Just opened up iPhoto 09', flashed up with the message 'your iphoto library is damaged or unreadable and cannot be opened. Please restore from a backup'. Now, I can still find all my photos in the Finder, how can I get my photos back into iPhoto? Why did it happen?
iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Why - no one but you knows what you did or your computer did
What to do - as instructed - reload your current backup - that is what it is for - to protect you agains failures, Human, hardware and software.
LN
Why - no one but you knows what you did or your computer did
What to do - as instructed - reload your current backup - that is what it is for - to protect you agains failures, Human, hardware and software.
LN
1) I don't have any backups
2) If I did, I think I'd have the brains to work out what to do.
All I did was open iPhoto, so could have possibly changed to make it 'fail'?
You could try rebuilding the iPhoto library - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2638
I would backup what you have somewhere first though, if the actual image files are still intact you don't want to take any risk of truly loosing everything for good.
How big is the risk?
My guess would be it is small (odds are if the rebuild fails you'll be no worse off then now). It's just if you still have the intact jpg files (or raw or whatever) it would be nice to ensure nothing bad even can happen to them. If you have the disc space, just copy them to another folder, try the rebuild and see if it works.
You need to be an idiot to try something like this without a back up.
You need to have a back up of any important data all the time. Time to figure that out first.
Regards
TD
_LukeJohnston wrote:
1) I don't have any backups
2) If I did, I think I'd have the brains to work out what to do.
All I did was open iPhoto, so could have possibly changed to make it 'fail'?
You should - if you do not have a good current backup you will lose your data including your photos sooner or later - you need to get an extrnal drive and start now
Sorry if you "have the brains" and are offended - but the answer is to always have a backup ( people with "brains" do)
You can try rebuilding your library and hope for the best - start your backups and be sure you have a good backup and them depress the option and command keys and launch iPhoto - try the repair the library first - if not then rebuild - if that does not do it download iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - and use its rebuild option
Maybe luck will be with you - maybe not
As to what made it fail - not being a mind reader or having the ability to remotely view your computer I have not idea - it was a failure - either hardware, software or human - those are, again, why you have to always have a backup - Stuff happens
With a backup luck is not necessary you are in control of your destiny
LN
As it happens, I did have backup... maybe I don't 'have the brains'!
Good - that should save you
LN
'your iphoto library is damaged or unreadable and cannot be opened. Please restore from a backup'.
