HT1338 unable to delete photos from trash file Why it starts but will not not finished task

can not delete from trash bin on iphoto will start but not finish WHY

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  • Unable to delete photo from ipad

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    Go to the folder on your computer that those synced photos are in. Move those photos elsewhere then sync and the photos will go away.
    Alternatively you can connect your device to your computer and open iTunes. Click on the name of your device and navigate to the photos tab. Choose a different folder or deselect any folder then sync. Your device will replace the photos on your device with what's in that other folder, or simply remove them all together if you deselect all photos syncing.
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  • Empty Trash does not delete photo from Masters File.  Why?

    When I delete a photo and then empty the trash the file still remains in the Masters File in the iPhoto Library. This is concerning since these are large files that don't need to be there. Am I doing something wrong. How do I get rid of these unwanted picture files?

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    1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
    2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
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    5 - 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.
    If you have a lot of photos that you've deleted and the Masters copy is still in the library Fix #3 may be the only one that will remove those rogue files from the library. You'll just have to check after running each.

  • Unable to delete photos from iPad(1)

    Hi,
    Firstly I apologise for the length of this submission but I need to detail all steps taken to date do you folks can see what I have tried ....and failed!
    I run a kids charity and each year taken hundreds of photos. They are organised into events for each days activity. They re always translferred from my Camera Card onto my desktop Mac (Big Mac) and then sync'd to the Ipad.
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