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Question

Lost iPhotos

Aug 13, 2011 10:59AM PDT

After deleting iPhoto Prefs, I no longer have my iPhotos, even after replacing the Prefs.

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More information please
Aug 14, 2011 2:41AM PDT

what version of OS X are you using?
What version of iPhoto are you using.

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Lost iPhotos
Aug 14, 2011 7:49AM PDT

Found them in 1 of the 3 libraries. Thanks!
The program was not functioning properly-it took forever to "Quit", or crashed instead. It was suggested in the "book" to 1) repair permissions-I did, 2) look for an update-it was up to date & 3) delete the prefs (Library-pref folder-delete the 2 .plist found there. I did, didn't empty Trash.
When I opened iPhoto, it was totally empty. I reinstated the prefs from the trash, but still had 0 photos.
Maybe that isn't a good way to troubleshoot??

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Glad you got it fixed
Aug 14, 2011 10:10AM PDT

did you know that there is a forum dedicated to iLife, which includes iPhoto/