IPhone4 photos are blank squares on MBP in iPhoto.

This has been happening randomly for the past month and I cannot seem to find any solution. I have not changed any settings and I cannot find help via this site. Sometimes the device shows up as 'Apple iPhone', sometimes as my name, sometimes as BOTH. This is infuriating! I work with images all day and I am at the point where I am ready to dump this product and start fresh. Why is iPhoto behaving this way? How can I fix it permanently, not just this once.

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

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From some reason (i'm not sure why..) my whole iphoto library got deleted. I restored the whole library from my backup. The photos are blank but steel have the photo info. (date, res., size etc.) Do you know what's the prob.? why can't i see my pics.

from some reason (i'm not sure why..) my whole iphoto library got deleted. I restored the whole library from my backup. Now all the photos are blank but steel have the photo info. (date, res., size etc.) Do you know what's the prob.? why can't i see my pics.

It's says that file does not exist. How come? And why does it still show the image info.?
Where can i find those files (i have a daily backup)
The original image files are missing form your iPhoto library or iPhoto cannot find them, because the link to the originals has been broken. The image info is stored in the internal libraries, independent of the original files. That is, why you are still seeing them.
I restored the whole library from my backup.
Try restoring from an older backup, from before you first noticed the problem.
How large is the library, that you restored? Is the file size large enough to hold all your photos, or has the size been reduced? If the library is still large, the photos may still be inside, even if iPhoto cannot find them.
It's says that file does not exist. How come?
What happened, before your iPhoto library got deleted? Which applications have you been running, or which new software have installed or upgraded? Have you moved the library to a different disk or tried to use it from different user account or access it over the network?

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Make sure that you haven't enabled a High Contrast theme in the Windows/Mac Accessibility settings.
Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own colors.
*Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Colors : [X] "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above"
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Website_colors_are_wrong
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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First be sure to have a backup copy of the library if you already don't have one.
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I'm running version 4.0.3. Have 2500 photos and numerous albums. When I open iphoto all I get is empty squares with the photo number beneath. I loaded two photos from a camera card and they are just fine. I tried the iphoto "rebuild the photo data base" by loading with the option and shift key pressed, but after waiting about an hour for the process to proceed, when the photo library finally came on it was still blank squares. I haven't touched the photo library folder, but now seem to have two of them. I have an external hard drive, when I tried to load from the backup version it did the same thing. What's wrong? Help!
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walter7
Welcome to Discussions.
Don't panic. When you did the rebuild iPhoto created a new iPhoto Library Folder, probably called iPhoto Library_1. You can move the newest one to the desktop. Leave the original where it is.
Most likely because of updates or installs you need to:
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2. Run "Repair Permissions" from Disk Utility located in your Applications>Utilties Folder.
Open the first aid window and select your internal hard drive: "Macintosh HD" - Repair Permissions
3. Try iPhoto again. If it doesn't work then QUIT iPhoto.
4. Your iPhoto preferences file may be corrupted.
(MAKE SURE you QUIT iPhoto first)
You will find it in your Home directory:
(Home/your account) >Library>Preferences>com.apple.iPhoto.plist
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*Tap the Alt key or press F10 to show the Menu bar.
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Check "Tools > Page Info > Media" for blocked images
*Select the first image link and use the cursor Down key to scroll through the list.
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Make sure that you haven't enabled a High Contrast theme in the Windows/Mac Accessibility settings.
Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own colors.
*Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Colors : [X] "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above"
Note that these settings affect background images.
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Website_colors_are_wrong
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See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Websites_look_wrong

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I have been using iphoto for about 3 years and over the last 9 months I have been noticing issues with my pictures going "blank" after I import.
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Do the first one. then the third and then the fourth as needed
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You have managed to post in Applications then iChat within that.
iPhoto is listed under iLife
I have not used iPhoto enough to be able to offer solution for you.
You would be better off posting in the iPhoto Forum (in that link above)
7:40 PM Monday; May 2, 2011
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