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After recovering my hard disk (erasing everything because of performance issues) and reinstalling everything from Time Machine i can not find my iPhoto library anymore. I know it has to be somewhere because every single thing was copied correctly so i am also assuming iPhoto library would be copied correctly. However i can not find it in finder (it is not in the default location and i know it never was).
Does somebody know where to look and how to find it?
The library by default should be located in your Pictures folder. If it's not there go into Time Machine, go to the Pictures folder and then go back date by date till you see your library in the Pictures folder. Select and restore to your Pictures folder.
Thanks for your reply.
My library is not in the default folder. Also not in Time Machine.
How can i find out where else it could be...
If it was not in the default location how do you know it was backed up?
It may be there is no library on your HD and it was never backed up. Download and run Find Any File to search for a file with "ThumbJPGSegment" in the file name. There are files common to all versions of iPhoto libraries with that as part of the file name..
FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages. If there's a library hiding somewhere on your hard drive FAF will find it.
Also run it on your Time Machine drive. It will take a longer time to search that drive due to the nature of the backup structure but FAF will tell if you have any iPhoto Library on that drive.
Can't find anything with FAF...
I had been using iPhoto just fine before recovering.
I'm guessing it can't simply just have disappeared..?
Which version of iPhoto and system are you running? Do you leave your Mac on all the time and just sleep it? Do you leave iPhoto open all the time?
I am running version 10.9.4 os X.
iPhoto 9.5.1
I tend to leave my Mac open all the time and sleep it yes (not always but often).
iPhoto i do not leave open.
Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and tell us how many libraries are listed in the following window:
Is there one shown? If not download and run Find Any File to search for a file with "ThumbJPGSegment" in the file name. There are files common to all versions of iPhoto libraries with that as part of the file name..
FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages. If there's a library hiding somewhere on your hard drive FAF will find it.
Hi Old Toad,
Thanks for your quick responses. Unfortunately i cannot find anything with FAF as mentioned before...
where can i find my iphoto library?
