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ActionPat03
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Q: iphoto help

All my photos on my mac were recently deleted. I turned off my computer to travel and when i turned it back on all photos were gone? No way on how to get them back

Mac Pro, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Feb 21, 2014 6:22 AM

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Q: iphoto help

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Feb 21, 2014 8:04 AM in response to ActionPat03
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    Feb 21, 2014 8:04 AM in response to ActionPat03

    Welcome to the Apple community Pat.

     

    Are these all your photos or just Photo Stream photos.

  • by ActionPat03,

    ActionPat03 ActionPat03 Feb 23, 2014 7:52 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Feb 23, 2014 7:52 AM in response to Winston Churchill

    it was all my photos. I have no clue how to recover them.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Feb 24, 2014 1:39 AM in response to ActionPat03
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    Feb 24, 2014 1:39 AM in response to ActionPat03

    So are you saying you just have an empty library or do you see another error reported.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 24, 2014 11:14 AM in response to ActionPat03
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    Mac OS X
    Feb 24, 2014 11:14 AM in response to ActionPat03

    What version of iPhoto do you have and what system are you running?  Assuming your using iPhoto 11, i.e. 9.x.x, apply the two fixes below in order as needed:

     

    Fix #1

     

    1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.

     

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    2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.

     

     

    Fix #2

     

    Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library

     

    1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.

     

    2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..

     

    3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.

     

    4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.

     

    5 - Click on the Create button.

     

    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.


     

    OT