IPhoto Corrupt

I have an issue which I have seen a number of times on these pages. but the solutions won't quite work in my instance. Can you help...
Just upgraded to 10.9.3 and to iPhoto 9.5 and I am having problems getting iPhoto to see my library. Trying to open iPhoto has corrupted my library, which seems to be caused by an Ampersand (&) in the AlbumData.XML file. This isn't a huge issue as I have a backup of the Library.
While I can change the & to an and in the AlbumData.xml file, the problem is that iPLM can not then see the photos as the Ampersand was in the name of the external hard drive which contains the library. So changing the AlbumData.xml file to Music and Photos means iPLM is then looking for images located on a drive called Music & Photos. How can I change the AlbumData file name to eliminate the Ampersand and still get iPLM to see the volume where the photos are located?
(While I can change the name of the actual drive itself, as the iPhoto Library located there is the corrupt version, I am having to use the backup version. As this was backed up from the original Music & Photo drive, all the photos contained in the library have a location of Volumes/Music & Photos/etc.)
Hope I have explained this clearly! Any help gratefully received.

do you have a default "managed" library (the iPhoto preference to "copy imported items to the iPhoto library is in its checked state) or have you unchecked that opition giving your a strongly not recommended referenced library?
where is your iPhoto library located? If on an external drive wht format is the drive?
Note - you must NEVER make any changes to the structure or content of the iPhoto library using the finder - and if you have a referenced library you must not change the path to the photos in any way - there are no user servicable parts in the iPhoto library
LN

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To begin with, I'm a recent convert from Windows to the Mac. I'm running a mac mini at home, and a Macbook with Boot Camp at work (in addition to my desktop pc). All of my software is up to date...
I take alot of pictures with my digital camera (canon powershot). Saturday I took about 300 pictures, took the SD card out of the camera, put it into my Sandisk card reader, imported the pictures into iphoto and everything worked great. I chose to not delete the pictures after the import as I wanted to bring the card into work and upload the pictures on my pc.
The next day (Sunday) I took another 70 or so pictures. I was able to view all of the pictures on my camera that I had taken over the past two days.
I go to do an import , taking the exact same procedures that I took on Saturday (and that I always do). The first thing it does is identifies that there are duplicate pictures. I choose the option of "don't import duplicates" and apply this to all of the other duplicate pictures.
At the end of the import, I got an error message saying that some of the files were corrupt. Now, there were pictures from Saturday that were still on there (and readable/viewable). However, every picture that I took on Sunday was "unreadable" and did not show up in iphoto. I put the card back into the camera, and now I can't view the pictures (they show as "corrupted data".
I then pulled the SD card details up in Finder, and the "corrupt" files still show sizes of 2.4mb to 2.8mb, consistant with the good pictures. It shows the file's "Kind" as JPG Image... I double clicked on them and Preview comes up saying something to the extent that the file is corrupt,
I've taken the Sandisk card reader, plugged it into my Macbook (using iphoto in osx) and was able to view one or two of the pictures from Sunday.
Once I got to work this morning, I plugged the sd card into my Windows machine and it too says the files are corrupt. It shows them being on the card, it shows the file sizes, but I can't open the pictures in anything...
If this was a one time deal, I'd be thinking it may be something I've done to cause the problem. However, this is the third instance I've "lost" all of my photos because of them becoming corrupt during an import into iphoto. There definately appears to be a pattern.
I have somewhere around 8,000 pictures inside iphoto that I've taken and had no problems with. I mention this to illustrate that I'm not doing anything differently than I've done before. I have another 14,000 on my old Dell that I need to move over, but I'm questioning if I should do that now.
Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem might be? Is anyone else experiencing (present or past tense) this problem? Where I'm new to the mac, I understand that I might be doing something wrong. However, I've imported photos to the software (what seems like) hundreds of times, the same way each time. This makes me want to rule out user error...
One other question, I'm saving the "corrupt files" with the hope that there's a software program which will "fix" the files. Do you happen to know of such a piece of software? I'm hoping that I can get them fixed at some point.
Where I'm taking pictures of my kids, its extremely frustrating to find out that the pictures (memories) I was hoping to make prints of are now "gone". Its almost like rolling the dice when doing a photo import any more. Most all of the time it takes, but every now and then the pics are lost...
I'm hoping to identify the problem (either user error, procedure or software issue) and fix it as I really like the mac.
Any help/suggestions you might have for me would greatly be appreciated!
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The Chainsaw
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
First: the corrupt files: download Graphic Coverter, a shareware which is often successful where other software isn't. But first, if the Mac will let you, copy the files off the card to the Mac.
I'm in this board a while now, and I can't recall an issue of iPhoto corrupting images on import. After all, it's just a simple file copy, at heart. I would be more inclined to suspect the card. DO you have more than one? Does the problem also occur with the other cards?
Try use Image Capture to download the pics to the Mac first, then import them, see does that help. Image Capture is in your Applications folder.
Regards
TD

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Format can be ascertained by selecting the disk in the Finder and going File -> Get Info. In the Get Info window it will be either a MS DOS FAT format or Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
If iPhoto Library Manager won’t rebuild the Library then you’ll need to either restore from your back up or create a new Library and start over.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 08* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

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My wife and I share an iPhoto library by placing it in the Shared user folder. We are using iPhoto 9.1.5 on an intel iMac with the latest system software. When I inport new photos to the library, thumbnails for all of them appear fine. However, the larger view does not work for the landscape oriented photos. When I try to expand them, I get an exclamation point inside of a triangle. Interestingly, the photos with a portrait orientation are fine. When my wife downloads when she is logged in, everything works fine. But many of the landscape photos she imported get corrupted when I download photos under my log in.
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Could you give a little more detail on what you mean by "corrupt". iPhoto won't accept them, they look wrong or what. It would help us to determine what might be going on.
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Some others have mentioned similar problems: anyone find a good solution?
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Is Apple aware of this?
Getting sort of old.
What is a better program than iphoto?

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Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?
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Iphoto corrupting files

Hi,
I have a fairly large library of about 10,100 photo's. First off I wonder if this is a problem, can iphoto handle such a load. Secondly I have been discovering random photo's that will no longer open, the ball spins indefinately on a white screen. When I go the jpg itself in the library it won't open as well, it says, "may be a corrupt file." Photoshop will not open these files either. I pulled out my backup library which I'd saved on a separate firewire drive a few months ago and these same photo's are not corrupt and work fine when I replace the corrupt ones. Has anyone experienced this or know how the files may have been corrupted?
Thanks
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 2GB Ram

I too have trouble with Iphoto files going corrupt. I don't know why. I will be working and all at once some or all the phot go blank. I just have a series of outlined blank boxes. I have renamed the Ilibrary foler and created new ones and I still get the problem. I've this happen about 4 times. I am extremely frustrated. I'm getting afraid to do new projects for fear of putting all the time in and then not be able to run IMovie or IDVD because Iphot is messed up. Does anyone know why this corruption is happening? It seems like there are a lot of other people out there having similar problems. I use my Mac mostly for photo projects. Although a loyal fan of macs for years I about to the point I want to give up on it. Sorry about the venting but I'm reallyyyyyyyyyy frustrated.

Iphoto corrupted after March Update

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Message was edited by: aristoadel

I've seen no reports anywhere of iPhoto updates erasing iPhoto, Photoshop and so on. I wold suspect another cause. However, the simple solution is to re-install the applications, no?
Regards
TD

IPhoto Corrupting Mail.app Signatures

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Did you check to see if any of the recipients had filters in place to ignore or delete HTML emails, or emails with attachments? If not, that could be the issue. Have you tried testing these by sending messages from one of your email accounts to a different one to see if you receive them?
As for a limit, there might be, but Apple has never stated that there is, so unless you reach a point where it refuses to accept or use a particular signature, I'd have to guess the answer is 'No'. There'd be no point in limiting content, since as long as an email uses valid HTML or CSS markup, you should be able to include it in a signature; but testing before actually using is always advised.
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IPhoto corrupted..i think

before this..it corrupted and i got it fixed by bringing it to Apple and now it corrupted AGAIN !! when i open it..theres nothing but a moving circle and i kept waiting and waiting and nothing happens..i am tired of brining it to Apple again so is there anyway i can fix it on my own?

you can try rebuilding your iPhoto library - depress the command and option keys and launch iPhoto - do the repair library first - if that does not fix it backup and rebuild the library - of use iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - to rebuild it
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LN

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ladyirol's right about the iDisk. I forgot about that. I've not used that capability so don't know if you can bring back from you iDisk but that would be way to go. If the iPhoto Library folder can be brought down intact and placed on your desktop to compare between it and your current library that would allow you to make see which new files in your current library that are OK you want to save to import into the backup library. You can use iPhoto Library Manager to copy photos, rolls and or albums between two libraries. The free version will only copy 20 at a time.

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7.1.2

NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion 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.
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update to iPhoto 9.3.2
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OT

Fixing iPhoto Corruption and Strangeness

Lost photos? Huge CPU usage continuously for no reason? Crashes? Things generally not right?
Try rebuilding your iPhoto library.
First, back up your existing library.
Then, hold down Shift-Option-Apple while starting iPhoto. Keep holding the keys down until you get a box asking if you want to rebuild your library. Check all boxes that make sense to you.
It will take a while, but you'll get a fresh new library that solves a lot of issues.
PowerBook G4 Titanium 500MHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I will request that your query be relocated to the iPhoto forum where knowledgeable iPhoto users will be able to assist you.
In regards to the iTunes issue, please make another query specifically in the iTunes forum.
Ciao.

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