All of my library has been transferred to the trash without reason.

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All of my library has been transferred to the trash without reason.

I'm having a problem with my iPhoto library. I imported a large number of files from an external SD memory card. As always, iPhoto created a new event when adding the new photos. After finishing the process of importing the photos, all of the old photos that existed withing other events where displaced to the trash without reason. I have tried several times to "put them back" to their corresponding locations but they always return to the trash. The events keep existing, but according to iPhoto, there are cero photos in them. I would like to know waht should I do in this case. I want to return my photos to their corresponding events.

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iPhoto '11, iOS 5.1

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 8:42 PM

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Answer 1

Yer_Man

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Aug 1, 2012 11:50 PM in response to JJGuzmanA

Select the Images in the Trash and right click them, select 'Put back'

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TD

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Answer 2

JJGuzmanA Author

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Aug 2, 2012 4:56 PM in response to Yer_Man

I have done this but the photos just don't appear in their respective events, and later on they reappear on the trash. "Putting them back" does not help.

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Answer 3

Yer_Man

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Aug 2, 2012 11:32 PM in response to JJGuzmanA

Sounds like your database is damaged.

Surefire fix: Restore from your back up

Or

Option 1

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.

If that fails:

Option 2

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)

This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.

Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

Regards

TD

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JJGuzmanA Author

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Aug 3, 2012 10:27 PM in response to Yer_Man

Hi Terence,

After doing your "option 1," I'm happy to say that I haev recovered every single photo I had lost previously. I now think I will get an external hard drive to mantain a back up at all times. Thank you!

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Answer 5

LarryHN

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Aug 3, 2012 10:44 PM in response to JJGuzmanA

Great idea. If you do not you will lose all of your files including your photos sooner or later

LN

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