I just opened my IPhoto and it shows all my photos under 1 tab ranging from March 30, 2002 to May 24, 2015.
I have gone into "View>sort photos> and rechecked "by date/ascending" and nothing is changing. Any suggestions will help.
You posted in the Photos forum - is this concerning photos where you posted or iPhoto that you ask about?
What version of iPhoto and of the OS?
Do you have a backup?
LN
Photos in IPhotos that , until today, had been showing without issue. Sorry I misread the forum. I have OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and IPhoto 9.6.1 (910.42). I do have a backup.
And again is the issue in Photos or iPhoto
And if iPhoto are you looking in events or photos - if in photos then my guess is that you have unchecked "event titles"
Again details are critical - without them we can only make guesses
LN
I think GSHB means photos in iPhoto. ("Photos" is capitalized in GSHB's previous reply because it is the first word of the sentence, not because it is the name of an app.)
Just another wonderful consequence of Apple's penchant for overly generic application names. 😟
Maybe
and if that is the case I provided a likely answer
if in photos then my guess is that you have unchecked "event titles"
Although no one can do anything but guess until clear, accurate details are provided
I think I answered - but no one know since the details are not available and the OP declines to provide them
LN
The OP said he had IPhoto 9.6.1 (910.42) & was sorry for posting in the wrong forum. It seems pretty clear from that, at least to me, what app he is talking about.
Do the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.
2 - apply Option #4, Rebuild Database.
R C -R you are correct. IPhoto app. I have done all suggestions by Larry HN to no avail. I was wondering if because I have so many pictures, 63k, that the problem is volume? I have not wanted to rebuild the database yet.
I also notice that when I bring up the Launch pad the IPhoto app shows as being "Paused" but not off the bottom task bar. I am not sure if i am using the correct language but it opens from the bottom task bar but not from the launch pad.
GSHB wrote:
I have not wanted to rebuild the database yet.
I'm just guessing, but that seems like your best bet, unless there is something you haven't told us about that would make that problematic.
BTW, regarding terminology, what you refer to as the bottom task bar is known as the Dock on OS X systems. Applications on the Dock are sort of like special versions of aliases -- they provide a convenient way to access the app, to drop files on its Dock icon, for the app to notify you it wants your attention by bouncing, & so on.
Well, it didn't change anything after i rebuilt the library...I guess I will pony up for pd assistance.
Thanks anyway for your input!
Before shelling out money for assistance restore the backup copy of your library that was made just prior to you discovering the missing photos. They should be in that library. When you restore the library do not overwrite your current library but restore it to a different location until you can determine if the restored library is what you want to keep.
Thanks, i will do that. BTW I migrated my pictures to the new Photo app and they are listed as I had them originally, with date taken listed. Of course, the old IPhoto app still does not show the dates taken.
In which window are you viewing the photos in iPhoto: the Events window or the Photos window:
If in the Photos window do you have the Event titles enabled?
And lastly how do you have the View ➙ Sort Photos menu setup?
If you're in the Events window how is the sort menu setup?
IPhoto has stopped showing photos by date
