Iphoto causes "crash" upon exit

Question

Each time I exit iphoto6, After a minute of "nothing", the message to restart the computer manually comes up. I've run the disc utility permissions repair but it didn't solve this. I've deleted some slide shows and enhanced photos to shrink memory, but this didn't help either. Now what?

Answer 1

surfindad:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Even though you ran Disk Utility to repair disk permissions it does not operate on items in your User folder unless they are referenced in the receipts that get created in the HD/Library/Receipts folder when you do an installation. To do a repair permissions on the iPhoto Library folderdownload and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Make a backup copy of your Library6.iPhoto file in case one of the crashes during quitting damages it and you can't even open your library after that.
Also, with that copy behind you, you can try rebuilding the library by launching iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Just select the one option regarding rebuilding the database (the Library6.iPhoto file I mentioned). If it's that file that's screwy the rebuild may just do it. Another rebuild method that may work if the normal one doesn't is to use iPhoto Library Manager. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
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.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.
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.