lhouchou
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Q: Can I recover my photos after deleting iphotos library but restoring it back?

I deleted iphotos by mistake and then restored it back in trash, i still have not recovered my photos. I have two iphotos libraries now: one opens and is empty, the other does not open (its icon is different, it's kind of a white file). Is there any way I can recover my photos or are they just lost forever?

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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 6:39 PM

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Q: Can I recover my photos after deleting iphotos library but restoring it back?

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  • by shldr2thewheel,

    shldr2thewheel shldr2thewheel Dec 26, 2012 6:48 PM in response to lhouchou
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    Dec 26, 2012 6:48 PM in response to lhouchou

    highly doubt it but try this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638.  If that doesn't work, post in the iPhoto forum.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 26, 2012 7:51 PM in response to lhouchou
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    Dec 26, 2012 7:51 PM in response to lhouchou

    the basic answer is to restore your backup  - that is why you have one to recover from failures, human, software or hardware

     

    If you do not have one then i woul dhelp a lot to know what versions of iPhoto and the OS you have and exactly what you did - did you delete the photo using the finder or iPhoto for example

     

    If you depress the option key and launch iPhoto what does it show?

     

    LN

  • by lhouchou,

    lhouchou lhouchou Dec 27, 2012 3:03 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Dec 27, 2012 3:03 AM in response to LarryHN

    I have the OS X Lion Version 10.7.5 and iphoto'11 version 9.4.2 and I don't have backup. I was deleting photos from the pictures folder and completely forgot about the iphoto library, I just highlighted everything and deleted it. I then opened iphotos and they asked to open a new library, after that my iphoto was empty.So basically I delted the iphotos library not pictures from iphotos. I then realized I deleted the iphotos library and I did "put it back" but now I have 2 iphotos libraries, one with the actual icon and is empty, the other has a white file icon and does not open. I tried opening the libabry of the restored iphotos but it doesn't let me choose it.

  • by lhouchou,

    lhouchou lhouchou Dec 27, 2012 3:09 AM in response to shldr2thewheel
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    Dec 27, 2012 3:09 AM in response to shldr2thewheel

    I tried that and it did not work.

    Thank you though.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 27, 2012 8:32 AM in response to lhouchou
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    Dec 27, 2012 8:32 AM in response to lhouchou

    and

     

    If you depress the option key and launch iPhoto what does it show?

    and please explain

     

    I tried opening the libabry of the restored iphotos but it doesn't let me choose it.

    we know nothing except what you tell us so details are critical - including versions of iPhoto and the OS - your exact workflow (general statement that things don't work with no detail like the one referenced above are no help - to determine why something does not work we need to know eactly what you did and how)

     

    LN