I moved iPhoto library file without quitting iPhoto first. The library file is now unrecognizable. What should I do to fix this?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Best solution is to restore your backup from just before you did this
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I moved iPhoto library file without quitting iPhoto first.
Where did you move the library to? iPhoto mayo not recognise iPhoto libraries on drives with the wrong formatting or on a network volume. (see: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library - this applies to iPhoto as well.)
After restoring your iPhoto library from the backup as LarryHN recommended, make sure that you keep the library on a correctly formatted, directly connected drive or on your system drive.
I moved it to another folder on my system drive and tried replacing it with another library file but this took a long time to start to load so i canceled it. All these happened when iPhoto was open. Do you think the library file was damaged?
I just imported pictures from my camera and I have not had a chance to make a back up copy.
Do you have a backup copy of the library with the all the pictures except for the last import from your camera? Restore that version and reimport the photos from the camera.
Otherwise do the following:
1- try to launch the problem library.
2 - when that fails do the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window.
2 - Run Option #4, Rebuild Database.
I deleted the images from my camera after importing them so i do not have a backup of them. I tried rebuilding iPhoto data base like you said but the same error as before came up.
(see below)
Do the following:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
I did as you instructed above and after rebuilding it said that everything had been restored except that 0 pictures were imported. I went to the log on console and it showed that all the picture files were missing. I tried searching for the picture files on my hard drive and couldn't find any images that matched.
Open the iPhoto Library package with the Finder as shown below,
go to the Masters folder and check to seek the subfoders contain any image files. Do they?
there is no masters folder under the library folder.
(see below the folders inside library package)
Then you have a thoroughly trashed iPhoto Library. Check to see if you have another library hiding somewhere on your Mac: download and run Find Any File to search for a file with "ThumbJPGSegment" in the file name. These are files common to all versions of iPhoto libraries.
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.
iPhoto library file unrecognizable
