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Q: Photos are missing (but they're really there)

Aperture went into a a oops we've detected a problem mode and kicked right into a self repair thing. I believe it auto repaired it's database. When it finished I now see over 1000 photos that have a yellow curved arrow and are indicated as missing. I right clicked on my library in the finder and showed package contents and then ran a file name search and sure enough the photos are still there... Aperture thinks they are not. I don't know how to reconnect. I remember Aperture 2 had a "reconnect missing files" link in the files menu. I'm not seeing that link anymore. I tried rebuilding the library using command option/ rebuild database and no luck. Thanks for your thoughts.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 31, 2012 10:20 PM

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Q: Photos are missing (but they're really there)

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Mar 31, 2012 10:46 PM in response to icphoto
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    Mar 31, 2012 10:46 PM in response to icphoto
    Which of these badges do you see?
    badges.jpg
    The yellow warning with a broken arrow? Then Aperture did not find the master image of a referenced image.
    Are your masters referenced?
    Then you should be able to fix it by reconnecting: See this section of the User Manual:

    Reconnecting Missing or Offline Referenced Images

     

    • Select the images with missing masters in the browser and from Apertures File menu select:

         File -> Locate Referenced Files

     

    This will lauch a window where you can reconnect the versions and master image files: In the upper part of the window is a list of versions with missing masters, in the lower part a file chooser to point the version to the masters location on your disk(s). If you have paired the selections correctly a reconnect button will be available.

     

    To find all images with broken references quickly create a filter or define a smart album like this - then you can select and reconnect all at once: Add a rule "File Status is Missing".

    missing.png

    Good Luck

    Léonie

  • by icphoto,

    icphoto icphoto Apr 5, 2012 6:36 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 5, 2012 6:36 PM in response to léonie

    Thank you for taking the time to try and help. The error i have are there are over  1000 photos showing up missing. It is the yellow triangle with curved arrow. (bottom one on your image above) I know that these images are living still within the aperture library. (i right clicked the aperture library-show package contents) and was able to locate them. The problem is Aperture believes they are missing. I tried rebuilding the database to no avail? when i select them and go to "file/locate referenced imnages" i get an error, "no refrence files"

     

    frustrating.

     

    thanks

     

    Ian

     

    Screen shot 2012-04-05 at 9.32.13 PM.png

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Apr 5, 2012 10:47 PM in response to icphoto
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    Apr 5, 2012 10:47 PM in response to icphoto

    You said you ran "Rebuild Library". This may be a permissions problem. Try "Repair Permissions" from the Library First Aid panel (hold down option and command key while double clicking Aperture while you launch it).

    Where is your Aperture Library located? Is it on your system drive or on an external drive? And if external, how is the drive formatted? The Aperture library need to be on an MacOS extended volume.

     

    If ensuring the right permissions and disk format does not help, there is unfortunately no predefined tool in Aperture to reconnect managed masters - the maximum credible accident Aperture is prepared for are missing referenced masters.

     

    You could reimport the missing masters to Aperture, since you found them in the package.

    • Make a copy of the missing masters outside the Aperture library package (do not move the files, copy them)
    • Then import them from the folder outside.

    This will not reconnect them to the edited versions, but save your master images.

     

    Regards

    Léonie

  • by francesfromlyttelton,

    francesfromlyttelton francesfromlyttelton Jul 14, 2016 12:32 PM in response to icphoto
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    Jul 14, 2016 12:32 PM in response to icphoto

    I have recently spoken with an Apple Support person and they confirmed that displaying the Image file name was a feature present in iPhoto, but was lost in the updated Photo.  Their suggestion was to send feedback to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback.  He said this is the most effective way to get results, and the more of us that do this the better the chance we have of seeing this feature back.  This was my feedback to Apple: 

     

    "Thank you for the last Photo update... I appreciate some of the improved features that have been made to it.

     

    I would however like to note that the absence of the file names appearing underneath the image is sorely missed.  I find this information very useful as I receive photos from other sources and it helps me to identify the ownership of the photos.  I'm kind of lost without it now.   

     

    While the screen may look tidier and friendlier to some, it would be nice to know that this feature could be made available as an option to View (Display Image File Name).

     

    Could I make this as a suggestion for your next update?"