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I just upgraded to iPhoto 9.4.1 and while it was "converting" my photo library it crashed. Now I have lost virtually all of the photos.
I have a backup of the library but it is not recognized by the new iPhoto. Can I safely downgrade?
MBPro 17" 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Have you looked inside your iPhoto Library package
to verify that there are no image files in the Masters' subfolders? If they are there it's just the database file that's damaged and you can try the following: make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
Also what do you mean that iPhoto doesn't recognize your backup library? How did you back it up and where is it located?
OT
Thank you, Old Toad.
I will try Fix #1 tomorrow night. I am hoping that it is just a database problem. I will report back afterward.
My old library is backed up on an external drive and also online with Carbonite (I halted Carbonite's auto backing up of the iPhoto libraray immediately. I did not try to use the backup because I read in iPhoto that once it's updated to iPhoto 11, it will not recognize older library.
I read in iPhoto that once it's updated to iPhoto 11, it will not recognize older library.
No, that's not correct. If you update a library to a newer version older versions of the application won't be able to open the library. Therefore iPhoto 11 can open libraries from earlier versions.
upgraded from iPhoto 09 to 11 and lost all my photos
