Thank goodness for that Pete! You can go back to Roy Hill on Thursday with a clear conscience! I assume you have already made a second backup copy, other than Time Machine! As usual, tributes to Ronni! Dad
> On 19 May 2015, at 9:36 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Users, just wanted to close this out. I messed up with my iPhoto to Photos > migration. Basically, unless you allow it to complete the process of its own > accord, then potential for it to come unstuck. I did a cleaning step in > between the migration and corrupted it beyond a known repair. > > Anyway, wha I did with ronni's help was to extract the "Master" images folder > from within the iPhotos Package onto an external drive, then made space on my > wife's MBP, then imported the images from the Masters folder back into a NEW > Photos library file. It took a while, but eventually, all 38,000 dd photos > into a new library. A bit of metadata missing, but they seem to still be > stacked chronologically. > > An end to a near divorce saga. But all is restored now. > > Regards > > > Pete > > On 18 May 2015, at 8:54 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Ok noted Ronnie. I got a 2TB drive in readiness for this and clean >> formatted. >> >> I won't go near SQLite db. >> >> I go back on Friday morning so can probably get back in business by then. >> >> Regards >> >> Pete. >> >> >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Ronni Brown >> Date:18/05/2015 07:51 (GMT+08:00) >> To: WAMUG >> Subject: Re: iPhoto to Photos migration >> >> Hello Peter, >> >> I will get back to you when it is at possible with more detail.... BUT DON'T >> try the fix you mentioned from apple discussions below!!! >> Remain very aware that you DO NOT have any BACKUP of your wife's Library. >> You ONLY have a corrupted iPhoto Library file... that iPhoto & iPhoto >> Library Manager were unable to rebuild... and NO backup if things go wrong & >> they can go horribly wrong! >> >> From what you have told us, CleanMyMac2 (with User help) did a real job of >> corrupting her iPhoto Library... the iPhoto Library is a SQLite database and >> can not be modified. Goodness knows what system files it deleted or changed >> as well? >> >> The only chance you have of saving your wife's photos now I feel is to >> Create a NEW iPhoto Library from the Masters folder. >> But you can't just do that with the current iPhoto Library and iPhoto >> situation on her MBP, we will need to move things and start fresh. >> I will get back with details how to go about this, I will have to take it >> "Off-List" as I'll send you detailed instructions document. >> >> First I need you to get a clean External Drive and Format it OS X Extended >> (Journaled) and GUID Partition Table. >> If you require details how to do this post back & I'll send you details. >> >> OK, I'll get back to you offlist as soon as I am able to. How many days >> before you go back to work? >> I'm off to a client now, but will check my email when possible & get back to >> your problem when possible. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> >> >>> On 17 May 2015, at 4:11 pm, Peter Crisp <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Another thought, if I take a Copy of the “Masters” folder out to an >>> external drive, Create a New iPhoto library (in the Pictures folder) and >>> then Import from the “Masters” copying sitting off the hard disc, will that >>> retrieve the images back into the new library? (I’d have to park the >>> current if and Photos libraries off the hard disc for space reasons but, my >>> Wife is not big on metadata, Faces is too much for her, all that would >>> really matter is the original import date information (or JPG file date >>> information) which is defined by the folder name the JPG’s reside in. >>> Picture edits have been near nil the entire life of her storing photos so >>> wouldn’t matter - maybe a dozen redeye reductions. >>> >>> Another hit found this. This guy here may be going too far for me to >>> implement a fix - but reads similar to my problem, even if the cause was >>> different. >>> >>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3216539?tstart=0 >>> <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3216539?tstart=0> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- 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> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: [email protected] ____________________________________________________
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