My old photos (pre-2013) are gone from my photos!
I am running Sequoia 15.4.1. Is there any way of accessing old iPhoto libraries?
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.4
Re: "My old photos (pre-2013) are gone from my photos! I am running Sequoia 15.4.1."
Wondering if your Mac may be short on memory / storage space ...
eg: A Mac generally needs at least 50 Gb free in which to operate smoothly, and do all we ask of it.
(NB: Any space you have free in iCloud would be quite separate from the space available / required / on Mac.)
See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
If your Mac is short on storage space it is generally wise to back-up the Mac's data, before making more space available for use... eg: How to: Optimize storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
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Re: "Is there any way of accessing old iPhoto libraries?"
You may be able to recover the photos if you have enough space for them:
See what to do: If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support
Else: You could try checking for any back-ups you have made, (eg: Time Machine, external or zip drive.)
Sometimes family membrs have copies, or you may have copies in old emails sent to others, etc.
Re: "My old photos (pre-2013) are gone from my photos! I am running Sequoia 15.4.1."
Wondering if your Mac may be short on memory / storage space ...
eg: A Mac generally needs at least 50 Gb free in which to operate smoothly, and do all we ask of it.
(NB: Any space you have free in iCloud would be quite separate from the space available / required / on Mac.)
See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
If your Mac is short on storage space it is generally wise to back-up the Mac's data, before making more space available for use... eg: How to: Optimize storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
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Re: "Is there any way of accessing old iPhoto libraries?"
You may be able to recover the photos if you have enough space for them:
See what to do: If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support
Else: You could try checking for any back-ups you have made, (eg: Time Machine, external or zip drive.)
Sometimes family membrs have copies, or you may have copies in old emails sent to others, etc.
Wondering if you tried the recovery method from earlier linked article:
"On iCloud.com
in the upper-left corner.4. Select a photo, then tap or click Recover."
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Also check if the photos are hidden:
"On iCloud.com
in the upper-left corner.4. Select a photo, tap or click the More button
, then tap or click Unhide."
I have plent of space on my iCloud account. The photos are not only missing from my MacBook, which would be not a problem, but they are also missing from iCloud
Do you have other Libraries? Where are they?
How do I recover missing photos from an old iPhoto library on MacBook Air?
