missing iPhoto events and photos
I noticed today that I am missing all iPhoto events previous to 2011. Don't know when the change occurred. How do I locate the lost events and photos on Time Machine and how to restore it?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Thank-you Terrance for your reply. I haven't restored my iphoto library yet. I have tried rebuilding the database several times and tried rebuilding thumbnails. I have not regained my lost events. Most photos are found in my Albums but not events. Some photos seem to be totally gone.
Is my only option to restore iphoto from the Time Machine? At 217 GB, it is an extensive library. I have a second backup on an external drive. I need to delete my iphoto library before restoring. [500GB hard drive]
Art
I would say it's your only option, but I would not delete anything before making sure the restored library is better. Get another drive.
Most photos are found in my Albums but not events. Some photos seem to be totally gone.
What vesion of iPHoto? For iPhoto '11 what happens when you right clck on one of the photos in the album and show event?
LN
Is it possible to restore iphoto onto an external drive? This way, I can check to see if the restored version has all the missing events. Then I can move it onto the computer. I only have 100GB of storage left on my iMac. To restore the library on my computer, I need to create space. If I copied the library onto an external drive, then I can delete it from my main computer. Does this sound right?
yes
LN
How do I restore iphoto from my time machine directly to another external drive?
missing iPhoto events and photos