9 years of photos gone! Please help!

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9 years of photos gone! Please help!

I have always uploaded ALL of my photos onto my work computer.... 9 years going on 10. Our tech guy realized my machine was never being backed up. The only connection I can make is they disappeared when he started backing up via Time Machine. I have tried everything I've been suggested to do on the forums and nothing has worked. It's as if everything dated before August 1, 2013 is gone forever. All of my files in my entire computer are still there, only Iphoto was affected. When I go into time machine to restore... the latest I can restore from is August 1, there are no backups before this date. Can somebody PLEASE help me??

iPhoto '11, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Aug 28, 2013 6:28 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 28, 2013 6:32 AM in response to bstewartoh

Have you discuss this problem with your tech guy?

If so, what did he say?

Allan

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Aug 28, 2013 6:35 AM in response to Allan Eckert

Here's the not so funny part.... he left for another job 4 states away. The next week. I'm sure it was not a malicious thing.... but our new tech guy is so overwhelmed with everything else I'm at the bottom of the totem pole right now. I'm just worried and can't quit obsessing over it.

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Aug 28, 2013 6:37 AM in response to bstewartoh

Have you attempted to use data recovery software?

If you want even a chance of recovering them stop using the Mac.

Allan

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Aug 28, 2013 6:38 AM in response to Allan Eckert

No.... is this something I can obtain from the internet? What would you recommend?

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Aug 28, 2013 10:08 AM in response to bstewartoh

Were the photos in an iPhoto Library? If so what version of iPhoto and system are you running? What do you see when you launch iPhoto to open your library? What size is the library as determined by the Finder?

There's a good chance that your image files are still in the library package but the library is damage and can't display them. Your answers to these questions will tell us how to proceed.

OT

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