I can't delete my photos in iPhoto 08
Every time I try to delete photos in iPhoto they instantly re-appear in the Library! I'm deleting from the Library and putting them in Trash before deleting them; when I go back to the Library there they are again! I'm trashing from a referenced library i.e. the default setting
I'm using mac OS X 10.5.8 and iPhoto 08 version 7.1.5
Sounds like a damaged database file.
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?
I'm trashing from a referenced library i.e. the default setting
That's not the default setting.
A Managed Library, is the default setting, and iPhoto copies files into the iPhoto Library when Importing. The files are then stored in the Library package
A Referenced Library is when iPhoto is NOT copying the files into the iPhoto Library when importing because you made a change at iPhoto -> Preferences -> Advanced. (You unchecked the option to copy files into the Library on import) The files are then stored where ever you put them and not in the Library package. In this scenario you are responsible for the File Management.
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