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Deleting empty recovered folders in iphoto.

I have tried to delete two empty recovered folders in iPhoto but it won't let me. When I try to delete them I get this message: "one or more of the items in your selection contains Aperture albums that are not supported in iPhoto". I have never used aperture or dowloanded it. Can anyone give me a easy to understand solution. I am using Mac OS X 10.7.4.Thanks

Posted on Jul 10, 2014 1:21 AM

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Jul 10, 2014 3:40 AM in response to LucySparky

Option 1

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.


If that fails:


Option 2

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)


This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.


Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.


Regards



TD

Deleting empty recovered folders in iphoto.

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