I-photo problems, blank thumbnails

Since i have upgraded to leopard some of the photo's in my library appear as a blank square in my events until i open those particular pics then it appears also in my library some of the thumbnails are just grey until i run the cursor over them then the pics appear, help anyone

bardonman36
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
Regards
TD

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The exclamation make is an indication that iPhoto has broken the file path to the original photo.
Make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and 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.
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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.
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Try the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.
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Paul,
If your database is corrupted, then you do lose the albums, keywords, and other iPhoto metadata. You said you tried the option-command-launch rebuild, but that was before manually deleting those zero kb jpeg files. You could try the auto rebuild again, but I'd guess the chances of it helping are slim.
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download the version of iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - taht works with iPhoto '08 and use it's rebuild command to creted a new library leaving the existing one intact if needed in the future
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Personally, I would never delete the originals, certainly not without have a backup of them. As I learn more of how to use Photoshop, I have often gone back to an original photo and processed it again to finish with better images. That is all down to your personal prefference though.
From your description of your workflow, you seem to deleting the images from within the organizer so I'm not sure why you end up with missing files.
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Normally, there is only one copy of a photo stored on your disk. If you are looking at an album at a photo then it is the same file that you see when looking at All media. I'm not suggesting deleting anything at this stage until I can answer how you got the problem
By using File -> Reconnect -> All missing files, it will give you a list of all the entries in your catalog for which it cannot find the file. It is possible to then remove the entries from the catalog so that it gets tidied up. That might be a way of tidying up things. I would still like to work out how you got to that state.
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When you launch iPhoto the library you last used will open. To switch, Option-launch and choose the other library. Same thing to switch back. There's no way to specify one or the other as the default, but you could remember to choose your preferred library when you finish working, so that it will open the next time you launch.
If you want to be able to transfer photos from one library to the other while preserving albums, keywords, etc. then look at iPhoto Library Manager. It is the only way to move items among separate libraries while preserving metadata. It adds the further convenience of enabling you to switch libraries quickly. I haven't used it personally, but it is highly regarded by other members of this forum. It could be just what you need.

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Greetings,
Do the original images show up in the Photos and/or Events section of iPhoto or do they also give you an exclamation point?
Do you have a backup of your important data like Time Machine?
You can try reseting iPhoto:
Ensure all your software is up to date (Apple Menu > Software Update).
Remove the following to the trash and restart the computer and try again:
Home > Library > Caches (I remove the whole folder. It will be re-generated upon restart.)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iPhoto (There may be more than one. Remove them all.)

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