Photos show but disappear; grey square with broken line edge is there
I have a problem with some pictures that simply disappeared. What is left in IPhoto library and the folder I put them in is a group of broken line gray squares. What is really strange is that all of the information is still there, date, time, etc. for the photos taken. What is even stranger is that when I grab the scroll bar and move up and down, they are there for a second before going away again.
Since I have the info, including the name DSC01906.jpg, for example, I have done a spotlight search but, they are not there. I am thinking they must be somewhere since they are visible for an instant as I scroll through but, can't fine them? Can anyone help.
The story of how it happens is long but, here goes:
I was importing a group of pictures from the camera using a USB card reader, approx. 350 pictures. Got the disk is nearly full message and before I could do anything, the import stopped at about 83 pictures imported. I had the system set to automatically delete so, I guess it deleted the ones imported from the card.
I created a folder and moved the 83 shots into it and everything was fine. they were there, visible, etc. I removed some files from the HD to get more room and imported the rest of the pictures. I put them in the same folder and all was well.
Then I got a message that Iphoto had found some pictures that had not been imported? So, I clicked to import. The first one up was a duplicate so, I told it not to duplicate and to do the same action will all the others. They were the first photos and it did not import any since they were all duplicates.
When it was done, the gray squares was all that was left.
I have done everything I can think of to find them. They are visible for a second but, the files are not there far as I can see.
I am still traveling and will try to unerase them from the card when I get home. Have a copy of Norton and hope that will work. If anyone has a better idea for that, let me know too.
But, I still feel that the pictures must be there somewhere since I can see them before they go away.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Since I have the info, including the name DSC01906.jpg, for example, I have done a spotlight search but, they are not there. I am thinking they must be somewhere since they are visible for an instant as I scroll through but, can't fine them? Can anyone help.
The story of how it happens is long but, here goes:
I was importing a group of pictures from the camera using a USB card reader, approx. 350 pictures. Got the disk is nearly full message and before I could do anything, the import stopped at about 83 pictures imported. I had the system set to automatically delete so, I guess it deleted the ones imported from the card.
I created a folder and moved the 83 shots into it and everything was fine. they were there, visible, etc. I removed some files from the HD to get more room and imported the rest of the pictures. I put them in the same folder and all was well.
Then I got a message that Iphoto had found some pictures that had not been imported? So, I clicked to import. The first one up was a duplicate so, I told it not to duplicate and to do the same action will all the others. They were the first photos and it did not import any since they were all duplicates.
When it was done, the gray squares was all that was left.
I have done everything I can think of to find them. They are visible for a second but, the files are not there far as I can see.
I am still traveling and will try to unerase them from the card when I get home. Have a copy of Norton and hope that will work. If anyone has a better idea for that, let me know too.
But, I still feel that the pictures must be there somewhere since I can see them before they go away.
Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
MacBook Pro 1.16ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.5), IPhote 6.0.4
Do you Twango?