Photos from iPhone 5S imported to iPhoto but not loading. I use cable to connect them, and not on iCloud.
Are you running iPhoto or the new Photos app? You've posted in the Photos community but mention iPhoto. Which is it?
My iPhone 5S runs iOS 8.3. Just says Photos. Mac iPhoto 9.6.1.
As a test launch iPhoto on your Mac with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Connect your iPhone and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?
Also do a hard reset of your iPhone and reboot your Mac and try again.
Thanks for your answer. I shut down iPhone for a few minutes then restarted. Mac - wanted to restart, iPhoto had same message as it has for several days - "Photos are being imported to the photo library. Please wait for import to complete. OK" Same message there if i click on ok, or try to close iPhoto. So I unmounted my iPhone. Then did a force quit to get iPhoto to shut down. Then shut down Mac for a couple of minutes then restarted it. Launched iPhoto as you suggested with Option key, it did open new library. Connected iPhone to Mac, it says Import 1741 photos (these are all on my iPhone, not just the new ones), clicked on that, a few did import then stopped at 1718 to import and spot next to Device place spun and spun. I clicked on the Import bar again and get the same "Photos are being imported message" as before. (Spinning stopped.)
Any chance it's unhappy that I haven't don't the latest download? I don't want Apple Music on my iPhone, very limited space remaining. And I want to get most of the recent pictures off it, trip+wedding. Suggestions?
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here (and recommended by Apple Support personnel) in the ASC to help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Problem description:
Trying to download pics from iPhone Photos to Mac iPhoto. Importing but not loading. Keep getting message “Photos are being imported…” for 3 days.
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 7/26/15, 8:07 PM
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 227 - SN = 9G32005NBD3MB
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 3:6:38
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST500LM012 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (237.09 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.Networking (7.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.OSServices (7.0.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (2.6.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.SoundID.driver.SoundIDUpdate (1.0.5 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
VirtualPCOSServices: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualPCOSServices
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
apple-scc-20140711-122535 UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.3.3 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017265: Version: Unknown
Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
Scorch: Version: 5.2.5 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50401.0 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Unity Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 1.1.1 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% WindowServer
2% fontd
0% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
0% iPhoto
0% taskgated
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
476 MB kernel_task
451 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(3)
283 MB iPhoto
123 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
106 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
169 MB Free RAM
3.83 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jul 26, 2015, 04:58:46 PM Self test - passed
You have none of the obvious things that can affect a Mac's performance. You should update the outdated startup items in red in the report.
Also if you don't already have a backup strategy in place you should get one in place. There are two types of hard drives: those that have crashed and those that will - eventually.
There have been a number of reports of iPhones not being recognized or unable to import into iPhoto since Yosemite.
A workaround and a fix for not getting the duplicate warning is to use Image Capture to download the photos from the phone to a folder on the Desktop. Import that folder into iPhoto by dragging it into the open iPhoto window or the iPhoto icon in the Dock.
I found that even if I didn't get the duplicate warning when importing with the camera connected via USB when I imported from a folder on the hard drive I would get the duplicate warning.
Thanks for your help. I did download the iPhone pics to desktop using Image Capture. (Neglected to put them in a folder, will deal with those.) The Photos are being imported message stayed, couldn't get rid of it. And have message that update downloads couldn't be done because iPhoto didn't shut down. So - I decided to call Apple, since there is obviously a problem. Looked at iPhoto again - and it's fixed. Pics that were imported did load. And I connected iPhone again and all photos are imported and loaded. And the pics I had added from my Canon camera are there. And all of the pictures from when I got digital camera are there. So it's fixed. No idea how that happened.
Thanks for your suggestions. I tried them, IC worked. I do wonder what happened and what fixed it. I trust my experience will be reported to Apple, you said there had been similar problems with Yosemite and all experiences should be reported.
Photos from iPhone 5S imported to iPhoto but not loading. Also didn't offer don't duplicate option. Don't use and don't want iCloud.
