Hi Ronni, thanks for the reply. I thought I would answer the two questions before I follow all the instructions, even though it probably makes sense to do what you suggest anyway, but being cautious I will wait.
> 1. Both these iPhoto Library's on your iMac (Lion - iPhoto 9.3.2) failed to > Upgrade in iPhoto and therefore won't open in iPhoto? - Yes. > 2.Both these iPhoto Library's on your MBP (Lion - iPhoto 9.3.2) have upgraded > in iPhoto and therefore open correctly in iPhoto? - No. The MPB has one entirely separate library. I only mentioned it as a point of reference to show that I had followed your instructions carefully, completely and successfully two days earlier and iPhoto worked. Then I did the exact same two days later and iPhoto failed. The only time anything from the MBP library has been in contact with either of the iMac Libraries, was an import of one event to the "Matt" library. I have trashed the "Test iPhoto Library". The App store issue fixed itself when 10.8 installed itself, as I expected it to do, that is how I was able to run the Software Updates after the installation. Do you want me to still carry on with the same instructions? Take care. Matt On 15/08/2012, at 4:56 PM, wamug.org.au-wamug-requ...@lists.wamug.org.au wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:07:43 +0800 > From: Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: iPhoto doesn't open after Upgrade to Mountain Lion > To: wamug@wamug.org.au > Message-ID: <1d8f846c-bc2c-42d0-a198-90d3dac87...@mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Ok Matt, > >> From the information you have now given below, this is my understanding... >> is it correct please? > > 1. Both these iPhoto Library's on your iMac (Lion - iPhoto 9.3.2) failed to > Upgrade in iPhoto and therefore won't open in iPhoto? > 2.Both these iPhoto Library's on your MBP (Lion - iPhoto 9.3.2) have upgraded > in iPhoto and therefore open correctly in iPhoto? > > If this is the situation, let's look at trying to solve this another way. > You mention you have a backup of your MBP that has these two iPhoto > (working) Library's on it. > > What I suggest you do is: > A) First trash the "Test iPhoto Library" on your iMac. > B) Quit iPhoto.app if it is open > > 1. Copy the two iPhoto Library's from the SuperDuper backup of the MBP to > your Main Hard Drive on iMac to (a different folder than the current iPhoto > Library's)..... (i.e don't place them in your Home Folder > Pictures where > you currently have your iPhoto Library's) > > 2. Do a File > Get Info on both these Library's and check you have "Open with > iPhoto.app" > and sharing & Permissions: "matt (Me) has 'Read & Write' access" > > 3. Open each Library with iPhoto.app > > Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting > Window Menu select 'Choose Library' > Make sure you choose one of the Library's you have just copied to your > Hard Drive... To be sure you select the correct Library, the location of the > Library you select will show under the Window Menu > > 3. It will open and update the Library (and 'hopefully' open correctly) > > If it works, drag the damaged Library's to the Trash and put each of the > 'new' Library's in their place (Home Folder > Pictures) > > 4. Check that both of the 'new' Library's open correctly and everything is > there. > > 5. If so you can Empty the trash. > > More comments in situ below: > > On 14/08/2012, at 10:40 PM, Matt Falvey <mmfal...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni, No I realise you are busy and have no problems waiting, I will be >> busy, as I referred in my post to Adrian, down at PMH with my daughter for >> the next 2 days so I wont be doing anything on the computer anyway, so there >> is no rush. >> >> Now, I did not set up Aperture and iPhoto. It is just that after losing >> virtually all of the photo's I had in "iPhoto Library Matt", when I did the >> upgrade about 2 months or so ago, (that "Matt" library is now 7.34GB and was >> 37.85GB - It was good fortune that a few days later I found I had a copy of >> it sitting in Aperture, otherwise 30GB of photo's would have been lost), I >> read that if I upgraded from 10.6.8 to 10.8 then the Matt photo's that I now >> have in Aperture could be accessed in iPhoto. >> >> I did not merge any libraries or interfere with any App's. I had had an on >> ongoing problem trying to get access to the App store for a couple of years >> on my iMac, this is where this installation is occurring, so I had to >> redownload 10.8 on my MBP, stick it on a USB stick and run the software >> update from it to the iMac. I then Repaired Permissions and Ran Software >> Update. > > We need to fix this issue in another Subject Post to WAMUG. >> >> As the whole update was about Aperture and iPhoto, I started on them in >> alphabetical order. I opened Aperture and ran its library upgrade and >> everything worked out fine, without a hitch. >> >> I then went to do the same to iPhoto and have posted the results. >> >> I did not merge the Aperture Library with either of the two iPhoto Libraries >> Matt & Mon, there is also a Test iPhoto Library sitting there which is dated >> 1 Nov 2010 which doesn't have any photo's in it. >> >> I did not choose to merge them, I don't want to merge them. > > They won't merge unless you specifically select they do. They will remain as > separate Library's and be able to be opened in either Application (but not > simultaneously). > >> I don't particularly care about the Matt library as I have mentioned that is >> the one that was partially recovered from the debacle last time and I have >> the entire contents of that library in Aperture. If it doesn't ruin things, >> I could probably chuck it, if told how to. The Mon library on the other >> hand is essential as that is only stored in iPhoto and on the Backup. >> >> I looked at the link you supplied and it is a little misleading. It show >> images of the iPhoto and Aperture Libraries Icons, Pre upgrade: Ocean view >> and Palm tree sunset (iPhoto) & Snow covered Volcano (Aperture) Then the >> same iPhoto and Aperture Libraries Icons, Post upgrade: both a large Pink >> Flower. >> >> When I look at any icon that I have of an Aperture or iPhoto library in >> finder it has a large Pink Flower, this includes the Matt & Mon libraries >> that wont upgrade, the Test iPhoto Library which has never been opened since >> Nov 2010 and all the Aperture and iPhoto libraries on my Backup HD which >> were backed up before I downloaded the 10.8 system upgrade and had only been >> connected to check out the icons? So in effect Libraries as old as 2010 are >> being assigned Post upgrade Icons and that could be very misleading and >> costly. > > All the Library's; Aperture & iPhoto since upgrading have the 'Flower icons'. > The iPhoto.app icon is still the 'Ocean View & Palm tree' > I don't have Aperture installed but I image it's Application icon has not > changed either. > >> >> I noticed on the link that is says that I can open iPhoto libraries in >> Aperture, but as Aperture is working and iPhoto is not I am loath to try >> this, as a bird in the hand. >> >> I hope that covers everything. I am amazed at the difference in the >> installation between the two computers. I did the MBP first and the iMac two >> days later and it is as if I have installed two different systems. > > Something must have been amiss with the iMac's system prior to doing the > upgrade to Lion, or something with the Lion upgrade. >> >> Thanks for your ongoing help. > > You're welcome. >> >> Matt > > 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>
