I cannot import any pictures anymore. Iphoto says "preparing to import" and then nothing happens. I have to force quit and shut the Macbook. Any solution?

Thanks! I am on Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Iphoto 8.1.2

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?

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