iPhoto '11 Upgrade Causing Headaches for Some Users
9 to 5 Mac points out that a growing number of users are reporting problems upgrading their iPhoto installations to the newest version included in the new iLife '11. According to the report, users are finding some or all of their photos disappearing following the upgrade process.
Specifically, some people are losing some or all of their photo libraries when upgrading. Also, iPhoto '11 drops support for older AppleTVs as well as photo calendars.
Apple's Discussion Forums are lighting up with people who are losing data..
Update: The report regarding iPhoto '11 not working with older Apple TVs appears to have been a single instance which was resolved by the user, not a general incompatibility. The loss of photo calendar support is also a temporary issue.
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21 months ago
it just works!
oops..
what a mess of an app. Even when it works like it's supposed to, it has lost a lot of functionality and the 'simpler' look just isn't good at all. It's buggy and it crashes. It would not be approved in the Mac App Store.
21 months ago
I hadn't noticed yet that old AppleTV support was gone in iPhoto. If this is the case, I want a refund.
21 months ago
Wow, the cons for iLife '11 just keeps growing. I guess I'll just have to hold off.
21 months ago
it just works!
oops..
Of course it just works... just not the way it intends to. :D
21 months ago
Of course, backing up the existing iPhoto library before upgrading is the most reliable method for ensuring that photos are not lost.
Of course if Apple made MobileMe FREE, then iLife '11 upgraders would have a place to backup their photo libraries, just in case Apple's software wasn't GM and ready for Prime Time! Having items not ready for Prime Time is not new for Apple... Mobile Me anyone. :rolleyes:
Well, maybe one can surmise that the second Server Farm in NC is actually plans to offer their suite of goods for free, just like Google? ;)
It's possible... Not likely, but possible. :apple:
21 months ago
Losing photos is unforgivable.
They are priceless.
I back everything up 3x's but other don't and no update should wipe photos' from a user's HD. That is criminal.
They are priceless.
I back everything up 3x's but other don't and no update should wipe photos' from a user's HD. That is criminal.
21 months ago
I don't like how Apple implemented the Faces feature in this version. I like to think I'm pretty computer literate, but finding out how to identify faces is pretty hard. iPhoto says there are X number of unnamed faces in a picture. OK, how do I name them. In iPhoto '09, I would just click on "Faces" on the bottom & it would show the face boxes. Now I don't know how to get there.
21 months ago
Nothing is that critical....let the others be first and encounter the bugs/headaches. Just be patient.
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