IPhoto '11 9.1.5 won't export photos

I just updated to iPhoto '11 9.1.5. It won't export photos as usual, just says "unable to create/(folder name)/(photo name)" Stupid thing. Thanks. Chelaye

I recommend doing all your software updates.
You might be able to do all your updates through the Mac App Store or have to do it in combination with "Software Update..." found under the  menu.

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This might be a file permissions issue:
Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
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Fix #1
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Process:         iPhoto [387]
Path:            /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier:      com.apple.iPhoto
Version:         9.4 (9.4)
Build Info:      iPhotoProject-701064000000000~2
App Item ID:     408981381
App External ID: 10581307
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [146]
User ID:         501
PlugIn Path:       /Library/Application Support/iPhoto/*/HPPhotoExport
PlugIn Identifier: com.hp.imagezone.tab
PlugIn Version:    2.4.4 (2.4.4)
Date/Time:       2012-10-08 18:02:15.223 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C54)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          81391 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           3
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 10762 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   3
Anonymous UUID:                      90EB3E93-FBD6-E6FE-A867-DA2844793643
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
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*** CFRetain() called with NULL ***
Performing @selector(showExporter:) from sender NSMenuItem 0x7a6c0c30
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x957f85ec CFRetain + 44
1   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9591752e __CFURLCopyFormattingDescription + 94
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x957fdf1a __CFStringAppendFormatCore + 16346
3   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9584a74c _CFStringCreateWithFormatAndArgumentsAux + 108
4   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x958bfa96 _CFLogvEx + 118
5   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x958c117a CFLog + 58
6   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95848270 CFURLCopyResourcePropertyForKey + 64
7   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x95846cbe -[NSURL getResourceValue:forKey:error:] + 78
8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x92ad735e -[NSFileManager displayNameAtPath:] + 109
9   com.hp.imagezone.tab                    0x15877fce -[iZTask getTargetName] + 64
10 com.hp.imagezone.tab                    0x158777e4 -[iZTask initWithDict:fromBundle:] + 357
11 com.hp.imagezone.tab                    0x158774d5 -[iZServices addTasksFromBundle:] + 275
12 com.hp.imagezone.tab                    0x15877273 -[HPPhotoExport discoverServices] + 213
13 com.hp.imagezone.tab                    0x15876c38 -[HPPhotoExport initWithExportImageObj:] + 75
14 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x002f8f39 0x9c000 + 2477881
15 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x002f39d7 0x9c000 + 2456023
16 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x002f3b6c 0x9c000 + 2456428
17 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x002f0af5 0x9c000 + 2444021
18 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98bd3058 -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 1251
19 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98bb1572 loadNib + 373
20 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98bb0b94 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 819
21 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98defafa -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:] + 171
22 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x002f11e7 0x9c000 + 2445799
23 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0029b56b 0x9c000 + 2094443
24 libobjc.A.dylib                         0x940595d3 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 70
25 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98cffbd2 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 436
26 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98e3c3dc -[NSMenuItem _corePerformAction] + 529
27 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98e3c06b -[NSCarbonMenuImpl performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:] + 163
28 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98e3b6f4 -[NSMenu _performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:sendAccessibilityNotification:] + 79
29 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98b1c2ba -[NSMenu performActionForItemAtIndex:] + 65
30 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98b1c26f -[NSMenu _internalPerformActionForItemAtIndex:] + 45
31 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98b1c23a -[NSMenuItem _internalPerformActionThroughMenuIfPossible] + 106
32 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98b1c0b9 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl _carbonCommandProcessEvent:handlerCallRef:] + 162
33 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98e347ce NSSLMMenuEventHandler + 454
34 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x979beb6b _InvokeEventHandlerUPP(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*, long (*)(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*)) + 36
35 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97846594 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1343
36 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97845980 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 430
37 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97859855 SendEventToEventTarget + 88
38 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x979bea1a SendHICommandEvent(unsigned long, HICommand const*, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned char, void const*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventRef**) + 498
39 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97835b84 SendMenuCommandWithContextAndModifiers + 70
40 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97835b31 SendMenuItemSelectedEvent + 268
41 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x978359b6 FinishMenuSelection(SelectionData*, MenuResult*, MenuResult*) + 134
42 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97a0b02e MenuSelectCore(MenuData*, Point, double, unsigned long, OpaqueMenuRef**, unsigned short*) + 623
43 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x97816332 _HandleMenuSelection2 + 633
44 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x978160af _HandleMenuSelection + 53
45 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98ced45a _NSHandleCarbonMenuEvent + 309
46 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98c140df _DPSNextEvent + 2425
47 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98c1326c -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 119
48 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98c096cc -[NSApplication run] + 855
49 com.apple.AppKit                        0x98bac6f6 NSApplicationMain + 1053
50 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x000ab8b9 0x9c000 + 63673
51 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x000aaf05 0x9c000 + 61189

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