Every time I click on something, the spinning wheel of death pops up and won't go away.
I restarted my computer recently, and ever since, the "spinning wheel of death" pops up and won't go away, every single time I click on something. It's getting really annoying, and I just need to do my school work on it. Please help. Someone!
Mac OS X (10.7)
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HELP!!Try repair the Library:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
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Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
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