IPhoto delete problem

To quote Charlie Brown, "ARRRGGGHHH!!!" Now that I have that off my chest. I, too, am experiencing a problem deleting images from iPhoto 5. Like the proverbial bad penny, they keep coming back. Whenever I move images from the iPhoto main library to the iPhoto trash and select "empty" iPhoto crashes and will only respond to "force quit." I have left the pastel pizza spinning for hours. Only force quit will stop the show. I tried selecting individual images and using control, option, delete. The images do disappear from the library and the total count (now at 11,754) is reduced by the number of images selected. When I close iPhoto and then reopen it, the images are back. I tried deleting images and thumbnails from the iPhoto folder in "pictures" only to have those show up as empty rectangles in the iPhoto library. If I click on one of the empty rectangles I get all the usual information concerning the missing image in the iPhoto menu box but no image. I have tried everything I can think off short of reinstalling iPhoto. I would do this but some of the images cannot be replaced and, since the images in the various sub-libraries were taken over extended periods of time and share DSC numbers, my iPhoto will not export them to any other location or back up device. I am prompted that the duplicate numbers are "busy." My question is: Am I missing something basic, some magic bullet that will allow me to restore function to iPhoto while retaining the desired images or must I have a supreme zen moment of non attachment and start anew?

rix foto
Welcome to the Apple user discussion forums
I tried deleting images and thumbnails from the iPhoto folder in "pictures" only to have those show up as empty rectangles in the iPhoto library. If I click on one of the empty rectangles I get all the usual information concerning the missing image in the iPhoto menu box but no image.
This is a cardinal sin in iPhoto (or in any database program) - by doing this you have corrupted your library - you should never modify the contents of the iPhoto library directly - only via the iPhoto program
You can try rebuilding your library using iPhoto and if that does not work using iPhoto library manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - but probably you are going to have to start over
Reinstalling iPhoto will not help because you have corrupted the data - the program is fine
If rebuilding does not work, you need to go to a backup before you corrupted your library or you need to start a new iPhoto library as follows - quit iPhoto, drag the existing iPhoto library to the desktop, restart iPhoto with a new, empty library and drag the originals folder from the iPhoto library on the desktop to the iphoto icon in the Dock - this will import all of the original photos form your old library (not the modifications, albums, folders or projects)
In the future never modify anything in the iphoto library and do not try to delete more than a small number (say 100 ) photos at a time
Good Luck
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