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Cut files seem to be gone

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  • 18-02-2015 4:20pm
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    Jay D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭


    I am cleaning up an old Mac and going to sell, so I was moving all my 13.5 thousand or so images from iPhoto to a separate folder to upload. Decided to cut, as space on Mac low enough for that amount of duplication.

    Went to paste in new folder and after a while a message came up saying 'cannot copy IMGxxx' not enough storage.

    Fair enough. But it wasn't just one image, in fact no images were copied and the paste option is now gone. Images from my original folder are gone and just wondering if anyone has experience in this and could offer advice please?


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    Stuxnet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    I don't have a mac anymore, but I sympathise with your pain !!

    A quick google gave me this, I don't know will it help, it may ! I dont know is it freeware or what, chance are its not, most mac sw isnt

    http://www.yodot.com/mac-file-recovery/cut-paste-files-mac.html


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Have you checked the Pictures Folder to see if your iPhoto Library file is still there ? This single file holds all your images in their original form and should in theory have remained intact.

    If that file is still there then right-click it then Show Package Contents and you should see all your images still there. Unless of course that's where you took them from to begin with ?

    Ken


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    K.O.Kiki
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    Since when does Finder have Cut?
    I thought it was Copy only?


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    I thought that too but then I figured he cut them from iPhoto itself. The iPhoto library file should still be there anyway.

    Ken


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    Kavrocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,343 ✭✭✭Kavrocks


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Since when does Finder have Cut?
    I thought it was Copy only?
    CMD + C
    CMD + Option (Alt) + V

    The difference occurs in the paste command.


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    Jay D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Jay D


    Stuxnet wrote: »
    I don't have a mac anymore, but I sympathise with your pain !!

    A quick google gave me this, I don't know will it help, it may ! I dont know is it freeware or what, chance are its not, most mac sw isnt

    http://www.yodot.com/mac-file-recovery/cut-paste-files-mac.html

    Thanks but reluctant to buy into these just yet as I've tried Stellar Phoenix Recovery and don't think it gets my problem really. Like my files aren't actually deleted or trashed.
    ZENER wrote: »
    Have you checked the Pictures Folder to see if your iPhoto Library file is still there ? This single file holds all your images in their original form and should in theory have remained intact.

    If that file is still there then right-click it then Show Package Contents and you should see all your images still there. Unless of course that's where you took them from to begin with ?

    Ken

    I've just checked that there now and yes seems to 45gb!! Looks promising. Thank you!!

    However when I follow your advice and Show Package Contents, nothing in the folder seems to be of any big size. Like 12mb being the largest.

    Ok hold the fort, I've found a folder called 'Masters' seems like a huge chunk are in there. Blessing. Only prob it's allocated into a ton of different folders, still better than lost. looks like I have some work to do :p


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    Sad Professor
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    Rebuilding the iPhoto library might do the trick. But in case it doesn’t or even makes matters worse, make a backup of the Library file to an external hd first.


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    Jay D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Jay D


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Rebuilding the iPhoto library might do the trick. But in case it doesn’t or even makes matters worse, make a backup of the Library file to an external hd first.

    Thanks and yes definitely backing up first. Almost done in fact.


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    Stuxnet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,735 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    Well how did you get on....**drum roll...**


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    Jay D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Jay D


    **ba-dum dishhhhhhhh!!...**

    I didn't go for the actual iPhoto rebuild.

    My folders were labeled 2009 - 2015 and were relatively neatly labelled within. Obviously a fierce amount of junk and one offs in there. However all are backed up and stored now. As explained in PM to Zener I am very grateful!! :)

    The Mac is reformatted finally and gone elsewhere.


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