IPhoto has gone bonkers!!!

Hello everyone.
This weekend, I upgraded my iMac to 10.5.5. Now every time I drag pictures from a webpage to the desktop, the iPhoto app will startup and automatically import to iPhoto. Also if I open up a DVD, or start up various programs, iPhoto will start up and start trying to auto-import the files.
This is driving me crazy... just crazy
I have checked the settings for import and iPhoto, there is nothing there to correct this.
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Timmy

Timmy:
First delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder and see if that will fix the problem.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) 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 created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), 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 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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Process:         iPhoto [1025]
Path:            /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier:      com.apple.iPhoto
Version:         9.2.1 (9.2.1)
Build Info:      iPhotoProject-628000000000000~1
App Item ID:     408981381
App External ID: 4641130
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [93]
Date/Time:       2012-01-18 22:19:00.143 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          464159 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           18
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 1811 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   15
Anonymous UUID:                      5B4AC773-DCAE-4A3F-968B-0031AB6316E6
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000028
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objc_msgSend() selector name: isHeaderFlaggedFPO
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2   com.apple.prokit                        0x01b2c944 -[NSProThemeFacet renditionMetricsWithKeyAdjustment:] + 179
3   com.apple.iLifeKit                      0x0197fb98 -[IPKToolbarView _toolbarHeight] + 104
4   com.apple.iLifeKit                      0x019801f3 -[IPKToolbarView sizeToFitHeight] + 35
5   com.apple.iLifeKit                      0x0195c0d8 -[IPKToolbarView setBackgroundStyle:] + 1752
6   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001a563 0x1000 + 103779
7   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001a2f9 0x1000 + 103161
8   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001973a 0x1000 + 100154
9   com.apple.AppKit                        0x94633beb -[NSCustomObject nibInstantiate] + 384
10 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946339f9 -[NSIBObjectData instantiateObject:] + 253
11 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94632cfe -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 336
12 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946311a4 loadNib + 257
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14 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946304ad +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:] + 158
15 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946bffcb -[NSWindowController loadWindow] + 223
16 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94656f22 -[NSWindowController window] + 89
17 com.apple.AppKit                        0x948bbdbc -[NSWindowController showWindow:] + 36
18 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x000176c7 0x1000 + 91847
19 com.apple.AppKit                        0x947fcc4c -[NSDocument showWindows] + 116
20 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001766c 0x1000 + 91756
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22 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00016edd 0x1000 + 89821
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27 com.apple.AppKit                        0x947f9f59 -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleCoreEvent:withReplyEvent:] + 101
28 com.apple.Foundation                    0x977831f8 -[NSAppleEventManager dispatchRawAppleEvent:withRawReply:handlerRefCon:] + 511
29 com.apple.Foundation                    0x97782fbc _NSAppleEventManagerGenericHandler + 228
30 com.apple.AE                            0x993f5f5c aeDispatchAppleEvent(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, unsigned long, unsigned char*) + 166
31 com.apple.AE                            0x993f5e5b dispatchEventAndSendReply(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*) + 43
32 com.apple.AE                            0x993f5d65 aeProcessAppleEvent + 197
33 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x9955d197 AEProcessAppleEvent + 50
34 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946737d2 _DPSNextEvent + 1420
35 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94672dd6 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156
36 com.apple.AppKit                        0x946351f3 -[NSApplication run] + 821
37 com.apple.AppKit                        0x9462d289 NSApplicationMain + 574
38 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0001159a 0x1000 + 66970
39 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00010a29 0x1000 + 64041

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BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP .... ESPECIALLY IN IPHOTO & ITUNES!

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Stephen:
Do a search on the PB for a file titles "Library6.iPhoto". Every library has one and you can find the library by finding that file. Once you find the library open it like this and drag out the Originals folder to the desktop.
Now connect the external HD to the PB, launch iPhoto with the Option key depressed and, when asked, select the option to Find Library and open the one on the external HD. Now you can drag the Originals folder from the desktop into the open iPhoto window to get those 132 photos into that library. When done delete the library and originals folder from the PB.
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