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iphoto - all photos disappear? - kathy m - 09-29-2010
anyone have this happen? iphoto mssg pop-up says "your thumbnails need updating". you click "ok" and all your photos are gone? i can't restore them, either. anyone know what to do?
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - weapon - 09-29-2010
I lost all my photos too. Iphoto is unstable as hell. I can see my library and it says 10GB but when I rebuild it and such, it still opens up with only one photo. It sucks. I have given up on it completely.
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - dreed2 - 09-29-2010
Try these suggestions: http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2145547
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - The UnDoug - 09-29-2010
You know, you can right click on the iPhoto file (forget which one exactly) and choose to open package, or some-such, and you should see all the photos and other files. Assuming they are there, make a back-up (if you don't have one), and then try re-importing them (start with a small group). If that works, then import them all.
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - weapon - 09-29-2010
Will try the manager.
undoug - Need to know what file to right click on before I can proceed.
I have most of my photos backed up but I am missing some videos that I had not made copies of yet.
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - DewGuy - 09-30-2010
weapon wrote:
undoug - Need to know what file to right click on before I can proceed.
iPhoto Library (it's a package file) and the default location is in your Pictures folder in your Home folder.
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - jdc - 09-30-2010
iPhoto has always been solid for me.
19000 photos, plenty of videos. 69 gigs.
Smart Albums make it rock even more.
Re: iphoto - all photos disappear? - weapon - 09-30-2010
Found the file. Thanks.
iPhoto Library Manager worked great. Everything was restored. Wonder how it got messed up in the first place?