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Q: iPhoto9.6 bombs out when "upgrading" library

I was using Mavericks before upgrading to Yosemite. Upgraded to Yosemite. Downloaded iPhoto9.6 because I had to. iPhoto 9.6 opens, but then tells me that the library has to be upgraded, and it starts, but when the progress bar is about halfway through, it bombs out without an error message of any kind.

 

I can't recover info from backups to find out what version of iPhoto I was moving to. I don't know if I missed an upgrade (I don't think I did).

 

Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 26, 2014 7:57 AM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 29, 2014 3:14 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:14 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot
    now I lost access to my library located on an external HD

    Is your external drive correctly formatted? iPhoto needs the drive to be formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled). If the drive has another format transfer the library to a drive with the right file system.

    Don't reimport the photos and videos.  Just open the library and let iPhoto upgrade it.

  • by Jonathanbohbot,

    Jonathanbohbot Jonathanbohbot Nov 29, 2014 3:21 PM in response to léonie
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:21 PM in response to léonie

    It is correctly formatted. Otherwise, I would not have had access to my library for the past year.

    " Just open the library and let iPhoto upgrade it." >>> iPhoto will not recognize the library and therefore will not update it.

    The import is going to take all night or longer. Right now it stopped cold and I get the following error message:

     

    "iPhoto cannot import your photos because there is not enough free space on the volume containing your iPhoto library."

     

    Great job Apple.

  • by Jonathanbohbot,

    Jonathanbohbot Jonathanbohbot Nov 29, 2014 3:30 PM in response to léonie
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:30 PM in response to léonie

    The drive is formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled).

    Clicking the library opens iPhoto but there are no photos.

    How do you send an incendiary message to Apple?


  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 29, 2014 3:32 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:32 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot

    Use this form:

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 29, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:38 PM in response to Jonathanbohbot
    The drive is formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled).

    Good. And is the drive locally mounted?


    Clicking the library opens iPhoto but there are no photos.

    Which version of iPhoto created the library? Which version did you upgrade from? iPhoto may have opened a new, empty library, because the previous library cannot be accessed. Check, which library has been opened by ctrl-clicking the word iPhoto in the title bar of iPhoto's main application window.

  • by Jonathanbohbot,

    Jonathanbohbot Jonathanbohbot Nov 29, 2014 3:56 PM in response to léonie
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    Nov 29, 2014 3:56 PM in response to léonie

    The drive is directly connected to my laptop.

     

    Which version of iPhoto created the library? I don't remember, it has been years.


    Which version did you upgrade from? I don't understand. I did not upgrade, the fail happened on its own without me requested anything. I have a feeling it had something to do with low free space on my laptop HD.


    My library used to be over 135 GB and now it is 8 GB. I believe that when I tried to reimport my photos from the library and then it failed, it crushed my library down. It's just a nightmare. Photos and videos of my 9 month old baby girl are gone. I hate Apple.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Nov 29, 2014 4:14 PM in response to AmyMacEvilly
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    Nov 29, 2014 4:14 PM in response to AmyMacEvilly

    Actually iPhoto does not use a proprietary  format - it is an open source SQLite database manager - but you use what you want - iPhoto is not mandatory - just available

     

    LN

  • by Jonathanbohbot,

    Jonathanbohbot Jonathanbohbot Nov 29, 2014 4:25 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Nov 29, 2014 4:25 PM in response to LarryHN

    Thanks for the smart *** response. Is this supposed to be a constructive remark?

     

    For us normal users, iPhoto sounds awfully like an Apple product. So you choose, either Apple makes a bad product or Apple deceitfully endorses a non-Apple product. Either way is wrong.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Nov 29, 2014 6:45 PM in response to jstant2_chicago
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    Nov 29, 2014 6:45 PM in response to jstant2_chicago
    My goal is to use iCloud to store photos and video, so I can free up 100 gigs.

    You are aware that you'll have to purchase additional storage space on the iCloud Drive if you want more than the free 5 GB that is offered, right? The following is from this Apple document: iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support

     

    How much storage do I have in iCloud Drive and how do I get more?

    When you sign up for iCloud, you get 5 GB of free storage. Your iCloud storage is used for iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library beta, and iCloud Mail (your @icloud.com email account). Your purchased music, apps, books, TV shows, and My Photo Stream don't count against your 5 GB of free storage.

    You can manage your iCloud storage or buy more storage using your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

     

    This is the pricing for additional storage in the US in dollars per month:

    United States (USD)
    20 GB: $0.99
    200 GB: $3.99
    500 GB: $9.99
    1 TB: $19.99

     

    iCloud storage pricing - Apple Supporrt

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 30, 2014 3:11 AM in response to jstant2_chicago
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    Nov 30, 2014 3:11 AM in response to jstant2_chicago
    My goal is to use iCloud to store photos and video, so I can free up 100 gigs.

    iCloud does not yet support the storing of photos in the cloud and at the same freeing space on your Mac.  If you move photos onto your iCloud drive or add them to shared Photo Streams, they will be stored in iCloud, but at the same time this will be updated across all your devices, so you can access them on other Macs or on your mobile devices. But each device will cache the contents of iCloud Drive and the Shared Photo Stream, and this shadow copy on your mac will need the same amount of storage as the files you moved to iCloud Drive.  You cannot yet have a selective sync. All files on iCloud Drive or in the Shared Streams will be cached. (iCloud Drive FAQ)

     

    This may change, when iCloud Photo Library will be released next year for the Mac (iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ), or with future Yosemite versions.

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