IPhoto Just Bounces and Then Sits There

Ok...I have my iPhoto library stored on an external drive because of it's size. Most of the time when iPhoto launches, it's because my iPhone is connected, so I just close iPhoto. However, just tonight, when I attempted to launch iPhoto, it bounced for about a minute and now just sits in the dock with no light under it. It's doing nothing. My HD is attached. I've tried starting up while pressing the option key...nothing. Can anyone help me? VERY frustrating No problems before this...

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
*What's the plist file?*
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.
Regards
TD

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