IPhoto rebuilding library freezes

Question

Two days ago I was sending images from iPhoto over Messages. I sent about 50 images fine in groups of ten. When sending the last four (or five?) images the images stayed on the top of all other applications. I quit iPhoto and the images stayed visible. I shutdown all applications (quit, not force quit) and rebooted my MBP. When I started iPhoto again all my images were gone. I shutdown iPhoto and tried the option+command key sequence when starting iPhoto. The first two options, "repair permissions" and "rebuild thumbnails", did nothing. The third option, repair database, returned my images but lost all my "faces". When I choose "rebuild database" my MBP freezes when iPhoto reaches the "restoring faces" step.
A few weeks ago I had a freezing problem that eventually turned out to be some software (Sierra Wireless) while "cleaning up" my MBP. I haven't removed any software recently. This freezing seems to be isolated to iPhoto.
- I have moved "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iPhoto.plist" and "~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iPhoto.plist.lockfile" out of the way.
- I have deleted/uninstalled iPhoto from Applications and reinstalled from the AppStore.
- I have downloaded "iPhoto Library Manager", but have not tried it yet.
What to try next?
Mike

Answer 1

- Photos was unchecked in iCloud preferences
- moved iLifeAsset Management out of the way
- booted
- started iPhoto with option+control, selected "rebuild library" (fourth option)
- iPhoto hung again when "restoring faces"
- I had top(8) running:
Processes: 128 total, 3 running, 1 stuck, 124 sleeping, 441 threads                                   09:39:42
Load Avg: 3.58, 3.25, 2.31  CPU usage: 80.25% user, 19.74% sys, 0.0% idle
SharedLibs: 10M resident, 10M data, 0B linkedit.
MemRegions: 23153 total, 3616M resident, 70M private, 355M shared.
PhysMem: 6088M used (491M wired), 54M unused.
VM: 324G vsize, 1066M framework vsize, 0(0) swapins, 0(0) swapouts.
Networks: packets: 4436/1130K in, 4483/483K out. Disks: 155489/4415M read, 46637/2698M written.
PID  COMMAND      %CPU      TIME     #TH  #WQ  #PORT #MREG MEM    RPRVT  PURG   CMPR VPRVT  VSIZE  PGRP PPID
355  iPhoto       170.3     22:57.93 19/3 6/2  255   10266 3166M+ 3125M+ 16K    60K  20G+   23G+   355  177
369  top          10.1      01:14.70 1/1  0    24    33    1772K  1544K  0B     0B   26M    2385M  369  342
91   WindowServer 4.1       00:58.59 4    0    303   793   35M    28M    0B     0B   79M    2933M  91   1
0    kernel_task  3.8       00:33.54 71/2 0    2     335   380M+  13M    0B     0B   61M    5693M  0    0
192  SystemUIServ 1.2       00:08.05 3    0    287   465   13M    9496K  0B     52K  61M    2509M  192  177
1    launchd      1.2       00:03.73 3    0    1440  59    2936K  2692K  0B     0B   39M    2397M  1    0
338  Terminal     0.8       00:12.17 6    0    176   183   23M    13M    0B     68K  62M    2508M  338  177
116  pacemaker    0.0       00:00.13 3    2    22    35    368K   212K   0B     0B   32M    2390M  116  1
- the Console log prior to booting:
9/12/14 09:18:56.578 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary discoverLocalIAAccounts]: Unknown high level account: com.apple.account.google - 368D8510-C9A3-4162-8CD5-F27575EBC52C
9/12/14 09:18:56.657 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:56.657 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:18:56.658 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:18:56.658 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:56.658 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:18:56.658 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:18:56.659 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:56.659 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:18:56.659 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:18:56.661 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:18:56.662 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary getIdMapping]: Mapping Error detected: ID Hash a193de52fd26431d89a5d2d38a08b3e434dd23d has localUID: 22192694-F24F-41C2-B5E0-43245D63ECDC-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin rather than 2E078712-CAE3-4758-A513-84007C3D54E4-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin
9/12/14 09:18:56.662 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Ending writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:18:56.662 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Writing out of devices
9/12/14 09:18:56.662 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Ending writing out of device
9/12/14 09:18:56.000 kernel[0]: fsevents: watcher dbfseventsd (pid: 302) - Using /dev/fsevents directly is unsupported.  Migrate to FSEventsFramework
9/12/14 09:18:58.813 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary discoverLocalIAAccounts]: Unknown high level account: com.apple.account.google - 368D8510-C9A3-4162-8CD5-F27575EBC52C
9/12/14 09:18:58.858 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:58.858 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:18:58.858 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:18:58.860 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:58.860 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:18:58.860 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:18:58.861 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:18:58.861 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:18:58.862 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:18:58.881 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:18:58.882 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary getIdMapping]: Mapping Error detected: ID Hash a193de52fd26431d89a5d2d38a08b3e434dd23d has localUID: 22192694-F24F-41C2-B5E0-43245D63ECDC-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin rather than 2E078712-CAE3-4758-A513-84007C3D54E4-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin
9/12/14 09:18:58.882 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Ending writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:18:58.882 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Writing out of devices
9/12/14 09:18:58.882 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Ending writing out of device
9/12/14 09:18:59.564 osascript[308]: Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types:  dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
  /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
9/12/14 09:18:59.649 Dropbox[244]: ICARegisterForEventNotification-Has been deprecated since 10.5.  Calls to this function in the future may crash this application.  Please move to ImageCaptureCore
9/12/14 09:19:00.452 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:01.025 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary discoverLocalIAAccounts]: Unknown high level account: com.apple.account.google - 368D8510-C9A3-4162-8CD5-F27575EBC52C
9/12/14 09:19:01.069 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:19:01.069 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:19:01.069 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: e67d795dbf1072667cdcc039a4afe0d53ae216ad
9/12/14 09:19:01.070 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:19:01.070 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:19:01.070 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: d7a098bab92bc3548f77136b6285b3bb58f6926
9/12/14 09:19:01.071 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Got the following deleted accounts: {
9/12/14 09:19:01.071 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Looking for UUID: (null) from remote key: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:19:01.072 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBSyncOperation mergeLocalChanges:]: Account not found during local discovery, however was not found in list of deleted accounts, will not delete: a45163ca64e658282898b6d7ade534a811f482
9/12/14 09:19:01.074 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:19:01.075 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary getIdMapping]: Mapping Error detected: ID Hash a193de52fd26431d89a5d2d38a08b3e434dd23d has localUID: 22192694-F24F-41C2-B5E0-43245D63ECDC-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin rather than 2E078712-CAE3-4758-A513-84007C3D54E4-com.apple.calendar.iaplugin
9/12/14 09:19:01.075 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBLocalDictionary writeLocalMapping:]: Status: Ending writing out local mapping to disk
9/12/14 09:19:01.075 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Writing out of devices
9/12/14 09:19:01.075 icbaccountsd[274]: -[ICBRemoteDictionary writeDevices]: Status: Ending writing out of device
9/12/14 09:19:01.536 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:01.654 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:01.686 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:01.709 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:01.759 awacsd[62]: InnerStore GetWakeInfoForZone: no external port for 172513282.members.btmm.icloud.com.
9/12/14 09:19:04.565 osascript[317]: Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types:  dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
  /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
9/12/14 09:19:19.915 com.apple.SecurityServer[31]: Session 100003 created
9/12/14 09:19:23.981 mds[41]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1801
9/12/14 09:19:24.458 mds[41]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1801
9/12/14 09:20:22.357 mds[41]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7fabdb0b0000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/firmwaresyncd.u85AiR
9/12/14 09:20:36.009 login[341]: USER_PROCESS: 341 ttys000
9/12/14 09:23:53.721 SystemUIServer[192]: Couldn't contact spell checker for Multilingual
9/12/14 09:23:55.029 Console[362]: setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
9/12/14 09:24:00.793 WindowServer[91]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
9/12/14 09:24:02.328 WindowServer[91]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 2.54 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
9/12/14 09:24:15.160 com.apple.SecurityServer[31]: Session 100017 created
9/12/14 09:24:17.085 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[216]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x2b7] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x1c1] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: ????.
9/12/14 09:24:17.128 quicklookd[372]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: ???? request size:16 scale: 1
9/12/14 09:25:24.000 kernel[0]: process iPhoto[355] thread 4446 caught burning CPU! It used more than 50% CPU (Actual recent usage: 85%) over 180 seconds. thread lifetime cpu usage 90.876998 seconds, (78.552468 user, 12.324530 system) ledger info: balance: 90000479700 credit: 90000479700 debit: 0 limit: 90000000000 (50%) period: 180000000000 time since last refill (ns): 104880530912
9/12/14 09:25:24.721 ReportCrash[377]: Invoking spindump for pid=355 thread=4446 percent_cpu=85 duration=106 because of excessive cpu utilization
9/12/14 09:29:20.000 kernel[0]: process WindowServer[91] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 267; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 101162
9/12/14 09:31:20.000 kernel[0]: process Dropbox[244] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 202; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 106255
9/12/14 09:31:20.218 ReportCrash[386]: Invoking spindump for pid=244 wakeups_rate=202 duration=223 because of excessive wakeups
9/12/14 10:25:15.000 bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1410535515 0
- when I read the message at 09:31:20 about Dropbox[244] "caught causing excessive wakeups" I quit Dropbox and Rescue time
- my MBP froze eight minutes later