IPhoto '08 hangs
I have recently started having iPhoto 08 hang. I've identified some actions that result in the dreaded appearance of the rainbow pinwheel of death: 1) if I view photos in full screen, when I attempt to exit full screen either by pressing the escape key or by clicking the Circled X on the lower menu bar, 2) when I edit a photo in a separate window and click the Adjust button, 3) when I simply click "edit" on a photo. What do I do?
Thanks for the suggestion. The new library has the same problem. I have also noted that I cannot exit iPhoto normally at all. I have to use Force Quit. I do have some function - I can select events and view photos, but it seems as if iPhoto itself is corrupted. I do not notice any other problems on my computer at the present. I first noted the problem with iPhoto a few days ago after I plugged in an HDTV and viewed photos on it. Everything seemed OK until I tried to exit full screen, and it has been impaired ever since.
The only other recent issue with this computer was as follows: About a week ago I lost all of the stuff on my top right menu bar (e.g. clock, battery monitor, etc). I could not make the clock appear through system preferences. Everything came back after I shut down and restarted. I don't restart very often, and the machine had probably been up for a week or longer with daily use.
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G5, 2 GHz, Dual Processors Mac OS X (10.4.4)When upgrading to iPhoto 6, the 'recovered photos' it finds are stored as follows:
a if you opt to import the photos when iPhoto asks, they are left where iPhoto found them (or lost them, depending on how you view it...) in the 'year' folder system, within the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder; e.g. 2005>12>15>photo.jpg, 2003>10>05>photo2.jpg etc. Within iPhoto itself the photos are grouped in one new roll, and an album is created in the Source list called "Recovered Photos".
b if you opt not to import the photos, they are moved from the 'year' folder system in the Finder into one folder within the iPhoto Library folder, entitled "Recovered Photos". The 'year' folders can be deleted, if they are still there - you should find that they are empty and they are not used by iPhoto 6.
In Case b you can move the "Recovered Photos" folder to anywhere you like, e.g the Desktop, as the photos are no longer associated with iPhoto. In fact, if you decide you need to import some or all of the photos back into iPhoto, you will have to move the RP folder to another location as iPhoto will disallow any import from within the iPhoto Library folder.
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IPhoto 8 hangs / beachball - solution
I was having trouble with iPhoto 8 hanging when i started the application. I fixed this problem by unchecking both sharing options in the preferences (share my photos & look for shared photos).
If only one on these options is used iPhoto starts behaving itself again.
Tip: if you cant open iPhoto to change these setting, delete the following preference file first:
plist.iPhoto.apple.com - found in User/Library/Preferences folder.staring into a Win machine
No wonder it came out backwards.
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iPhoto 8 "hangs up" whever I try to perform any operation. The dreaded spinning wheel comes on and stays on for a long time. I have rebuilt the thumbnail cache as well as repaired the permissions, but to no avail. Kindly advise how to overcome this problem.
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
Regards
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Transferring photos from camera or memory card causes iPhoto to hang up with the spinning beach ball - why? This happens only on a 5 year old iMac running 10.6.8. It is a recent developmemt. All other machines have no problen with the same card.
I click on the send feedback everytime it pops up with the force quit, so they'er getting it.
That sends a crash report. Its doubtful that these are ever seen by a human being, but more likely datamined. Sending feedback reaches an actual person.
My guess from yourdescription is that the portion of the OS (note, OS, not iPhoto) that manages the importing process is what's crashing.
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IPhoto 09 hangs after launch...
Not sure why, but this started happening about a week ago. No real changes to anything in the way I use iPhoto and no system changes. I am not using a network drive, or USB storage. All photos are in the default library.
When I launch iPhoto, it loads, shows the events screen and then hangs (beach ball). I have left it this way overnight with no resolution. Only way to get it going again seems to be a reboot and then launching iPhoto before any other app.
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Welcome to the Apple user to user assistance forums
1 - quit iPhoto and delete your iPhoto preference file - "your username" ==> library ==> preferences ==> com.apple.iPhoto.plist - when you launch iPhoto it will create a new, default preference file - reset any user preferences you have changed and if you have changed the location of the iPhoto library re-point iPhoto to its new location
If this does not resolve your problem then
2 - Launch iPhoto while depressing the option (alt) and command (apple) keys and use the last rebuild option - rebuild from last automatic database backup
Rebuilding often will resolve this
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After I launch iPhoto, I can look at photos in albums, etc. but when I click on Preferences, iPhoto hangs and I have to do a Force Quit. This has just started recently and about the only change I've made to my environment is a new iPad Air. I am on a Mac Mini runing OS 10.6.8 and my version of iPhoto 9 is 8.1.2. I've tried deleting the preferences and cache files and restarting but that doesn't help. There doesn't seem to be any recent posts on this problem so I'm at a loss. I suppose I could stop using iPhoto Preferences but I wanted to change the drop down option under General that specifies what to do when a camera is attached. Another different situation that may be related is that when I attach my new iPad Air, it launches iPhoto which did not happen when I attached my old iPad 2.
If it's not hanging when you trie iPhoto in another user account on your may it may be incompatible or corrupt preference files in your account. The following is one way to test that:
Trouble Shooting Preferences
NOTE: In Lion and later the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
If you're running Mavericks or Yosemite go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
1 - close all applications.
2 - open your Home/Library folder and Option-drag (copy) the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
3 - select the contents of your Home/Library/Preferences folder and drag them into the Trash bin in the Dock. You will be asked to provide your Admin password.
4 - reboot. Be sure to know your account's username and password as you will be asked to log in with it.
5 - run the application again and determine if the problem(s) is fixed.
6 - If the problem is fixed:
A - open the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.
B - Open the Preferences folder on the Desktop, select all of the contents and drag them into the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.
C - When the Copy window pops up check the "Apply to All" check box and then click on the Don't Replace or Skip button.
D - reboot.
7 - If the problem is NOT fixed, drag the contents of the Preference folder on the Desktop into the Home/Library/Preference folder and replace the entire contents that were created by clicking on Replace.
8 - reboot and you're back as square one.
Note: keep the Preference folder on the desktop until you're sure all registration info for your apps are working. If not you can copy the required files from the desktop pref folder to the working one.
Also be sure to have a current backup of your hard drive before attempting. -
IPhoto Preferences Hang After Move to External Drive
Hello all,
I bought a 2TB drive yesterday and moved my iphoto library to it. Now, when I attempt to open iPhoto preferences it hangs and I must use force quit to exit. All of my photos, albums, etc. are intact on both my iMac and external drive. I have Mac OS 10.5.8 and iPhoto 8.1. I deleted my com.apple.iphoto.plist and com.apple.iphoto as I had read this may help. It did not. Now what? Should I rebuild or reinstall?
*As a side note, I upgraded my iPhone 4 to IOS 6 and have recently synced it with my Mac. Not sure if one has anything to do with the other. Thank you in advance.
lisaSince iPhoto worked OK in the other account then there's something in your account that's causing the problem. It could be a preference file other than iPhoto's. Here's how to determine if that's the case:
Trouble Shooting Preferences
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
1 - close all applications.
2 - open your Home/Library folder and Option-drag (copy) the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
3 - select the contents of your Home/Library/Preferences folder and drag them into the Trash bin in the Dock. You will be asked to provide your Admin password.
4 - reboot.
5 - run the application again and determine if the problems is fixed
6 - If the problem is fixed:
A - open the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.
B - Open the Preferences folder on the Desktop, select all of the contents and drag them into the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.
C - When the Copy window pops up check the "Apply to All" check box and then click on the Don't Replace or Skip button.
D - reboot.
7 - If the problem is NOT fixed, drag the contents of the Preference folder on the Desktop into the Home/Library/Preference folder and replace the entire contents that were created by clicking on Replace.
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Upgrading iPhoto 2 to iPhoto 08 hangs every time, Please, PLEASE Help.
I'm trying to upgrade my Fathers version of iPhoto 2 (2.01) to iPhoto 08 (v7.1.1), and upon launching it, it prompts to upgrade the iphoto library, but when doing so will hang every time, and I eventually have to force quit iPhoto.
A couple things to note:
There are no locked pictures or folders in the iPhoto library, and the permissions seem to be correct.
Ive tried copying the iphoto library to different drives and computers all with the same result.
He has many custom albums and most of his 3000+ pictures have been named accordingly which I'm trying to preserve.
Upon force quit, I have saved the error report to a text file if that would help for someone to figure it out.
Please Help.It's perfectly possible to go from v2 to v7 and there is no need to go through any of the intermediate versions.
The problem you are having is not with the app, but rather with the Library, and this problem is going to affect any attempt to upgrade.
The most likely cause is actually a permissions issue. I know you say that you've checked them, but try Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
And apply it to the iPhoto Library Folder using the settings found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/BatChmod.png
(Credit to Old Toad for this one).
It'll only take a couple of seconds.
If that fails, then the next mostl likely culprit is a damaged file. To track one such down, try use the rebuild command of iPhoto Library Manager. Be sure to read the help on that app FIRST.
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I've rebuilt everything (thumnails/orphans, etc.) and run the repair routine only to have it hang at "100% Complete" for five hours. Everything appears to be functional in the program itself (I run the repair routine occasionally just to insure that anything that hasn't presented yet will be fixed as soon as possible). Anyway ... this is a first for me. Anything I need to worry about here?
1. If iPhoto Library Manager won't rebuild the Library and your back up is corrupted then you will have to create a new Library, recover your Photos from the damaged one and start over from scratch.
2. There's nothing unusual in your Library. In new iPhoto 11 Libraries there are no Originals / Modified folders, they are called Masters and Previews instead.
3. The fact that the xml file claims to be a Final Cut file simply means that your Mac thinks that FCE is the default app for opening xml. Again, it matters not a whit.
Regards
TD -
Hello, can anyone help. Just upgraded to 9.2 and software just hangs with apple 'spinny' thing in the centre of the screen. Library upgrade seems to work and puts my albums etc on the left hand side but still just hangs with no photo's!!!
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD -
I just restored a new 27" iMac from a 24" iMac. All went fine except for iPhoto. It tells me I need to update my library and then hangs at the very end of the update progress bar. Any ideas?
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD -
I'm trying to update iPhoto to 9.3.1 via AppStore but it just hangs at "Installing - less than one minute left"
I tried to reboot and start it again but with the same output.
What to do?Nevermind, it just took about 30 min.
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Since upgrading to iPhoto 7.0.2, I am virtually unable to edit photos. When I open "Adjust", I used to be able to slide the tab & immediately see a change in the picture, I think even on 1st installing iLife '08. Now, when I try to move a tab either by sliding it or clicking where I want it to move to, the little colored beachball cursor spins for 5-10 minutes (or more) and then either nothing happens, or ----- even worse, the tab moves to the absolute end. When tab moves to the end limit, I virtually am unable to move it back and end up force-quitting. I then must reopen & try all over again. I've just spent 2 1/2 hrs trying to modify & "edit" 2 photos.
Never had problems with earlier vs. While I love the additional parameters one can edit, when it hangs like this it is worthless.
I tried to reinstall iPhoto, but it shows up as already being present & I can't re-install. Haven't been bold enuf to delete the app. & try again.
While writing this I have iPhoto open & note that the "retouch" is oen. I don't seem able to close it & will likely have to force-quit again & lose the hr I've just spent trying to edit a picture.
Also hanging on importing, as others have described.
Thanks. Hope someone has ideas or there is some upgrade to correct all the hanging.I have tried everything short of creating a new account & it is much better, but still not what it should be.
Ran Yasu, Cocktail, & Spring Cleaning + Disk Warrior. Still not great, but much improved.
Also have issue with computer not waking from sleep without re-powering it manually. If I put it to sleep &/or let it do so on its own, it locks & won't wake. This seems to be primarily after adding a ViewSSonic 2245 Monitor that is connected to the digital port with my old Mac monitor still in the analog + an ATI 9000 video card
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I just installed iLife 08 and had iPhoto work the first time I opened it. It looked great. Now when I try to open the program it hangs with the spinning wheel of frustration. Also when I look at the hard drive I noticed that my folders from iPhoto 06 have been removed (ie original and modified library) Does this mean any of my most recently added pictures are now in the black hole of nowhereness? Thanks for the help.
AP631
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Some things to try:
1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the home / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.
3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves. So, it's now a Unix Style package file. But everything inside is the same: Right Click on the pkg file and select 'Show Package Contents
Regards
TD
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