brigittegreece

Q: photos disappeared when I upgraded from iPhoto to Photos

hi,

 

I upgraded from iPhoto to Photos but photos and books I was working on disappeared.

 

Where can I find those pictures and the books ?

 

Thanks.

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Posted on Jan 17, 2016 10:36 AM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 18, 2016 7:51 AM in response to brigittegreece
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    Jan 18, 2016 7:51 AM in response to brigittegreece

    Sorry but with no information we can only make guesses

     

    The general answer is to launch Photos and let it migrate your iPhoto library - photos and organization will migrate (see How Photos handles content and metadata from iPhoto and Aperture - Apple Support ) on your first launch - if that does not happen you can drag the iPhoto library to the Photos icon in the Dock to migrate it

     

    For more specific answers you have to give more specific details about what you have, what you are doing and what is happening

     

    LN

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jan 18, 2016 10:11 AM in response to brigittegreece
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    Jan 18, 2016 10:11 AM in response to brigittegreece

    You can still use iPhoto on the library with the .migratedphotolibrary extension if you had some version of iPhoto 9.x prior to the upgrade. 

     

    iPhoto wasn't deleted from your hard drive.  It was just removed from the Dock and is still in the Applications folder. In order to get iPhoto 9.6.1 from the App Store you first must have some version of iPhoto 9.X on your hard drive. If you do try following Terence Devlin's instructions in this post to obtain iPhoto 9.6.1 from the App Store:

    Terence Devlin

    Apr 14, 2015 11:21 AM

    Re: Is Iphoto gone ? i want it back!

    in response to Johannes666

    Recommended

     

    Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1

     

    If iPhoto 9.6.1 is there, close the App Store, drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash and then go back to the App Store.

     

    Install the App from the App Store.

     

    Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928

     

    One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?

     

    iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.

    NOTE: the key to this procedure is to move the existing version of iPhoto 9 to the Trash bin in the Dock (don't empty yet) before going to the App Store.

     

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