Iphoto '08 preferences

Trying to stop duplication of photos from my hard disk and each time I try to access preferences, I get nothing (mac thinks for a few seconds and then I end up back at iphoto as if I had not tried to select preferences. Is this a bug?

John:
It's sort of a bug. Open Image Capture, change it's preferences for which application to launch when a camera is connected from iPhoto to none and close IC. Then reopen IC and reset the preferences to what you want.
Now try iPhoto's preferences. Others have reported that messing with IC's prefs fixed iPhoto's.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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I don't see anything like you're experiencing. Try deleting the iPhoto preference file and empty the iPhoto cache folder in the User/Library/Caches folder. Also run disk utility and repair disk permissions.
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Valt74
Start with the basics:
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.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1199
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that came directly from this forum - thanks Jacob ! - and i use it on all my machines running aperture ... very handy, only monochrome gets broken doing it ...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=674833&tstart=0
it you have ever used any kind of notepad, text editor, or even a word processing program then you have used basic text edit ...
to remove the one sharpen and add edge sharpen you need to insert the key:
<string>RKProSharpenOperation</string>
and delete the key:
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always work with a backup - always ... then replace ...
i cant help with the iphoto part, but yeah two threads is usually a better approach ...
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