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Hi! So recently I updated my computer to OS X Yosemite version 10.10.2 and somehow all my iPhoto photos were deleted. Is there anyway I can get them back? Thank you in advance!
MacBook Air
Start by updating iPhoto to the current version (9.6) in the App Store. If you've already done that, please describe what happened in more detail.
My iPhoto 9.6 is already installed. I updated my computer a couple of days ago and I went to my iPhoto library this afternoon and none of my photos were there. I am unsure as to whether they were deleted during the update or by something else.
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.
How do I recover photos I never deleted?
