Iphoto is not responding

I am on an imac OS X 10.7.4 Each time I launch iphoto, I get a rainbow spinning wheel and am unable to perform any functions. I have tried force quiting and relaunching and making sure the software is up to date. I am running iphoto version 9.2.3.

Next thing to try is posting your question in the iLife > iPhoto forum. This is the iPhoto for iPad forum and perhaps you'll get more responses in the other location. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

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    My iPhoto is not responding.  Whenever I click on the iPhoto icon I get a twirling beachball.  It is as if the machine is looking in the wrong place for the photos.  How can I see where the machine is looking to find out if this is really the problem.  How can I see the path?

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    If that's the case  Apply the two fixes below in order as needed: 
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    Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
    Fix #2
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    1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
    2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
    3 - 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.
    4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
    5 - Click on the Create button.
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    OT

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    Make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:
    1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
         User/Home()/Library/ Preferences folder.
    2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
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  • Iphoto is not responding. I get the message, "Your photo library was  not found. Do you want to find your iPhoto Library?

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  • When I try to download pictures my iphoto will not respond

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  • HT1423 Lately my iPhoto is not responding a lot, what is causing this?

    Lately my iPhoto application is not responding quite a bit. I alway have to force quit. what could be causing this?

    Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.

  • IPhoto 08 "not responding"

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    Hi,
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  • HT1338 Iphoto will not respond

    Iphoto will not respond

    Your problem is not the same as that of the original poster of this thread which does not cover your kind Mac or operating system, and it can be very confusing for everybody if we try to answer more than one question in each thread.
    In order for us to give your problem our undivided attention to try to solve it, would you kindly start your own thread, describing the trouble you are having in the fullest detail, including completing your details to show what Mac you are using, what operating system, and what version of the application in question. Please remember to post in the forum relevant to your hardware or version of OS X.

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    Option 1
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    Regards
    TD

  • IPhoto is not responding/loading for ever/crashing when I start it

    Hello
    I hope anybody out there can help me with this...
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    I tried everything, like force quit and start the app new, also shut down the iMac and do a restart and then trying it again, nothing!
    It's always the same...evey starting iPhoto by simultanely pressing cmd + alt and then "repairing"...doesn't work.
    and, needless to say, when I connect my iPhone with the iMac, iPhoto doesn't recognize the phone...but it's not working anyway. -.-
    Infos about the iMac and the iPhoto version:
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    iPhoto: I don't know 'cause when I start it, I cannot even click on "about iPhoto" in the menu, cause everything is loading.. but it's the latest version there is until today, I guess, 'cause I did the last update not longer than a week ago.
    I also had the same problem with my Macbook Pro, but that is already over 2 yrs old and I thought it was because it's old and getting slower..
    but my iMac is not that old, and I just looked at the hard drive, which is not even half full...
    BUT: The iMac works slower than usually, too, and is also running louder (Irealized it just this morning)
    Please, can someone help me or give me any tips/hints/information/anything, what I could do about it? Or what the porblems could be?
    I would be very grateful!!
    Thank you in advance.
    Yours, Barbara

    Try this:  launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library.  Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. If it doesn't then the problem lies with your current library.
    If that's the case  Apply the two fixes below in order as needed: 
    Fix #1
    Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
    Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
    Fix #2
    Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
    1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
    2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
    3 - 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.
    4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
    5 - Click on the Create button.
    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
    OT

  • IPhoto '11 not responding when importing from Canon S90 with videos

    Hi,
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    How big are the files? Iphoto has alwys baulked at importing large videos from the Card directly.
    Regards
    TD

  • Iphoto is not responding after launching

    i did the update and not sure if i have to many pics but 77GB is not a lot right?? I've tried everything i could think of please help i want my pics back and is there any other photo app i can install to pull my pics off of my iPhone and iPad other than just iPhoto?

    With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution.  We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
    what version of iPhoto are you using?
    what system version are you running?
    what do you see in the iPhoto window when iPhoto opens? Just a spinning wheel?
    what fixes have you tried?
    where is your library located?
    did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
    are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
    what type of Mac?
    how much free space on your boot drive?

  • Iphoto is not responding. Need help

    I've tried it all, force quit, restart, I dont know what to do, please i need help!

    What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later:
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
    If that fails:
    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
    This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.  
    Regards
    TD

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