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Q: iPhoto library is gone after upgrading to Yosemite

After upgrading to OS X Yosemite, I cannot access my iPhoto library.  It tried to update and repair permissions, but never completed.  Now my library is empty.

iMac (24-inch Early 2009), OS X Yosemite

Posted on Dec 5, 2014 7:07 PM

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Q: iPhoto library is gone after upgrading to Yosemite

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Dec 5, 2014 7:10 PM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 5, 2014 7:10 PM in response to keiraarm

    You need to upgrade iPhoto for Yosemite from the App Store.

  • by keiraarm,

    keiraarm keiraarm Dec 5, 2014 7:15 PM in response to Kappy
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    Dec 5, 2014 7:15 PM in response to Kappy

    I did update iPhoto to 9.6.  The problem occurred after that.

    It said it needed to repair permissions.  I signed in to let it do that.  It never completed and now the iPhoto library is empty.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Dec 5, 2014 7:17 PM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 5, 2014 7:17 PM in response to keiraarm

    Check in your /Home/Pictures/ folder for the iPhoto Library file. Be sure you don't have more than one, and you are opening the wrong one or you moved the right one into a different location.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Dec 5, 2014 7:34 PM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 5, 2014 7:34 PM in response to keiraarm

    These are your options:

    1. Restore the iPhoto library from the most recent backup that predates the issue.

              Advantages: Always works, if library damage is causing the problem and the backup is intact.

              Disadvantages: Impossible if you don't have a backup. All changes made since the backup are lost.

    2. Repair or rebuild the library. Be sure to back it up first.

              Advantages: May solve the problem with no loss of data.

              Disadvantages: May fail. May take a long time if the library is large.

    3. Scavenge the library with a third-party application called "iPhoto Library Manager," which you can find in a web search. From the application's menu bar (not the iPhoto menu bar), select Library Rebuild.

              Advantages: All images and albums should be preserved.

              Disadvantages: All books, calendars, and slideshows will be lost.

  • by keiraarm,

    keiraarm keiraarm Dec 5, 2014 10:32 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Dec 5, 2014 10:32 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Now I can't get iPhoto to open the first aid dialogue box.  I quit.  Then relaunch holding down command + option but it only re-opens iPhoto.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Dec 5, 2014 11:11 PM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 5, 2014 11:11 PM in response to keiraarm

    Do you have a backup of the library?

  • by kaz-k,

    kaz-k kaz-k Dec 5, 2014 11:34 PM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 5, 2014 11:34 PM in response to keiraarm

    If you still have iPhoto Library, launch iPhoto with holding down Option key to reselect iPhoto Library.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 6, 2014 7:47 AM in response to keiraarm
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    Dec 6, 2014 7:47 AM in response to keiraarm

    Hold down the option and command keys and double click on the iPhoto library - keep the keys held down until the first aid window appears - repair permissions, if needed repair your database and if still needed rebuild your database

     

    If that does not work then use iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -  to rebuild he library which creates attally new library leaving the existing one untouched - no-sharable items like slideshows, projects will not be carried into the new library

     

    LN