All 9,416 of my photos have vanished

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I opened up iPhoto and it is as empty as the day I bought the laptop. I'm not getting too upset about this because it saves me having to back them all up but the pain will come later, every time I think of an irreplaceable photo I wanted to use or see.

Please tell me they are hiding in some recovery file somewhere.

[kingwilly]

Please tell me they are hiding in some recovery file somewhere.

ok,

they are hiding in some recovery file somewhere.

[Panda]

I opened up iPhoto and it is as empty as the day I bought the laptop. I'm not getting too upset about this because it saves me having to back them all up but the pain will come later, every time I think of an irreplaceable photo I wanted to use or see.

Please tell me they are hiding in some recovery file somewhere.

Did you use the search function?

START , SEARCH, PICTURES AND PHOTOS.

[lom]

Deja vue, aint it?
Seem to remember the same question from you not long ago.
You do of course restore them from your backup

[Butterfly]

^ what backup ?

seriously, Scampy, get yourself familiar with MacOS and buy a book to learn something,

[The Gentleman Scamp]

There were too many to backup - besides an external HD can be just as tempramental.

The search function is shit, it doesn't do anything - but I don't seem to have been freed of any space either so they must be somewhere.

[MeMock]

There were too many to backup - besides an external HD can be just as tempramental.

The search function is shit, it doesn't do anything

The search function on those computers is awesome and one of my favourite tools compared to the IBM variety.

Files just don't disappear when you open the programme, stop being a knob and go and have a look before spurting your crap on TD.

[terry57]

There were too many to backup - besides an external HD can be just as tempramental.

The search function is shit, it doesn't do anything - but I don't seem to have been freed of any space either so they must be somewhere.

Fok Scamp, don't tell me you ain't got a copy of your photos on a DVD. ????


Foking puter can shit its self anytime matey and the smart money is on having all ones photos BACKED UP on DVD.

[Felix Sphinx]

The Porn Ultimatum ? perhaps ring Jacqui Smut at Home Office UK or If on Windows O/S could you re-boot or system restore The geeks here or Pantip will have a solution unless the cause is physical eg spilled the BOLLY?

[kingwilly]

besides an external HD can be just as tempramental.

an external harddrive is a 2nd machine, unlikely both are gonna fail at the same time.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

^^ Nah the Leo is in my belly - but you're right, I think a visit to my local i-studio is in order.

^ Valid point. Smartass.

[baldrick]

seriously, Scampy, get yourself familiar with MacOS and buy a book to learn something,

yes - or try this site

Just Fucking Google It

[Butterfly]

Try MacExplorer, it will replace the Finder and that miserable Find function,

I worked 20min with the Mac today and I was going mad. How can people do any serious work with that machine ? everything is upside down and sideway. It's like operating a 1970 computer, completely useless.

[Rural Surin]

All items and documentation that might be considered valuable to you, should have hardcopy duplicates. What have we become? Dependent on cyber-electronics.

[astasinim]

Have you looked at the back of the couch? You`d be amazed what you can find there.


Sorry I have nothing constructive to say

[rotator]

I found a new back for my couch behind the fridge

[Wallalai]

Have you tried to search your iPhoto Library with Spotlight ? There are your photos, in the "Originals" folder. Just type iPh or Ori in Spotlight and it should show you something like this.


Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

[The Fresh Prince]

Or try this.

https://teakdoor.com/computer-news/48...-saved-my.html (Disk Warrior 4.1 Saved My Arse!)

I got it from demoniod.

[Butterfly]

Better idea yet, Insert the Installation DVD and restore everything

[BigRed]

It is obviously another advanced feature of the Mac which recognises that the user is incapable of critical analysis of his own work. The advent of digital media makes this a major problem as people now churn out thousands of images and save them all indiscriminately. Pre digital we were often saved by them not actually getting around to taking the films in for processing, or not having the cash to collect them. Now they are on hard drives and phone memory to bore friends and aquaintancies at the drop of a hat.

The Mac has an expert system, iSort, using advanced heuristic algorithms to grade and sort your photo collection automatically to reduce it to a manageable size. Unfortunately for you, it has classed yours as complete dross and assigned them to the bin.

[Butterfly]

Unfortunately for you, it has classed yours as complete dross and assigned them to the bin.

isn't the Mac great ?

[jizzybloke]

sCamp, i have your pictures and i'll give youa numbered account to put $100,00 into and then i'll release them!

you cock

[melvbot]

Which version of iPhoto are you using Scampy?

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Well if they have gone why haven't they left me ______ GB of space?

[melvbot]

Restore iPhoto Library Using iPhoto Extractor

If youre on Leopard and have an external drive why arent you using Time Machine?