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Q: Lost Photos

Hi

 

Can someone please help as I am so worried I have lost all my photos

 

I just upgraded my MAC to OXS Yosemite and then hooked my camera up to download some photos

When I did this is asked me to create a new library so I did but now I can not find any of my old photos (over 4000 of them)!!!

 

I m worried they are lost for good

Can anyone help me!!

 

Thanks

Posted on Aug 1, 2015 9:45 PM

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  • by UGADog,Helpful

    UGADog UGADog Aug 1, 2015 9:56 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 9:56 PM in response to ACommins

    I think you have created a new library for the new photos and the old library is likely somewhere on your Mac unless you reformatted the hard drive.  Were the old photos in an iPhoto library?  Meaning were you storing them in iPhoto or Aperture before your update.  Also, did you back up your Mac before you updated the OS as is suggested?

  • by UGADog,

    UGADog UGADog Aug 1, 2015 10:03 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:03 PM in response to ACommins

    in Finder, turn on Sidebar if it is not already on (Finder Menu > View > Show Sidebar).  Open the Pictures folder.  Do you see more than one library in there?  One should be Photos Library.photoslibrary by default, though it could be another name.  It will show a recent date if you right click and choose Get Info.  Do you see another file similarly name iPhoto library?

  • by ACommins,

    ACommins ACommins Aug 1, 2015 10:11 PM in response to UGADog
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:11 PM in response to UGADog

    Thanks for your help

    have tried this But t says I need to upgrade my photo library system, so I did and still no luck !!!

  • by ACommins,

    ACommins ACommins Aug 1, 2015 10:12 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:12 PM in response to ACommins

    Its saying my Library version is too old !!

  • by UGADog,

    UGADog UGADog Aug 1, 2015 10:25 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 10:25 PM in response to ACommins

    This means you need to update the library before importing to Photos.  Find your iPhotos app in Finder under Applications and move it to the trash.  Then look in the "Purchases" tab of the App Store application to find iPhoto 9.6.1.  Download and install that and open the library you found with iPhoto 9.6.1.  This will update the library.  Then you can close iPhoto and follow these instructions to add a second library to your new Photos library.

     

    http://www.imore.com/how-import-your-iphoto-library-photos-os-x

  • by ACommins,

    ACommins ACommins Aug 1, 2015 11:00 PM in response to UGADog
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    Aug 1, 2015 11:00 PM in response to UGADog

    Before I do this will it mean I will be able to find the photos (my Lost photos) that were on my system before I upgraded to OSX Yosemite?

  • by UGADog,Helpful

    UGADog UGADog Aug 1, 2015 11:05 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 11:05 PM in response to ACommins

    I thought you found that library and the system told you the iPhoto library was too old.  So you are still looking for your older library?  If so, the see my comment about Finder 5 messages above.  If you found the iCloud library and importing  gave you an message the library was out of date  follow the message 2 above.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Aug 1, 2015 11:51 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 1, 2015 11:51 PM in response to ACommins

    Sorry but we can not see you and to help you you have to provide clear information and answer questions

     

    Like these three questions for example

     

    1 - Were the old photos in an iPhoto library? 


    2 -Meaning were you storing them in iPhoto or Aperture before your update. 


    3 - Also, did you back up your Mac before you updated the OS as is suggested?


    The most basic answer with you providing no information is for you to drag your iphoto library to the Photos  icon in the Dock and migrate it to Photos - It sounds like you did not ever get a good migration and so started off with an new, empty library



    And three more questions - what version of Photos do you have? Of the OS? Of iPhoto?


    LN

  • by ACommins,

    ACommins ACommins Aug 2, 2015 3:18 AM in response to UGADog
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    Aug 2, 2015 3:18 AM in response to UGADog

    Thank you for your help ....I found the pictures :-)

  • by ACommins,

    ACommins ACommins Aug 2, 2015 3:19 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Aug 2, 2015 3:19 AM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks Larry

    Your advice worked well and photos have now been found

    Thank you

  • by jaygoh,

    jaygoh jaygoh Aug 13, 2015 2:14 PM in response to ACommins
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    Aug 13, 2015 2:14 PM in response to ACommins

    How did you find your photos? I have been trying and I can't find my photos