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Iphoto photo recovery please help

K

Kayla.

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Jul 8, 2011
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Okay so i have a WD smartware backup. I backed up my whole computer including all my photos from Iphoto (this backup device also uses time machine) Then my computer died. Now I have a macbook pro and and I am trying to view my old iphoto photos. I have gone to recover backups many times and nothing is there. I am very worried I lost all my photos, please help I really need it.
Thanks in advanced,
K
 
Yes i did but before I could open iphoto I had to update it which may have screwed it up.
 
Yes but when I open it there are no photos. Then when I go to photo recovery nothing shows up. It does't show the last times I updated my computer like it did on my last computer instead it only shows today.
 
Yes it says Iphoto library but when I click it it just brings me to an empty iphoto library. I know the photos are in my external hard drive because when I went to recover them on my old computer (when it was working) I was able to see them all. Im sorry this probably sounds so confusing.
 
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Regarding the external hard drive. Are the names the same when they are mounted on the new MBP vs. the old one? The library may be pointing to a destination that had its name changed, etc.
 
kappaknight said:
Regarding the external hard drive. Are the names the same when they are mounted on the new MBP vs. the old one? The library may be pointing to a destination that had its name changed, etc.
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As far as I know the names don't change but i may be wrong. I never really payed attention to that on Iphoto.
 
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