Hi
I was just about to make a backup of my pictures on iphoto so I selected the whole library (10,000+ pictures) and hit cmd + X instead of C for copy.
Is there any way I can retrieve them? They arent appearing in my trash in iphoto nor in my trash bin on the desktop.
Help would be much appreciated!!!!!! thank you
Look in the iPhoto Trash Bin in the sidebar. If you haven't empties it yes they should still be in there. Select them and drag onto the Event icon at the top of the sidebar to move them back into their original Events.
OR select all of the photos in the Trash bin, Control (right) - click on one and select Put Back from the contextual menu:
Hi
Ive went into that trash bin and theres nothing there ive had about 8 years of photos backed up onto the iphoto 😟
Make sure you didn't use the Hide Photos key combination. Go to the View menu and check Hidden Photos. See if that brings them back.
Otherwise, restore the backup copy of the iPhoto Library that was made just prior to this occurring.
yea there was still nothing there
thanks for your help!
i havent made a backup in a few years i guss the majority of them are gone 😟
yea there was still nothing there
thanks for your help!
i havent made a backup in a few years I guess the majority of them are gone 😟
The next step would be to stop using the Mac until you can find a file recovery app like SubrosaSoft FileSalvage and run its demo version to see how many image files it can find and recover before you purchase it. You can go to MacUpdate.com and search for "file recovery" to get a listing of other potential recovery apps.
I was able to find the root of my iphoto library and it says it has over 70gb on it
is this where the library will still be stored? will there be any way for me to reopen it in iphoto and it will put back all the data?
Open the iPhoto Library with the Finder as shown below
and look inside the Masters folder to see if its subfolders contain the original image files. Do not make any changes while inside the package.
If it does try the following first:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
If that fails, move the Master folder to the Desktop, launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new library. Then drag the subfolder from the Masters folder into the new iPhoto library window a few at a time. Once all of the photos have been imported into the new library and verified you can delete the old library package and the Masters folder.
You should seriously consider implementing a backup strategy ASAP. The easiest is to get an external HD about 2.5 times the size of the drive(s) you're backing up and use Time Machine.
Thank you very much for your help i really appreciate it!
I have opened up that application and it is showing me my whole library (except 101 photos) in the trash
Will i just try to create a new library and add them all into that then open the libary in iphoto?
Again thank you so much for your help
You saved everything thank you very much!! really appreciated!!!
I 'cut' the photos from my iphoto by mistake
