Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
These are the details of my computer: I have recently updated (1st time ever) to OS X Yosemite. I did not back up any of my stuff and now have lost all of my photos. iPhoto does not exist anymore and I cannot seem to find it on the app store to update (I think it already came installed on the mac) Please could somebody help me get back my photos? There is over 4 years missing. Thanks in advance for all your help.
I got this
Hi Old Toad, thanks for this. I have gone through your process and still can only find my most recent photos that Ihave uploaded (post yosemite update). Still cannot find my old iPhotos. :-(
Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), select Disk Utility and repair both the disk permissions and the disk. Reboot normally and try to open the Pictures folder.
If you can't click on the Pictures folder and bring up its Info window:
If you don't have Read & Write access click on the padlock, enter your Admin password and change your Privilege to Read & Write.
That's a very helpful screenshot.
Maybe the permissions just got messed up somewhere. You should definitely be able to open your own Pictures folder.
Can you paste this command into the Terminal.app and then try to open the Pictures folder again?
sudo chown -R jenniemccann ~/Pictures
Then you'll have to recover your iPhoto library and do the same with it to see if the photos were there or not.
thanks aatsi I got this
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Yeah, that's where you enter your password. You won't see any visual feedback (no asterisks or anything), but just hit Enter when you're done, and it'll accept your password (assuming you typed it correctly).
sudo - temporarily escalate to administrator (root) privileges for this one command
chown - change ownership of the following directory
-R - change ownership of all the folders and files within the directory
jenniemccann - which user to change ownership to
~/Pictures - which directory to change ownership of
Because sudo is escalating your privileges, it needs your password to proceed (at least the first time).
Hi aatsi I have done what you said and entered my password. What shall I do now? Thanks for your help by the way
If there were no errors, you should be able to open up your Pictures folder now and not get the "cannot be opened" error message any more.
hi aatsi, this has come up again ...
Hi Old Toad thanks for your message. I have tried your fix and it says that I have read and write privileges ..... whats going on?
Try the following procedure to reset the user privileges on your home folder by booting into the Recovery volume:
macjack My Swamp
Re: Where did my HOME folder go?
Feb 27, 2012 7:28 PM (in response to Baba)
1. Restart holding down the Command and R keys.
2. You’ll be at the Repair Utilities screen. Click the Utilities item in the Menu Bar, then click Terminal.
3. In the Terminal window, type resetpassword and hit Return.
4. The password reset utility window launches, but you’re not going to reset the password. Instead, click on icon for your Mac’s hard drive at the top. From the dropdown below it, select the user account where you’re having issues.
5. At the bottom of the window, you’ll see an area labeled Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs. Click the Reset button there.
The process takes a few minutes. When it’s completed, restart.
Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with my iPhoto issues. In the end i booked an appointment at the apple shop genius bar and they sorted it out for me. It was the fact that I did not have access to my photos. But all fixed now. Thank you soon much for spending the time to try and help me though. It is very much appreciated! JEN
Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with my iPhoto issues. In the end i booked an appointment at the apple shop genius bar and they sorted it out for me. It was the fact that I did not have access to my photos. But all fixed now. Thank you soon much for spending the time to try and help me though. It is very much appreciated! JEN
I have lost all my photos when updated to OS X Yosemite. Can somebody help please?
