Ok, yes I appreciate this is not simple by emails. Responses underlined. See below.
Regards Pete > On 16 May 2015, at 11:56 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Without knowing exactly what you did and the order in which you did things, > fixing this is really hard work not being able to physically check your > computer. > >> I have run the Repair Photos library as you've suggested here and it runs >> through to 100%. Still same status with no photos showing after that, old >> iPhoto events list still showing all greyed out. > You Quit Photos.app after it completed the Repair & then relaunched Photos > App normally (from the Dock)? Yes, I did this and same result, no photos > showing. > > Do you have iPhoto.app in the Dock? If not place it in the Dock and try this: > Yes, I put it back there onto the Dock now. > > 1. Launch iPhoto App (from the dock) with COMMAND + OPTION keys held down > This will bring up 'iPhoto Library First Aid’ panel > 2. Select ‘Repair Permissions’ > 3. Click ‘Repair’ > Then Quit iPhoto I tried steps above and iPhoto does not open, I get the dialogue box which says "Aperture library needs to be upgraded". > > 4. Launch iPhoto App (from the dock) with COMMAND + OPTION keys held down > again > 5. Select ‘Repair Database’ > 6. Click ‘Repair’ > Then Quit iPhoto Same as above, "Aperture library needs to be upgraded". > > See if you can then launch iPhoto normally and see all your photos. > > Cheers, > Ronni > >> On 16 May 2015, at 11:09 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ever since the update to OSX, iPhoto hasn't worked - I have just been >> presented with the message "Aperture library needs to be upgraded". >> >> I believe it was the cleaner app which placed the iPhoto library in the >> Trash but from over 3 weeks ago I can't recall if that cleaning operation >> was before or after doing the OSX update - if I was to guess I would say I >> ran the cleaner app after the OSX update. If the cleaning was run before OSX >> update (and the iPhoto library was in Trash while the OSX update ran), >> perhaps this is the reason. What if I did a trial and placed the iPhoto >> library back in Trash (without emptying naturally) and then tested the >> operation of iPhoto and Photos? If the mapping for Photos (with its >> intelligent cross mapping with iPhoto) was established with the iPhoto >> library in Trash, that may account for the 'broken' front end to back end >> connection as the locations of the files in the mapping table is wrong? >> >> I have run the Repair Photos library as you've suggested here and it runs >> through to 100%. Still same status with no photos showing after that, old >> iPhoto events list still showing all greyed out. >> >> Regards >> >> >> Pete >> >>> On 16 May 2015, at 9:20 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ok Peter, >>> >>> As I mentioned previously The file sizes on the two Libraries indicate the >>> update/transition has completed... but there is some damage or corruption. >>> When you noticed the original iPhoto Library was in the Trash and you then >>> relocated that library to the correct location in Pictures folder... did >>> that iPhoto Library work correctly?... that is “Did it show all your >>> Photos, Albums etc? >>> I'm trying to find out if the corruption was BEFORE you updated to Photos >>> or AFTER. >>> >>> If it was after I would suggest you try “Repairing the PHOTO Library” - >>> Photos Library.photoslibrary >>> 1. Hold the COMMAND and OPTION keys down and launch PHOTOS app >>> 2. You will receive a dialog window - Click “Repair” >>> and see ‘Repairing Library’ and a progress bar >>> >>> Let me know your results please. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>>> On 16 May 2015, at 8:52 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> A further piece of information on this. If i right mouse on either the >>>> iPhoto or Photos libraries and select "Open Package Contents" I can see >>>> the contents and the Masters folder which shows the Year/Month/Date >>>> hierarchy and in turn the JPG files within the bottom level folder, so >>>> they are there! It seems the mapping from the app front end for both >>>> iPhoto and Photos to the JPG files is 'broken'. >>>> >>>> Note, I haven't tried to do anything more, just looked. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>>> On 16 May 2015, at 7:59 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni,yes a typo on my part, see below corrected now with underline >>>>> for my input. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pete >>>>> >>>>>> On 15 May 2015, at 11:20 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>>> >>>>>> I might have to take this ‘Offlist’ as I’m not too sure if you are >>>>>> giving me the correct information. >>>>>> Check what I’ve mentioned below and reply to the list please. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’ll send you a document ‘Offlist’ showing screenshots of my iPhoto >>>>>> Libraries BEFORE & AFTER Update/transition to Photos. >>>>>> And the Option Key open Photos App to ‘Choose Library’ FYI >>>>>> iPhoto Libraries before & After transition to Photos Libraries.pdf >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15 May 2015, at 5:53 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Ronni, I am back home now so feedback now is first-hand off my >>>>>>> wife's MBP. Responses to questions inserted below. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pete. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5 May 2015, at 4:44 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just to clarify a few things before I suggest anything else. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On your wife’s MBP - In her Pictures Folder there is NOT a “iPhoto >>>>>>>> Library.photolibrary” Or "iPhoto Library”? >>>>>> >>>>>>>> In the Pictures folder there is an iPhoto.photolibrary of size 291.94GB >>>>>> Are you SURE iPhoto.photolibrary is correct - or is it iPhoto >>>>>> Library.photolibrary of size 291.94GB. Yes it is in fact "iPhoto >>>>>> Library.photolibrary". >>>>>>>> and there is a Photos Library.photoslibrary of size 292.84GB. >>>>>> That looks correct! >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hold Down the Option key & keep it down as you click Photos to open >>>>>>>> and see the ‘Choose Library' dialog window. >>>>>>>> Two options shown. Photos Library and iPhoto Library. >>>>>> Are you SURE - or are they named Photos Library.photoslibrary and iPhoto >>>>>> Library.photolibrary. Yes, it is as you say when holding Option whilst >>>>>> clicking Photos there are two listed libraries. "Photos >>>>>> Library.photoslibrary" and "iPhoto Library.photolibrary". >>>>>> >>>>>> If they are named as I mention above- that is correct… that is what you >>>>>> should see! >>>>>> Select 'Photos Library.photoslibrary' and click Choose Library >>>>>> >>>>>> The file sizes on the two Libraries indicate the update/transition has >>>>>> completed - you should be able to select ‘Photos Library.photoslibrary’ >>>>>> to open Photos with all your previous iPhoto photos & albums etc. Yes, I >>>>>> would have thought so too. I selected "Photos Library.photoslibrary" and >>>>>> no photos presented. When i click the triangle toggle for 'iPhoto >>>>>> Events', all of the Events folders dating back to 2004 as they used to >>>>>> present in iPhoto show as a greyed out icon beneath the 'iPhoto Events' >>>>>> header (about 200 of them). If I select any one of these greyed out >>>>>> event folders, i get an empty white panel to the right side. If I select >>>>>> 'All Photos', also no photos are shown. The photo images are not shown. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I’ll send you the document in another email to you ‘Offlist’, but please >>>>>> post back to the list otherwise it is a consult fee. >>>>>> This has taken a lot of time trying to send & receive information >>>>>> through a third party is always difficult. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> What shows there? Also what shows there if you click “Other Library”? >>>>>>>> Takes me to a browser window Pictures to select form the same two >>>>>>>> Photos Library and iPhoto Library. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It seems as thought the transition/import of iPhoto Library has not >>>>>>>> fully completed. If it had, the next time you opened the Photos.app >>>>>>>> everything would look similar/ but a bit different to iPhoto.app. I >>>>>>>> agree i think the two libraries are in a transitional state. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also if it had, you would have been able to double-click on iPhoto >>>>>>>> Library.migratedphotolibrary and you would see this message “Your >>>>>>>> photo library has been migrated to Photos. You can open it in iPhoto, >>>>>>>> but any changes such as editing or adding new photos will not appear >>>>>>>> in the Photos app” and the 'Open Photos’ button would be BLUE for you >>>>>>>> to click. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Was the only iPhoto Library backup on the Time Machine sparsebundle >>>>>>>> that you deleted? Yes, the only iPhoto library backup was within the >>>>>>>> sparesebuydle I blew away, there is no backup. >>>>>>>> I would much prefer to know there is a backup.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Let me know the answers to above queries before I perhaps suggest you >>>>>>>> try to Repair the Photos Library. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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