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Recently upgraded to Yoesmite; the iPhoto Library file has disappeared from my Pictures Folder
iMac, iPhoto 9.6.
Can't open iPhoto - error message is: "iPhoto is locked, on a locked disc, or you do not have permission to make changes to it"
Attempts to repair return the same message.
What to do?
Thanks...
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
an upgrade can not remove the iphoto library - are you saying that the iphoto library was in your pictures folder and now is not? exactly what did you do? The only solution to that will be to restore the iphoto library from your backup from before you did the upgrade
LN
You may have accidentally moved the library. Have you tried to store it on a cloud storage, like Dropbox or Google Drive? Then put it back. An iPhoto Library must not be on a network volume. Always use locally mounted volumes like described here for Aperture: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library
the iPhoto Library file has disappeared from my Pictures Folder
Do you mean, you cannot see your iPhoto library at all in your Pictures folder, or only not, when you try to open it in the library chooser panel?
The second can mean, that the Operating system sees the iPhoto library in use by another user. Try first, to restart the computer to quit any process that might be using the library. If that does not help, try the fixes described by Terence Devlin in this post:
I did have an issue with the first/original upgrade to Yosemite - initially it did not load correctly so I had to re-install it a second time.
Everything seems to be working okay except iPhoto - which returns the noted error message, and can't seem to be repaired.
iPhoto was working before the upgrade (although I hadn't used it in a couple of months). I noticed a couple of messages in this Forum that suggested a fix involving the iPhoto Library, so I have to say, "Yes - the iphoto library was in my pictures folder" but when I look for it now it is not there. I also checked my backup and do not see the iPhoto Library there either, so I don't know how long it's been missing.
Is there anything else that can be done?
Thanks...
Search with Find Any File for iiPhoto Libraries - download Find Any File here: The trial is free:
http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.htmlhttp://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/index.php
You can search everywhere with FindAnyFile, where Spotlight will not search.
I learned this from Old Toad , see his post here:
Re: My iPhoto Library disappeared...how do I get it back?
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.
Upgraded to Yoesmite - iPhoto Library file has disappeared.
