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Q: iPhoto does not display pictures after being migrated to a different mac

i migrated from macbook air to macbook pro and now my pictures in iphoto don't display properly. The thumbnails version display when scrolling but disappears once i stop scrolling and the picture wont open when i open the thumbnail. After i rebuilt the library the thumnails version have diappeared altogether.

i have repaired disk permissions and the problem still persists. Any pointers wll be appreciated, thanks

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Feb 5, 2014 2:51 AM

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Q: iPhoto does not display pictures after being migrated to a different mac

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Feb 5, 2014 3:01 AM in response to dna
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    Feb 5, 2014 3:01 AM in response to dna

    How did you migrate?

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Feb 5, 2014 8:10 AM in response to dna
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    Feb 5, 2014 8:10 AM in response to dna

    Did you use migration assistant? If so

    Migration assistance does not handle the iPhoto library well sometimes - the best way is to drag the bad iphoto library from the pictures folder on the new system to the desktop, connect the two systems together (network, firewire target mode, etc) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old system to the pictures folder of the new system and launch iPhoto on the new system - it will open and convert the iPhoto library as necessary and you will be fine - once you test the iPhoto library you can delete the one on the desktop

     

     

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