Rebuild Photos Library
- Disappearing photos in iPhoto: rebuilding the library. Photos suddenly disappear from iPhoto, generally after some change - the addition or deletion of images, etc.
- Launch the Photos app. In the lower-left corner of the app, press the Settings button. Midway down the Settings page, you can see a section called Sources. Clicking the X buttons to the right of the folders removes them, and clicking 'Add a folder' allows you to pick new folders to include in your collection.
Make this new library your System Photo Library in the Photos Preferences General, see System Photo Library overview. 1.In the Photos app on your Mac, choose Photos Preferences, then click General. 2.To make the current library the System Photo Library, click Use as System Photo Library. After copying in pictures to iphone /private/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/100APPLE you have to delete the following files to force iphone to rebuild the library (/private. I had these problems a while ago and couldn't do anything but to create a new library and let iCloud Photo Library repopulate it. One thing you could try is to create a new library, then right click and say Show Package Contents. Then do that for your original library also, and move it's folders into the new libraries folders.
When you upgrade to a new version of PhotoStructure, you may see this progressbar:
What’s going on here? #
New versions of PhotoStructure frequently introduce new features.
Some of these features may require revisiting the photos and videos in yourlibrary.
Library rebuilding happens in several steps:
- File metadata is updated.
- Assets are regrouped.
- Asset previews are refreshed.
- New taggers may be applied.
What does “updating file metadata” mean? #
PhotoStructure extracts and stores a bunch of metadata about the files in yourlibrary in your PhotoStructure library database. This database makes browsingand library synchronization fast, and is used todeduplicate your photos and videos.
What does “regrouping assets” mean? #
PhotoStructure applies deduplicationheuristics for all files associated to each asset.
This can result in the number of assets in your library increasing or decreasingas this step progresses.
What does “refreshing previews” mean? #
PhotoStructure examines and rebuilds the previews, thumbnails, and transcodedvideos in your library to make sure they are up to date.
This may mean your library takes a bit more or less disk space than it didbefore rebuilding.
What does “curating assets” mean? #
New versions of PhotoStructure may come with new “curators,” which add tags to your assets automatically.
Please note #
If you are not using automaticorganization:
- Plug in theexternal hard drives and mount the remote file systems that you’ve already imported intoyour library, and then
- Restart PhotoStructure.
- Leave these volumes turned on and mounted until your library finishesrebuilding.
This gives PhotoStructure a chance to visit those files and update your librarydatabase.
If you are using automatic organization, you can skip these steps.PhotoStructure will automatically backfill any missing file metadata by usingthe matching copy in your library.
Why does PhotoStructure wait until the rebuild is complete before importing any new files or directories? #
Correct asset de-duplication during fileimports and syncs require your library’s metadata to be up to date. By updatingyour library before running any sync jobs, PhotoStructure is ensuring yourlibrary stays correct and coherent.
Apple Photos Rebuild Library
Can I exit PhotoStructure or reboot my computer while my library is being rebuilt? #
Yes. As soon as you restartPhotoStructure, you’ll see therebuild process pick up where it left off.
Can I rebuild my library on multiple computers at the same time? #
Rebuild Photos Library Iphone
No. PhotoStructure can only run on one computer concurrently. If you’ve importedfiles from different computers, let the rebuild complete on one computer, shutdown PhotoStructure, and start it on the next computer.