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I downloaded 15 videos from a flip video. I was asked if I wanted to create a new library. I said yes. When the download was complete the previous I photo library with photos, videos --events is gone. Did the download create a new library and everything before it deleted (gone)? Is the other library hidden?
Thank you.
MacBook
Hard to say with so little information
Do you have a backup?
LN
Hard to say with so little information
Do you have a backup?
LN
Thanks for the quick reply.
I use Time Machine but have never restored anything.
My Iphoto is version 9.
Drag your iPhoto library from the pictures folder to the. Desktop, launch Time Machine, go back to a time before the problem, select the iPhoto library and click restore. After it is done launch iPhoto
Post back with the results
LN
I dragged the iPhoto library to my desktop. No problem.
The Time Machine window is black and dates on the right side (in white) and Cancel...Now....Restore on the bottom (restore is grey). Several "DESKTOP windows are in the middle of the screen.
I went to Time Machine Help and read the instructions (at end of this message).
All my dates are white...does this mean I have NO backup?
FROM HELP:
Choose Enter Time Machine from the Time Machine menu and the restore interface appears. You can literally see your windows as they appeared "back in time."
You can use the timeline on the right side of the window to reach a certain point back in time (the timeline shows the times of all backups on your backup drive). If you don’t know exactly when you deleted or changed a file, you can use the back arrow to let Time Machine automatically travel through time to show you when that folder last changed.
Note: Dates in pink indicate the data resides on your Time Machine backup device. Dates in white indicate the data resides on your Mac. In OS X Mountain Lion and Lion, portable Macs have the feature of local snapshots. See this article for details.
You can also perform a Spotlight search in the Time Machine Finder Window search field to find a file. Simply type the Spotlight search field and use the back arrow to have Time Machine search through your backups to find what you are looking for.
Before you restore a file, you can also use Quick Look to preview a file to make sure its the one you want. Highlight the file and press the Space Bar to bring up a quick look.
To restore, select the file/folder and click the "Restore" button. The file will automatically be copied to the desktop or appropriate folder. If the file you are restoring has another file in the same location with the same name, you will be prompted to choose which file to keep or keep both.
Best to ask details TM questions in the TM forum
LN
OK..I will post in Time Machine...since I began the discussion in Iphoto and you were helpful re: time machine, I thought I should continue the thread there.
Did I loose all my previous pictures/events from iphoto?
