IPhoto unresponsive

I run Mountain Lion with iPhoto 09 and 3GB RAM on a 5 year old iMac 2.0 processor. iPhoto seems understandably slow sometimes but works well. However, when I open Preferences pane, it goes to Beach Ball, unresponsive, have to Force Quit. Also on a second user account, I am unable to drag photos around in the Browser, but Preference pane responds there. All settings look normal.
I clicked in Finder on Package Contents, wondering whether I should trash plist, but would that require redoing settings? Also there are both "Info.plist" & "version.plist". What's the difference? Any suggestions on how to "clean up the act"?

Go into the System Preferences and see if you have a MobileMe pane. If you do then log out of MMe. Next open iPhoto and try the preferences again. If it's successful then go to the Accounts pane and delete the MMe account if there is one.
If you still can't open the iPhoto prefs disconnect from the internet, launch iPhoto and try entering the preferences again. If succesful go to the Accounts pane and delete the MMe account.
OT

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Why is iPhoto unresponsive when I attempt to create a slide show?

Should I reinstall iPhoto because it won't allow me to make any more slide shows? If I do, will I lose all my photos?

With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential 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 happens when you try to create a new slideshow? Any messages?
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?
OT

IPhoto Unresponsive, Spinning Beach Ball

Whenever I attempt to open iPhoto, I get the spinning beach ball and have to force quit. This occurs every time. Any suggestions?

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.
If tht doesn't help:
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 Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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

IPhoto "09 Won't Delete Photos

I'm using iPhoto '09 and backing everything to Time Machine and to DVD discs. I'm trying to clear some space on my computer's hard drive by deleting old, backed up, photos.
I moved them to the iPhoto trash and emptied it. But the "ghosts" of past events are still there and the Library still reads at a little over 9GB.
When I say "ghosts" I mean that the events are still there but appear empty until I scroll then the images are visible while scrolling but not at any other time.
I tried dragging them to the trash again and emptying it again but that makes iPhoto unresponsive.
Why are the images still there and how do I delete them?

The images you see are simply cached data.
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
Regards
TD

Help! iPhoto and notes have become unresponsive, what can I do? Etre check results here

this morning Notes was unresponsive when I click to share as a message, now iPhoto becomes unresponsive when I click to share. I ran etre check, and here are the results:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
          MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,1
          1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 3:59:26
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.42 GB (374.93 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.67)
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.monitor          (653)
          com.intego.iokit.BehavioralKext          (1)
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.network          (653)
          com.intego.netbarrier.kext.process          (653)
          com.intego.virusbarrier.kext.realtime          (775)
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.integod.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.taskmanager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.icalserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.metrics.kschecker.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.logger.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.monitor.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netupdate.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.emlparser.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.logger.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.scanner.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
          [System] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.integomenu.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.taskmanager.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.commonservices.uninstaller.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netbarrier.alert.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.intego.virusbarrier.alert.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
          [System] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.Hyperlync.HubManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          BoxSyncHelper
          GrowlHelperApp
          iTunesHelper
          AirPort Base Station Agent
          VirusBarrier X4
          Missing Sync for BlackBerry Background
          Salling Media Sync
          Dropbox
          Google Drive
          Dropbox
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          Dashlane
          Box Edit
          BlackBerry Device Manager
Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.3 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
          ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.2 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Outdated! Update
Safari Extensions:
          Pinterest: Version: 1.0
          Dashlane: Version: 2.4.0.55923
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Dashlane: Version: Dashlane 1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Box Edit: Version: 1.2.8(310) - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Box Sync 3rd-Party support link
          DivX 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          Growl 3rd-Party support link
          Perian 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          TurboTax Deluxe 2011:          Version: 2011.r15.011 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          iSkysoft Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.5.6 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Helper/iSkysoft Helper Compact.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Applications/Epson Software
                    EPSON Software Updater:          Version: 2.1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Epson Connect Printer Setup:          Version: 1.2.2 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4
                    EpsonSuppliesTool4:          Version: 8.61 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Epson Printer Utility 4:          Version: 8.61 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 465.12 GB Disk used: 115.94 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 465.76 GB
                    Total number of backups: 3
                    Oldest backup: 2013-09-11 14:21:30 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-01-18 19:16:24 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 465.76 GB > (Disk used 115.94 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
             100%          com.apple.ShareKitHelper
               2%          WindowServer
               2%          EtreCheck
               2%          Dock
               1%          BehavioralInjector_64
Top Processes by Memory:
          1.48 GB          com.apple.ShareKitHelper
          123 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          90 MB          WebKitPluginHost
          66 MB          Safari
          57 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          147 MB          Free RAM
          1.44 GB          Active RAM
          1.27 GB          Inactive RAM
          905 MB          Wired RAM
          990 MB          Page-ins
          129 MB          Page-outs
Thanks for any help

As has already been pointed out, you've got a lot of junk installed. The biggest problem is likely to be the Intego software, which is far too heavy-handed and is known to devour system resources and cause instability. You definitely need to remove it. Clinging to it simply because you pay for it is simply not logical if it is causing you problems. For less intrusive means of protecting yourself against malware, see my Mac Malware Guide.
You also need to clean out your login items list, which is extensive, and should uninstall any apps you're not using. (I see you have Turbo Tax 2011, for example... since it is now the 2013 tax season, you can probably uninstall the 2011 version at this point.) When uninstalling an app, be sure to use the uninstaller provided by the developer of that app. Do not simply drag it to the trash (unless it was purchased from the App Store), and do not use any general-purpose uninstallers like AppZapper or AppCleaner.
I'd also point out one other thing:
Top Processes by CPU:
             100%          com.apple.ShareKitHelper
Top Processes by Memory:
          1.48 GB          com.apple.ShareKitHelper
Note the problems that ShareKitHelper is causing. This is a part of the system, but I don't really know what it's for or why it is misbehaving. Something is causing it to hammer your processor and devour RAM, though. This may be an indication of deeper problems with your system, or may clear up after you pare down your overloaded system a bit.

Every time I open iPhoto (as of today) after a few seconds the coloured wheel appears and the program become unresponsive. I have tried closing my computer. I assume I have a corrupt file but at the moment I cannot access anything in the program?

Every time I try to open Iphoto '11 (as of today) the coloured wheel appears after a few seconds and the program becomes unresponsive. I assume I have a corrupt file but I cant do anything including accessing help. I have tried closing down and restarting but it dosnt help. Any ideas please?

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 Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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

Turning photostream on makes Iphoto very slow and unresponsive.

When i enable Photostream either through the settings or directly from Iphoto it causes Iphoto to become very slow and unresponsive.
When i click on an album to view it takes around 60 seconds for the album to open, when it finally opens all the thumbnails are blurry and scrolling through the album is virtually impossibe.
If i then turn of Photostream everything is fine.
Im using a late 2011 Air with 4gb memory and i have around 132gb of free space on the drive.

jaceylucifer,
I just sorted an issue I had. When checking the photsteam box in iPhot preferences it unchecked straight away.
Method 1 on this link sorted me out in 2 mins. I have advised the senior apple care guy that was trying to sort this out for me. http://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/photostream-keeps-turning-off-in-iphoto-fix-it /
Hope it helps.
Ben

Unresponsive iPhoto at launch

Hi,
iPhoto was being unresponsive at launch... I did a forced quit and got this from the report (first few lines)... Any help is highly appreciated...
Got an unresponsive iPhoto few days back while doing an import as well...
thanks
Process:
iPhoto [232]
Path:
/Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier:
com.apple.iPhoto
Version:
9.2.1 (9.2.1)
Build Info:
iPhotoProject-628000000000000~3
Code Type:
X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [210]
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.7.2 (11C74)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:
2940172 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:
12
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 1049563 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   4
Anonymous UUID:
16B1A125-C7AD-4766-8CBE-554CE1F6F523
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000060000030
VM Regions Near 0x60000030:
MALLOC_SMALL
000000001c000000-000000001e000000 [ 32.0M] rw-/rwx SM=PRV
-->
__TEXT
000000008fef0000-000000008ff23000 [ 204K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /usr/lib/dyld
Application Specific Information:
objc[232]: garbage collection is OFF
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   dyld
0x8fef5442 _ZN4dyldL18notifyBatchPartialE17dyld_image_statesbPFPKcS0_jPK15dyld_image_infoE + 413
1   dyld
0x8fef1a9c _ZN4dyldL11notifyBatchE17dyld_image_states + 23
2   dyld
0x8feff1ca ImageLoader::runInitializers(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, ImageLoader::InitializerTimingList&) + 72
3   dyld
0x8fef32df dyld::runInitializers(ImageLoader*) + 91
4   dyld
0x8fefa0d3 dlopen + 585
5   libdyld.dylib
0x97b1aa95 dlopen + 70
6   com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x90770abe _CFBundleDlfcnLoadBundle + 206
7   com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9076c17e _CFBundleLoadExecutableAndReturnError + 1470
8   com.apple.Foundation
0x9c377d60 _NSBundleLoadCode + 939
9   com.apple.Foundation
0x9c327667 -[NSBundle loadAndReturnError:] + 675
10 com.apple.Foundation
0x9c3311d4 -[NSBundle load] + 41
11 com.apple.Foundation
0x9c328647 -[NSBundle principalClass] + 40
12 com.apple.iLifeMediaBrowser
0x9446a620 -[ILPluginManager loadPlugin:] + 221
13 com.apple.iLifeMediaBrowser
0x9446b147 -[ILPluginManager loadPluginsWithDelegate:] + 702
14 com.apple.iPhoto
0x0052729d 0x1000 + 5399197
15 com.apple.iPhoto
0x00527402 0x1000 + 5399554
16 com.apple.Foundation
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17 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9075e996 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_TIMER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION__ + 22
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation
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19 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073d3e0 __CFRunLoopRun + 1888
20 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073c8ec CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332
21 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073c798 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120
22 com.apple.HIToolbox
0x9283aa7f RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318
23 com.apple.HIToolbox
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24 com.apple.HIToolbox
0x92841c0a BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88
25 com.apple.AppKit
0x92b83040 _DPSNextEvent + 678
26 com.apple.AppKit
0x92b828ab -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113
27 com.apple.AppKit
0x92b7ec22 -[NSApplication run] + 911
28 com.apple.AppKit
0x92e1318a NSApplicationMain + 1054
29 com.apple.iPhoto
0x0001159a 0x1000 + 66970
30 com.apple.iPhoto
0x00010a29 0x1000 + 64041
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9019090a kevent + 10
1   libdispatch.dylib
0x91bfcc58 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 969
2   libdispatch.dylib
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Thread 2:
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1   libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dfe78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dff7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation
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4   com.apple.Foundation
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5   com.apple.Foundation
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6   com.apple.proxtcore
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7   com.apple.proxtcore
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8   com.apple.Foundation
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9   com.apple.Foundation
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10 libsystem_c.dylib
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11 libsystem_c.dylib
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Thread 3:
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1   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9018d1f6 mach_msg + 70
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation
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3   com.apple.CoreFoundation
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4   com.apple.CoreFoundation
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5   com.apple.CoreFoundation
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6   com.apple.Foundation
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7   com.apple.proxtcore
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8   com.apple.Foundation
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10 libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dbed9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib
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Thread 4:
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0x9018dc22 mach_msg_trap + 10
1   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9018d1f6 mach_msg + 70
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation
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3   com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073d214 __CFRunLoopRun + 1428
4   com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073c8ec CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332
5   com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x9073c798 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120
6   com.apple.Foundation
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7   com.apple.proxtcore
0x0175daed -[XTRunLoopThread run:] + 509
8   com.apple.Foundation
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9   com.apple.Foundation
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10 libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dbed9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib
0x958df6de thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
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0x9019002e __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib
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2   libsystem_c.dylib
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Thread 6:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib
0x9018f83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dfe78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib
0x958dff7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation
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4   com.apple.Foundation
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5   com.apple.Foundation
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6   com.apple.proxtcore
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7   com.apple.proxtcore
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8   com.apple.Foundation
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9   com.apple.Foundation
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thanks Terence.
Couple of updates: Post my earlier update - I shutdown and restarted and then again opened iPhoto in normal library. It opened fine, and imported photos - it worked fine.
I also did what you mentioned - created a test library and imported few photos - it worked fine as well.
not sure what was/is the core problem here !!!
thanks for your inputs.

IPhoto library upgrade hangs, application unresponsive.

Hello,
A few weeks ago all of a sudden my iPhoto library wouldn't open–I'd launch and get a spinning beach ball, force quit and try again, and get the beach ball. I deleted the .plist file to no avail, and then was told by someone who knows macs pretty well to just reinstall iPhoto and start fresh.
I reinstalled, updated to the latest version, and when I launch I'm told that my library needs to be upgraded. I start the upgrade and then after 30 seconds or so I get the beach ball and it says iPhoto is unresponsive. My library is around 50gb.
What should my next step be?
Thanks!

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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

Ever since my iphoto library crashed (ran out of space without warning) my mcbook pro has been slow, unresponsive, freezes in sleep mode and won't restart... please help.

Hi everyone
Ever since my iphoto library crashed (ran out of space without warning) my mcbook pro has been slow, unresponsive, freezes in sleep mode and won't restart...
I've since backed everything up on an external hard drive, removed the corrupt library, even reinstalled the operating software and there is now hardly anything on the hard drive, it still runs painfully slow. If I close the lid which puts it in sleep mode, it either doesn't go into sleep mode but instead the battery just gets drained and I find it completely empty of power (it won't start again unless plugged in), or it goes into sleep mode but just freezes when I try to reopen.
In iphoto (reinstalled) but even other applications it is painfully slow, not like a mac at all!
I am trying to go to genius bar with it but thinking maybe someone in this forum can help...
Many thanks
Andre

Have you tried SMC and PRAM resets?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Ciao.

IPhoto becomes unresponsive while geotagging

Hi there, iPhoto becomes unresponsive when assigning a place to the photos. Does anybody know why? Or how to get that bug fixed? Each time I end up force qutting the app and I fear one of these times there will be data loss/corruption.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Jorge...

There seems to be a bug in iPhoto 11 version 9.1.3 (607) (latest version). It worked very well in Dec 2010. Once I set it as "automatic" in Preferences, I was able to assign the place to the event.
I just got back from New Zealand and I can no longer assign a city that I had not been to in the past. I'm only able to see the places that I've been to.
Assigning Places is broken is this version.

IPhoto 9.3 unresponsive

I just got my new MacBook Pro today and naturally, updated all of the software and applications. Now, everytime I open iPhoto, it becomes unresponsive. There are no photos on it because it's a new computer (obviously). How do I fix this?
PS - This is my first Mac and I've never used iPhoto

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.
If that fails:
Restore from your back up, repair the Library and try again

IPhoto becomes unresponsive

I recently got a new camera (Nikon D7100) which produces 24-mega pixel images. Now, when I download my images to iPhoto and double-click on an image to view it larger, once I'm in the large view, iPhoto becomes unresponsive. I'll try and click on the arrow to take me back to the collection of photos and nothing happens. If I try and delete the image with the delete key, nothing happens. I have to quit out of iPhoto and relaunch it. Restarting my computer had no effect.
I'm using an older Mac (a 2 x 3 GHZ Dual-=Core Intel Xeon) with 11GB of memory, and I'm running iPhoto 11 (v9.4.3). Is there anything I can do to make iPhoto more responsive short of buying a new computer?

>Try downloading iPhoto Library Manager <
Larry, are you suggesting iPhoto Library Manager because its rebuild command may be more effective to fix my big library than iPhoto's? Or because you're suggesting I do create a new library, and use iPhoto Library Manager to manage the multiple libraries?
>The new library contains only sharable items so does not contain projects, keepsakes, etc<
You kinda lost me there. I'm not sure what constitutes a sharable item. Are you saying a new iPhoto Library Manager-created library would not transfer over project like slideshows and books?

IPhoto always becomes unresponsive

Every time I use iPhoto, my computer (Macbook Pro 2011) freezes (all programs become unresponsive) and the fans become very loud. I lose whatever I changed in that session each time. At best, iPhoto is just very slow with the rainbow pinwheel happening often, and I can't have music playing in iTunes at the same time.
Does anyone know why this happens?

Damaged Library.
Back to the original Library then
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

IPhoto '11 very slow and unresponsive - unusable, please advise!

I am having some problems with iPhoto '11. When I try to scroll through the image thumbnails, it often stops with a spinning beachball then I have to wait 10-20 seconds for it to catch up.
Also when I hit space to bring up the full image from a thumbnail, it appears then I get a spinning beachball and have to wait 20-30 seconds, after which the multi-image-scroller at the bottom appears and everything is responsive again.
When I look in Activity Monitor I can see that iPhoto is maxing out the CPUs (one of them at a time, it seems).
Together these two issues mean that it is unusable.
As to the possible cause, I have two theories
1) It could be a recent iPhoto 11 update I installed
2) It could be because I recently imported a large number of photos (an extra 50Gb) which may have taken my iPhoto Library above some maximum threshold. (Does anyone know if there is a recommended maximum size?).
My iPhoto Library contains 80,000 photos (some of which are actually videos) and takes up about 300Gb. It is located on my external 750Gb Iomega drive, connected via USB (I don't have room on the hard drive for the library). I did not experience these issues a few days ago, and I had about 250Gb library/72,000 photos then.
Having read the forums it seems that I may need to do one of the following
- Split the library into smaller libraries (which would be a pain, but might allow me to be productive again)
- Figure out a way to get the library on a faster drive... perhaps upgrading my internal drive to a larger one or SSD and put it on there
- Wait for Apple to improve performance of iPhoto
- Revert back to iPhoto '09
- Find an alternative product that can manage large libraries better... Is Aperture any good? Are there other good products?
- Some other solution I don't know about.
Since there are many possible ways forward I would appreciate some advice, anything you think would help, as well as any suggestions and/or officially supported methods.
Thanks in advance
Alex Bowyer

Thank you for your reply.
I tried deleting the cache files and it made no difference.
I'd already waited for the new Faces to be scanned.
However, I found your response in another thread suggesting rebuilding using iPhoto Library Manager to create a new library.
I did this, and it took over 48 hours to complete but it did the job nicely. It ported everything across - images, keywords, albums, even faces. It also found 13Gb of duplicate photos I didn't know about!
The only thing I had to do was recreate my smart albums.
But now my new iPhoto Library runs smoothly and I can work again! Awesome!
Thanks.

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