Photos deleted by iPhoto via subfolders- now they can not be found

I deleted photos in various folders after they were put there by iphoto when the folder was created.

Is you library a "referenced" or "managed" library:

What folders are you referring to? Folders inside the iPhoto LIbrary package or folders on the hard drive that you imported your photos from?

OT

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That view is the Photos mode with Event names set to be viewed. It's viewing the same photos that you would be seeing in the Event mode.

Any photos in that window that are moved to the iPhoto trash and the trash bin emptied via the iPhoto ➙ Empty iPhoto Trash menu option will be removed from the library and moved to the Trash bin in the Dock. To remove from the hard drive one must also empty the Trash bin in the Dock.

If you've deleted from the Photos mode and emptied both the iPhoto and Dock Trash bins the photos are gone.

You're best bet is to restore the library from a backup make just prior to the deletions.

Deleting Photos from an iPhoto Library

1 - from an Event or from the Photos mode: select the photo(s) and use the Delete key to move the photos to the trash bin. Then empty the iPhoto Trash bin as follows:

2 - from an album, smart album, book, slideshow, card, etc.: select the photo(s) and use the key combination of Command+Option+Delete to move the photos to the trash bin. Then empty the trash bin as above.

NOTE: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with only the Delete key only deletes that photo from that item. Deleting a photo from an Event deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.

several things

1 - both Aperture and iPhoto use the exact same database structure and can share a database

2 - Both Aperture and iPhoto require that the database (the library) be on a volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled)

3 - Both Aperture and iPhoto require that you NEVER make changes to the database using the finder or other program - you only make changes using the program

4 - In both if you delete properly using the program and empty the iPhoto trash and then the system trash then the photos are gone (there is an obscure bug that if you delete photos and then merge events in iPhoto and then empty the iPhoto trash they are not deleted properly - so do not do that - and if you do you still do not use the finder to delete them or you corrupt your library)

5 - as to reliability - both program are very reliable - and if a user makes a user error and make changes to their libraries using the findr then they have problems

6 - With any computer things will fail - if you do not have a good current backup then you simply are tempting fate and you will lose your photos and other files sooner or later - not having a backup is a very bad idea

So bottom line is that with any program if you misuse it it wlll not work properly

LN

Good luck - post back with questions

And Backup soon and often

LN

How is it connected to your Mac?

In the TM preferences click on select disk - is it selected? if not select it

Detailed TM qeustions are beyond the scope of this forum - maybe this user FAQcan help or post in the forum for your OS

LN

Yeah, it's probably a formatting issue. Item 5 in Larry's link will walk you though formatting your drive.

Also, keep in mind that one drives really only half of what you need for a good backup plan. You need a second drive that you can store off-site. What good is a backup drive is your home burns down? You already know the sinking feeling you get in your gut when your photos suddenly disappear. Don't let that happen to you if you have a catastrophic loss: fire, theft, etc.