Q: Unable to open pictures on other profile

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ChevyB2004

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Q: Unable to open pictures on other profile

Good day all,

Just pulled the pictures to the Photo's app, at first it stated it needed to repair the library to do so. I allowed it to do this and the primary profile on the MAC works no problem. If i log into the my wifes profile and click on Photos and select the photos library it pops up a error that it was unable to repair and kicks me out. Like i said works fine on the primary profile. How can i get this to work on multiple profiles?

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 8:51 AM

I have this question too

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léonie

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So it wont work like it used too? you used to be able to view the photos in iphoto on all accounts on the mac....

Even in iPhoto you could no longer share libraries in a shared folder in the latest versions of iPhoto '11, and you could no longer publish your iPhoto Library on the local network for browsing since iPhoto 9.3.

The sneaker drive is the only recommended sharing for iPhoto libraries recommended by Apple:

iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users - Apple Support

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by Terence Devlin,

Terence Devlin Apr 11, 2015 9:04 AM in response to ChevyB2004
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Apr 11, 2015 9:04 AM in response to ChevyB2004

You're migrating what kind of Library? An iPhoto one? Aperture? Any error messages?

If it does it in one account the app is fine, the problem is likely with the Library.
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léonie Apr 11, 2015 9:07 AM in response to ChevyB2004
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Apr 11, 2015 9:07 AM in response to ChevyB2004

If i log into the my wifes profile and click on Photos and select the photos library it pops up a error that it was unable to repair and kicks me out.
where is your Photos library stored?

It will not work in a Shared folder, if you want to share the photos Library between user accounts. Move the library to an external drive with the ownership ignored, like described in this document: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users
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ChevyB2004 Apr 11, 2015 1:38 PM in response to léonie
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Apr 11, 2015 1:38 PM in response to léonie

So it wont work like it used too? you used to be able to view the photos in iphoto on all accounts on the mac....
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ChevyB2004 Apr 11, 2015 1:38 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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Apr 11, 2015 1:38 PM in response to Terence Devlin

iphoto library.
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ChevyB2004 Apr 12, 2015 2:24 PM in response to léonie
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Apr 12, 2015 2:24 PM in response to léonie

Thanks!
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léonie Apr 12, 2015 2:55 PM in response to ChevyB2004
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Apr 12, 2015 2:55 PM in response to ChevyB2004

You're welcome!
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léonie

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Apr 12, 2015 2:24 PM in response to ChevyB2004

So it wont work like it used too? you used to be able to view the photos in iphoto on all accounts on the mac....

Even in iPhoto you could no longer share libraries in a shared folder in the latest versions of iPhoto '11, and you could no longer publish your iPhoto Library on the local network for browsing since iPhoto 9.3.

The sneaker drive is the only recommended sharing for iPhoto libraries recommended by Apple:

iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users - Apple Support

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