Examine and repair iphoto library files doesn't work?

examine and repair iphoto library files doesn't work?

As a Test:
In the Source account - create a new library and try share it instead.
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

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  • HT4710 when i try to go into iphoto i get a message To examine and repair permissions, quit iPhoto. Press the Command and Option keys while you open iPhoto, and select "Examine and repair iPhoto Library file permissions."

    in iphoto i get the shreen with just thr download circle and nothing happens. i click on on edit and get "
    To examine and repair permissions, quit iPhoto. Press the Command and Option keys while you open iPhoto, and select “Examine and repair iPhoto Library file permissions.“
    it still does not work

    Have you tried doing what it says?
    As a Test:
    Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
    Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

  • Copy items to the iPhoto library selection doesn't work?

    Hello,
    I'm new to OS X, and new to Macs in general, so this may be a n00b question . . .
    In iPhoto '11 (9.5, 902.7), I have cleared the "Copy items to the iPhoto library" entry in Preferences, then imported all my photos. However, the size of the iPhoto Library file is still enormous (40 GB), and it's the same size as when I imported the photos with the checkbox enabled.
    So does this checkbox function as designed and I'm just not doing it right?
    Thanks,

    1 unchecking this option is very strongly NOT recommended. Doing so builds up massive problems for the future. And it accomplishes nothing
    2. Checking or unchecking itpt does nothing to the existing library. It only affects future imports
    I strongly suggest that you start over with a new library leaving the copy preference checked
    LN

  • IPhoto library sharing doesn't work

    I have two accounts on my iMac and I wanted to make the pictures from iPhoto on one account to be visible to the other account's iPhoto. Following another post I used iPhoto's library share feature, left iPhoto running on the account with the pictures and tried to access the library  from the other account's iPhoto after fast-switching to it.
    The source library (the one with the pictures) is visible in the target account's iPhoto but as soon as I click on it iPhoto freezes for a couple minutes then the shared library disappears from the left panel.
    I have quite a few pictures in the source library (over 15 000). Is there some limitation or something I'm missing here or is this a bug?

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    Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
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  • HT1198 Shared iPhoto library file permissions are corrupted.

    I am using the alternative option mentioned in the technote.  The iPhoto library is located in /Users/Shared. 
    When my wife adds photos to iPhoto from her account, the files have a permission set of 640 (rw-------) on the file system. 
    When I add photos from my account, the files have a 666 (rw-rw-rw-) permission set. 
    I found that by using the iPhoto 'Examine and repair iPhoto Library file permissions' process it fixes the issue..although I'd really like to find the main cause of her files have a 640 permission set.

    It may be too early to be confident, however I changed the permissions as follows: Note: the iPhoto Libray resides on iMac A.
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    iMac A: Users/Shared/Pictures  me: Read & Write, staff: Read Only, everyone: no access
    new
    iMac A: Users/Shared/Pictures  me: Read & Write, staff: Read & Write, everyone: Read & Write
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    iMac A: Opened the iPhoto Library under my wife's account, then
    iMac A: Opened the iPhoto Library under my account, then
    iMac B: Opened the iPhoto Library under my account on another Mac on our network and made library modifications, then
    iMac A: Opened the iPhoto Library under my wife's account.
    In each case, iPhoto did not go into "examining the Library, nor did it need to repair permissions". The Library and iPhoto closed promptly without errors or inconsistencies.
    I will keep my fingers crossed since it is hard to confidently trouble shoot without a higher level of understanding of Unix permissions and the details of the iPhoto Library.

  • TS4213 Why can't iPhoto, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and iMovie access my iTunes Library files and Pages, Numbers, Keynote and iMovie access my iPhoto Library files now that I upgraded to '11?

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    Keynote '09 5.3 (1170)
    Pages '09 4.3 (1048)
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    I have the same problem on a new MacBook Pro. I have not been able to access the iTunes library from iPhoto since I got this computer. I looked in the Preferences file and deleted the com.apple.iApps.plist but there was no com.apple.iApps.lockfile so I just deleted the iAPPs.plist and rebooted the computer.  Still no iTunes available in iPhoto.
    All my music is in iTunes and plays. After reading the above I brought up Pages and I was able to access music and insert a track into a document.
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  • Moved iPhoto 11 library to external drive and have a iPhoto Library file left on desktop

    Hello,
    I have a blue file on my desktop labeled iPhoto Library, that appeared during the course of me moving my  iPhoto Library ( iPhoto 11) to an external hard drive to make room on the internal disk, my attempts to reopen iPhoto on the internal disk,  move selected photos from the iPhoto Library on the external drive over to the newly emptied iPhoto Library on my laptop.
    The blue iPhoto Library file contains these items:
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    AlbumData2.xml
    iPhoto.ipspot
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    5.I moved (drag and drop ) some photos from the external drive back into the "empty" iPhoto Library. I tried to move a group of photos but I didn't know how to do it so ...
    6. I took the iPhoto Library from the trash and put it back into the "empty" iPhoto Library.
    7. I tried to delete all the photos except the ones I wanted to keep in the internal iPhoto Library. I couldn't do it so....
    8. I closed iPhoto, went back into Pictures and trashed the internal iPhoto Library again.
    9. Reopened iPhoto and it needed a library to open with and I think I clicked
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    10. When I opened iPhoto this time, it was the "get started with iPhoto" but the original photo albums and labels listed but all empty.
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    It appears you created a new library.  Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and select "Choose Library". 
    Navigate to the library on the external hard drive and select it.  Once you're satisfied that it's the one you want you can delete that folder from your desktop.
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  • Mechanism for inclusion of photos in iPhoto Library file

    in addition to the 'iPhoto Library' file contained my 'Pictures' folder there are other folders and files here containing more photos. But how do these get to be included into iPhoto Library and how? It seemed to me that iPhoto Library automatically gobbled up photos all of a sudden one day, and somehow left others 'outside'....so what is the mechanism here?
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    1. When iPhoto imports photos it doesn’t move them, it copies them.
    2. Iphoto imports nothing automatically, it always needs a User command.
    3. To import these files, use the File -> Import to Library command
    Regards
    TD

  • Can't copy iPhoto Library file

    I am trying to copy my iPhoto library from one mac to another. I have them connected with an Ethernet cable. The library is about 90 GB. When I drag the library file over it appears to copy about 1/5 of the file (judging by the blue line) and then it stops and says something like, "the iPhoto Library file already exists."
    Anyone have any ideas? I certainly checked the target drive/folder and don't see any previously existing library file sitting there.
    Thanks in advance!

    There must be something more to this problem. I don't think that it is iPhoto library specific b/c I have the same sorts of error when copying other folders of data between the two computers. Strangely enough, when I initiate the copy command from the other computer (the one that has the files I want to copy), it works without a hitch. I guess I'll just do it that way.
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  • IMac 20-inch on OSX 10.7.4 running iphoto 11, my photos from my iphoto library have been deleted. I have time machine but the iphoto library file is missing when I access time machine, help please.

    I have an imac 20-inch Late 2006 model on OSX 10.7.4 running iphoto 11, somehow the application ccleaner has deleted my photos from my iphoto library. I have time machine but the iphoto library file is missing when I access time machine.
    To restore photos I have followed the steps below
    Quit iPhoto.
    Connect your Time Machine drive.
    In the Finder, open the folder containing your iPhoto Library. Unless you've moved your iPhoto Library, it can be found in Home/Pictures/iPhoto Library.
    Enter Time Machine.  (Time Machine can be found in the Dock or in the /Applications folder.)
    Choose your desired backup. The timeline on the right side of the screen displays a purple tick mark for each of the backups stored on your Time Machine drive.
    Select the iPhoto library you would like to restore, and click the Restore button.
    I dont get the option in step 6 as I dont have an iphoto library file to choose? Does anyone know why?

    Hi Barry
    Thanks but as mentioned all is intact, even at step 3 I can see the current library in Home/Pictures/iPhoto Library which has no photos, but when I access time machine any point before the NOW option the iphoto library in Home/Pictures/iPhoto Library is missing from the finder window. 
    As you can see here it is
    and now its gone. I have no explanantion.
    How do I go about moving this question as you suggested.

  • What is saved in the iPhoto library file when photos are backed up?

    I have been using an external hard drive to back up my Mac files. My Mac stopped working, so now I have a PC netbook. I am trying to get some photo files off my external hard drive, but I can't find the ones I want. Instead, I found the iPhoto library files. What is in those? How can I open them? If I open them on my friend's Mac, will it hurt her files?

    Assuming you had a managed Library the iPhoto Library will contain your photos, and many databse files.
    You photos are in the Originals folder.
    No, they won;t hurt your friend's Mac.
    Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' to choose which Library to open.
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    TD

  • Why is the iPhoto Library file so big?

    Why is the iPhoto Library File so big?
    I cancelled the option in settings that it copies the files to the Library but the LIbrary file grows and grows when I import new photos?
    Can someone help me?

    You have disabled "Copy items to the iPhoto Library"?
    Then the original image files should not be imported; you can check this by selecting one of the recently imported photos and using the command "File > Reveal in Finder > Original File". Does it show you a file outside the library?
    Your library will grow in size, when you import and edit photos, even if the originals are not included. iPhoto will store thumbnails of your photos, previews of the edited versions, of the faces, and if you sync your library with iTunes, there will also be an iPod Photo cache, that can be quite large:
    iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
    You know, that  disabling "Copy items to the iPhoto Library" is quite risky, don't you? Just in case you are not aware of the risks - iPhoto does provide no tools at all, if the connection between your referenced original files and your thumbnails in iPhoto gets broken. Or if you need to move your photos to a different drive, when the drive fails, as will happen one day. You will not be able to migrate the library to a new computer or restoring from your backup will be difficult. You will need third party apps like iPhoto Library Manager to recover from such a situation.
    If you need to free space on your mac it is much safer to move the whole library to an external drive, or to split it and relocate the partial library with the older photos to an external drive.
    -- Léonie

  • Why does the iPhoto library file copy so slowly?

    Every few months I back up all the important stuff on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2012, 13", 750GB) to my 3TB external hard drive.
    This has worked well for as long as I can remember. I used to have a proper backup program but due to the nature of my work and files, recently I prefer to just manually copy over each individual folder in my parent home folder, so I can have control of what is replaced and what is merged, etc.
    However this time backing up, I had to copy every folder and file in 'Pictures' separately. This is because after trying to copy the parent folder in one transfer it didn't seem to be working well. I noticed that around the 11.22GB mark, the transfer would always slow right down from ~35MB/s to ~0.5MB/s. As you can imagine, with a Pictures folder totalling almost 300GB, this isn't something I wanted to put up with.
    In the end, I figured out what was causing the issue. I tried copying just the iPhoto library file and discovered the problem occurred again.
    Why? Is this a Yosemite bug or is it to do with the way that the file is structured?
    It works fine otherwise and does not seem damaged.

    no idea
    maybe if you provided some information someone could help
    What version of iPhoto? Of the OS? Why do you think it is getting larger? what exactly are you doing?
    Could it be downloading photos from Your PhotoStream?
    LN

  • What Does the iPhoto Library File Contain?

    Does the iPhoto Library File (located: User -> Pictures -> iPhoto Library) contain both i) the images and ii) the layout, photo sizing, photo positioning, etc. for a Book Project created in iPhoto 08? I want to move a Book Project that I have created on computer "MacA" to another computer "MacB." MacA and MacB are not on the same network, so I will need to copy the file(s).
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    If you have not changed the default setting for "copy imported items to the iPhoto library" then you iPhoto library is totally self contained and can be successfully copied to another Mac with the same or newer version of iPhoto - if you have changed that preference (strongly not recommended) then you will have great difficulty in moving your library
    LN

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