Fixing a Messed-With Library

I tried in August to make a slide show out of an album, noticed that some of the photos were not actually appearing, and the slide show won't start. Just now getting around to fixing it, found a notice that it is not OK to mess with the data in my iPhoto library, as it will make images not show up. Needless to say, I have messed with the data, now how do I go about fixing it? I renamed stuff, probably moved it around, all of the things you aren't supposed to do. Now what?

The reason I went in and changed names and such was to more easily find the photos to attach in an email or to upload to a photo site.
There is a much better way to do this than fishing around in the iPhoto Library folder.
Use iPhoto to select the photos for your email (or to upload to a website, or to burn to disc for printing). Then Export the photos to a folder on your desktop. During the export you can also resize them, to make them smaller for email or websites. You can also have the exports renamed by the iPhoto title or album name. Use the exported copies to attach to your email or website. When you're done you can delete the desktop copies, as the full-sized files are still safe inside your iPhoto library.

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The reason I went in and changed names and such was to more easily find the photos to attach in an email or to upload to a photo site.
There is a much better way to do this than fishing around in the iPhoto Library folder.
Use iPhoto to select the photos for your email (or to upload to a website, or to burn to disc for printing). Then Export the photos to a folder on your desktop. During the export you can also resize them, to make them smaller for email or websites. You can also have the exports renamed by the iPhoto title or album name. Use the exported copies to attach to your email or website. When you're done you can delete the desktop copies, as the full-sized files are still safe inside your iPhoto library.

Messed with System/Library files now computer won't start

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HI, c.i.
See my "General advice on performing an Archive and Install" FAQ. Perform the steps therein in the specified order.
Good luck!
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You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.
That indicates that that is your library. Put it in your Pictures folder if it already isn't there and make sure it's named "iPhoto Library". It should look like this:
Now launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and select that library to open. If you get that same message close iPhoto and try the following;
Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
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Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

I had completed my iDVD project and burned a disc. It worked great! Then someone messed with the project and put a red frame around the opening screen. Now when I burn the project, it no longer has the opening frame. How can I fix?

I had completed my iDVD project, a Wedding Slideshow with pictures and music, and burned it on a disc. It worked great! Then someone messed with the original project on my computer and clicked around and put a red frame around the opening screen that has the Wedding theme with music. Now when I burn the project to make more DVDs, it burns but no longer has the opening frame. It immediately opens to the iMovie slideshow. How can I fix so I can burn the entire project with opening frames?

As Bengt suggested make a disk image of the successfully burned DVD using Disk Utility. Then you can burn copies any time you need one.
In the future once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
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[svn:fx-trunk] 10635: * Fixed FB issue with FXG in library projects.

Revision: 10635
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-09-28 06:49:45 -0700 (Mon, 28 Sep 2009)
Log Message:
Fixed FB issue with FXG in library projects.
QE notes:
Doc notes:
Bugs: FB-22197
Reviewer: pfarland
Cycloner: gcomnino
Tests run: checkintests
Is noteworthy for integration: Yes, fixes FB issue
Code-level description of changes:
Modified getSourceListMimeTypes() to include FXG mime type.
Ticket Links:
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Modified Paths:
    flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/tools/WebTierAPI.java

Can iPhoto mess with my LR4 library?

Can I let my kids use iphoto or will it mess with the Library on LR4?
How do the two interact?
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The XML file can be used to import to other applications that read and use XML files.
Patrick
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Hello!
[Reposted from
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I'd like to use Microsoft ID as primary account for Office and link Office 365 account to it, but don't want such problems. It worked fine, but I don't know what happened and how it can be analyzed and fixed.
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6. Disconnect Microsoft Account and Reboot - all libraries and notebooks of Office 365 work fine again. But OneNote notebooks from OneDrive stop working :)
How I can fix this situation and have Microsoft and Corporate account connected?

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How do I fix a problem with .eps files not showing up properly in icon view

Actually my .eps files are not showing properly in any of the views but icon view is most important to me. I am using OSX.8.5 on a mac mini and mac book air. Almost all of my .eps files are conversions of .wmf files converted to .eps by WMF Converter software. All of these files used to be on a PC running windows Vista using ST Thumbnails explorer to be able to view thumbnails. For background info: I had to use a program to view the WMF files becasue hackers could put viruses into the thumbnail for WMF fies so instead of fixing the problem Microsoft disabled the thumbnail view for all WMF files.
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Apple,
This is a nightmare.
I wish I never did the upgrade.
It's horrible that Apple released an OSX update that doesn't work with some of the most used Apple applications.
I don't know what I should do.
Compressor doesn't work, export using Quicktime is having problems...and that's just what I've found so far.
When is Apple going to fix this mess?
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Did you heed ANY of the warnings that were posted here, on LAFCPUG.org, or the CreativeCow.net? We gave many pointers on what to do before you upgrade, so that if you do run into issues with the new (and you WILL run into issues with the new OS) you could always go back to the stable version.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1185645&tstart=150
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1196292&tstart=300
Apple will fix it when they fix it...that's all we can say. Keep sending in your issues and when they can, they will issue updates.
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If you backed up your system, you could have gone back to it.
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Hey Etti101,
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Delete the purchased song that is exhibiting the problem from your iTunes library.
Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
Download your previously purchased song from this list.
via: Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
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How do I fix? Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable

My computer shut down yesterday because I ran out of power and didn't have my power cord. I was in Iphoto at the time. I'm assuming this has something to do with why I got this message when I turned on the computer this morning and tried to open iphoto. Fearful of losing all my photos, I'd like to know what other people have done to remedy the situation and still have all their photos (including photos that have not been backed up yet). I appreciate your help.

Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with
Option #4 followed by #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
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