto library appeared to be intact (I couldn't find any example of original photo file missing actually).  The folks at Apple store helped me to the trash and re - install my iPhoto app, and now everything seems to work very well.

  My question is: because I messed around with the iPhoto library structure, if there is still an underlying problem that could come back? I don't know if the library has been damaged, or if the iPhoto application has been altered, or both. Should I create a new iPhoto library and import all my existing content there? (Like start again). I don't use any metadata such as faces, or places or edits, is not important for me to preserve this. I can always re - create albums. Everything I need to keep is the unique file name and the date of each photo and film.

  Or can I trust that the problem has been fixed? Is it possible to test or verify that the library is not corrupt?

  Thank you

  Stupidly, I went in iPhoto "Show Package Contents" and messed around, by manually removing the many photos (need duplicates for some time)

  This has no effect on demand - data - the library so reinstall the Application will not solve the problems caused by your actions

  It would be better to restore a backup before you have done or start over with a new library and import are original photos

  LN