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Jan 16, 2013 Download Duplicate Cleaner For iPhoto for macOS 10.7 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. Make your iPhoto or Photos library Slimmer and Faster!! Duplicate Cleaner For iPhoto, a nifty little app, is designed to deal with duplicate photos and videos in your iPhoto or Photos App. Can remove all found duplicates in a click. Deleting photos from Photos on Mac is similar to deleting them from iPhoto. Since there are more users using Photos app on macOS, here is how to delete photos from Photos on Mac. Delete photo(s) on Mac. Step 1 Open Photos. Step 2 Select the photo(s) you want to delete. To delete multiple photos, press Shift and select the photos. Yes, but it is not really necessary. There are certain things that iPhoto will do that Photos doesn't. You may want to remember your organizational scheme. I would suggest that you just remove iPhoto. You can safely delete either photo library – only if you delete both of them will you lose access to your photos; How to delete iPhoto library on your Mac. Now that you understand why you might want to delete an old iPhoto library, and why you don’t necessarily have to, let’s talk about how to actually do it. Apr 09, 2015 Now i have the new photos app up and running on Mac i no longer need iPhoto, what is the best/correct way to completely remove iPhoto and the iPhoto library from my Mac? I thought as photos is supposed to be a replacement for iPhoto apple would explain the best way to go about this but i don't.
If your iPhoto library is huge, one way you can cut it down is to remove all of the videos and store them elsewhere. But finding and then deleting videos in iPhoto can be tricky. You'll need to create a smart album, and then flag the videos before using a hidden command that moves all flagged items to the trash.Check out Removing Videos From Your iPhoto Library at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
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So you just deleted some pictures in iPhoto (or the new Photos app) on Mac, and now you want them back?
Or maybe you had some items failing to be transferred during a sync, and you couldn’t find the files in either iPhoto or your devices such as an iPhone or iPad?
In this guide, we are going to show you how to recover deleted pictures from iPhoto (or Photos app) on Mac.
Update: Apple has introduced the new Photos app since OS X Yosemite, to replace the old iPhoto application. That means if your Mac is with a relatively older OS X version, you’ll see iPhoto rather than Photos.
1. Look up iPhoto Trash or “Recently Deleted” on Photos App
In iPhoto, there is a Trash bin located on the left sidebar. When you delete an item, check the Trash. If you have clicked Empty Trash, don’t worry. The files go to the Mac Trash which usually locates in the Dock, so look up there too. If you find them, you can easily recover them by clicking the Put Back option.
In Photos app, there isn’t Trash. Instead, it’s called “Recently Deleted”. You’ll find it under “Albums” on Photos app.
Keep in mind that the “Recently Deleted” folder will only keep your deleted pictures for up to 40 days. After that period, items will be automatically deleted.
2. Check The IPhoto Or Photos Library
iPhoto, or the Photos app, stores all your items in its library. You can access that folder to see if your lost files are there.
To do so, on your desktop, click Go > Computer > Macintosh HD > Users > your username > Pictures > Photos Library, right click and select Show Package Contents and open “Masters” folder, here you may be able to find your images or videos.
3. Repair & Restore Missing Items via Library First Aid
Library First Aid was a function developed by Apple to rebuild or repair your library.
If you use iPhoto, learn how to repair it by watching this easy-to-follow video (less than 2 minutes)
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If you use the Photos app, quit the app first, then go to Applications, find the Photos app icon. Now press the keys Command + Option and double click the Photos app icon, this will bring you to a window like below.
Hit Repair. You’ll be prompted to enter the admin password to continue.
Once the repair is complete, check back your Photos app, see if your missing pictures or videos are alive now.
Apple recommends backing up your photo library before proceeding just in case.
4. Use Third-Party Photo Recovery Software
If if you have tried all the methods above, and you still can’t find your deleted or lost photos. A third-party photo recovery software might be your last resort. We recommend the following apps:
Stellar Photo Recovery for Mac — best for recovering lost images, videos, and songs on from both the internal Mac hard drive and external storage devices. If your iPhoto (or Photos) items got deleted from Trash, you could recover them using this software.
PhoneRescue — best for recovering different types of files from an iPhone/iPad, and extracting iTunes and iCloud backups to restore your lost items. It may help you find your lost iPhoto/Photos pictures.
Final Words
In the digital age, photos mean the whole world to us, we can’t afford to lose them. If you use iPhoto or Photos app to manage your pictures, chances are they can be deleted or missing due to human errors or technical reasons. But it’s not too late to recover the items if you take action quickly.
I hope you’ve retrieved your lost items using one of the methods above. Remember to back up your photos to multiple devices or to a cloud storage service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.
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Andreas is a freelance tech writer based in California. He works on a Mac in the office and lives with a PC and many old computer electronics at home. While he is not reading or writing, you’ll probably find him playing online games with friends.