IPhoto Upgrader

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IPhoto Upgrader

MacBook Pro OS X, 10.9.5, iPhoto version 9.5

My laptop crashed and I got a new hard drive installed. I downloaded my iPhoto photos from Mozy.com back up service, onto a flash drive. I plugged flash drive in to look at pictures, got error that iPhoto Updater was required. Downloaded IPhoto Updater. Now the iPhoto on laptop won't open like it used to. Continues to give me error message that library needs to be upgraded. When I click on Upgrade, iPhoto closes. I also tried to "choose library" from the iPhoto on Updater and the iPhoto Library on the hard drive gives message that my library can open with the current version and does not need to be prepared with the tool. When I tried to "choose library of the flash drive, it was grayed out, not able to select. Any help would be appreciated. I have never posted anywhere before so I hope this makes sense. Mindy

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Apr 23, 2016 2:42 PM

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Answer 1

léonie

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Apr 23, 2016 2:55 PM in response to Mindy263

Which iPhoto version created the iPhoto Library? You need only the iPhoto Library upgrader, if the library has been created by iPhoto 7.1.2 or an older version of iPhoto. Did you run iPhoto 7.1.2 or older before the crash?

Continues to give me error message that library needs to be upgraded

What is the exact error message, literally?

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Answer 2

Mindy263 Author

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Apr 23, 2016 3:07 PM in response to léonie

Thank you for replying. The exact message I get when clicking on iPhoto on my laptop to open is "The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto. Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete." I do not know the previous version. I have had my laptop since 2010, I believe. Thank you.

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Yer_Man

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Apr 23, 2016 3:11 PM in response to Mindy263

That's a standard warning and makes no mention of an upgrader at all. It means no more than it says. You're opening the Library with a newer version of iPhoto. You won’t be able to open it with an older version after. There is nothing to worry about. Make a back up and upgrade

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Mindy263 Author

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Apr 23, 2016 3:23 PM in response to Yer_Man

Thank you for the information. I have two choices on the message. One is "quit" and the other is "upgrade" which is highlighted blue. When I click on Upgrade the application closes. When I click on "Quit" it also closes. It does not open now. Only that message comes up. I'm sorry if I do not understand your direction.

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léonie

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Apr 23, 2016 3:24 PM in response to Mindy263

. When I click on Upgrade, iPhoto closes. I also tried to "choose library"

Does iPhoto just close the window, when you click upgrade, or is there a crashlog and an error message?

Does iPhoto run at all when you launch it while holding down the options key to create a new, empty library?

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Mindy263 Author

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Apr 23, 2016 3:44 PM in response to léonie

I did what you said, held down the options key and clicked on iPhoto and it gave me a choice of where to open from. I picked IPhoto Library and it worked!!!!! 9553 pictures are back!!! Thank you very much for the detailed information. I was (am) clueless. Thank you. Mindy

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léonie

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Apr 23, 2016 3:54 PM in response to Mindy263

! 9553 pictures are back!!!

That's great! 🙂

You're welcome.

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