Hi
I am using Snow Leopard's iPhoto. So the old version.
When you delete a photo from the iPhoto folders in the Finder, the file picture remains in iPhoto, but not the actual file itself. More like a ghost file.
Is it possible to group all these missing files together in iPhoto, so I know which ones are missing?
I have them backed-up. SO I suppose I could just do a restore...But I want to do it this way.
Thanks!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
SOLVED IT!
LOL. I was looking in my backup drive, found one of the missing photos and did a "get info" - looked at its "Where:" /Volumes/My Mac/Other Stuff/My iPhoto Library/Data/2006/
So the missing files are located in DATA.
Then go to iPhoto Library, File > Import to Library > /Volumes/My Mac/Other Stuff/My iPhoto Library/Data
I now have my missing photos from 2006-2013. yay!
SOLVED IT!
LOL. I was looking in my backup drive, found one of the missing photos and did a "get info" - looked at its "Where:" /Volumes/My Mac/Other Stuff/My iPhoto Library/Data/2006/
So the missing files are located in DATA.
Then go to iPhoto Library, File > Import to Library > /Volumes/My Mac/Other Stuff/My iPhoto Library/Data
I now have my missing photos from 2006-2013. yay!
When you delete a photo from the iPhoto folders in the Finder, the file picture remains in iPhoto, but not the actual file itself. More like a ghost file.
Never, Never, Never under any circumstances make any changes of any sort to the structure or content of the iPhoto library using the finder - you will corrupt your library and cause data loss
So the missing files are located in DATA.
No - that is a very small, low resolution version of the photo only suitable for displaying as a thumbnail
You do need to restore your library from your backup - you do not have a complete library and it does not contain the correct version of the photos
Bottom line is do not ever go into your iPhoto library - there is no reason to do so and you will mess things up - as you have
LN
Well that *****. Hmm...yeah. I think i stuffed it up trying to delete the "originals" of the now modified images. Well bummer. Hopefully my backup has been backed-up enough.
Correct - you can not do that -- iPhoto does (and has to) keep the original of every photo
again
Never, Never, Never under any circumstances make any changes of any sort to the structure or content of the iPhoto library using the finder - you will corrupt your library and cause data loss
I hopw your backup is before you did this
LN
I found a backup on my Time Machine. If I back this up (2012-1-14) will I lose the items from after 2012-1-14 - the files I have now?
To be more accurate. How do I merge to iPhoto backups? I would need to import them wouldn't I?
Thanks!
Yes, the back up will not have newer additions - one of the reasons to have an up-to-date back up.
You can't merge back ups. What do do is restore the Library(ies) from the back up and merge those.
If you have Aperture 3.3 or later and iPhoto 9.3 or later you can merge libraries with Aperture.
Otherwise the only way to merge Libraries is with the paid ($20) version of iPhoto Library Manager
This "iPhoto Library Manager" - is 'Fat Cat Software'? I just googled it and found: http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/. ? Does it work with iPhoto 6?
Yes and yes. But be sure to download the correct version of it:
find iPhoto files
