My iPhoto library just disappeared!

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My iPhoto library just disappeared!

All of a sudden my iPhoto library is missing. iPhoto can't find it, and it is not located in my pictures folder anymore. How can this happen? I googled this problem, and it seems it has happened to people occasionally over the years. Luckily, I have backed up my hard drive, but how can an entire 12 gb iPhoto library just disappear?

Macbook Pro 13", Mac OS X (10.6.4), iPhoto 8.1.2

Posted on Aug 21, 2010 2:11 AM

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Answer 1

LarryHN

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Aug 21, 2010 9:07 AM in response to levingesundheit

For the iPhoto library to "disappear" there has to be a failure - hardware, software or human - which is why you have backups

Is it on your main internal drive or on an external drive?

LN

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Answer 2

Aug 21, 2010 9:36 AM in response to LarryHN

The computer works just fine. The iPhoto library is the only thing that disappeared. My friend plugged his iPhone into my computer to charge it, and when I opened the computer, I was asked something about which iPhoto library to sync with it. That might have something to do with it.

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Answer 3

LarryHN

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Aug 21, 2010 10:06 AM in response to levingesundheit

depress the option key and launch iPhoto and use the select library option to see what iPhoto libraries are available

LN

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Answer 4

Aug 21, 2010 10:36 AM in response to LarryHN

Luckily, I was able to get my iPhoto library off of my external backup drive, but there were no iPhoto libraries left on my computer. It's really disturbing.

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Answer 5

Old Toad

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Aug 21, 2010 1:27 PM in response to levingesundheit

Don't let you friend anywhere near you computer again.

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Answer 6

Sep 13, 2010 4:10 PM in response to levingesundheit

I was going to report missing pictures, but just realised that I got my library in a different computer. So ignore.

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