IPhoto keeps opening every 5 minutes

Question

I can't keep iPhoto closed. it's opening itself every few minutes. I close it, and a few minutes later, boom, it launches. I do NOT have a phone or camera plugged into the computer.
This just started. I'm running iPhoto 11 (ver 9.4.2) and OSX 10.8.2 on a year old macbook pro. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Try this basic troubleshooting fix: 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
     User/Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder. 
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3 - check to see if iPhoto continues to open by itself or not.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto.  You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
NOTE 2:  In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
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