Iphoto will not open up says its damaged or incomplete??

iphoto will not open says its damaged or incomplete?

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 exact message do you get when iPhoto opens?
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?
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    IT ONLY TELL ME THIS; YOU CANT OPEN THE APPLICTION IPHOTO BECAUSE IT MAY BE DAMAGED OR INCOMPLETE!!!
    I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO TRY BESIDE THE ILIFE CD THAT CAM WITH IT AND IT DOESNT DO ANYTHING? IS IT IPHOTOS GONE AND I NEED TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE?
    ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!
    SHELL

    Post in the iPhoto forums for whichever version you are using.  You will also need to mention to the helpers there which OS version you are using.
    Correct computer info will help to.  You posted in the Intel iMac forums yet your profile confirms you are using a Mac Pro.
    Typing in caps is considered shouting in cyber space.  We can all hear you.  It is also very hard to read.

  • Iphoto will not open. Says updating but no updates running. Any ideas?

    Iphoto will not open on my Mac. Says updating but no updates running.  Any ideas?

    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? Is your profile correct?
    what is the exact message you get when launching iPhoto?
    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?
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    Anybody know why photoshop won't open afetr installing Yosemite?

    Yes. Yosemite's installers breaks Photoshop CS5 installs. You will need to reinstall and update.  If a message pops up requiring Java, get it from this link: Java for OS X 2014-001
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    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 exact message do you see when iPhoto tries to launch?
    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?
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  • IPhoto will not open. Error message says I must upgrade. But APP store says it is already installed?

    iPhoto will not open. Error message says I must upgrade but the AppStore indicates that the newest version of iPhoto is installed so how can I upgrade and why did it stop working in the first place? What is the problem?

    Hi Terence. I solved my problem. Apparently a 9.5.1 version of iPhoto was dowloaded, backed up on Ext Drive then deleted from the Mac HD...Leaving the old version 9.4.3 still resident on the Mac HD.
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  • Iphoto will not open, says I am useing a newer version, beats me, I can't find it, anyone out there have a clue, Thanks

    Iphoto will not open, says I am useing a newer version, beats me, I can't find it, anyone out there have a clue, Thanks

    Try the following:
    1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
    2 - Run Option #4, Rebuild Database.
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  • IPhoto will not open, saying that the app is being updated - but it is not being updated. Help please!

    Hello all
    My iPhoto will not open.  I get a system popup saying "iPhoto is being updated.  iPhoto cannot be opened while it is being updated".
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    Try delete it and reinstall.
    To re-install iPhoto
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    2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows:  In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
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  • Downloaded and installed yosemite. Now iPhoto will not open and when i try to update it it says not available for my apple id. Help

    Downloaded yosemite OSX 10.10 and now iPhoto will not open. When I try to update to iPhoto 9.6, it tells me it can not be be downloaded with "this Apple ID. It is the only Apple ID I have ever had. Please help

    - Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
    - To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.

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    You can get this message if the database file is corrupted.
    Try these in order - from best option on down...
    1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
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    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.
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  • HT2638 iPhoto will not open

    My IPhoto will not open. Just get the spinning circle. I have to force it to close. When I look at my IPhone library it says it is --KB in size. Did I lose my entire library? Can it be rebuilt? Not sure what version I am using but bought Mac in '09 and no upgrades.

    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.
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    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.  
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    TD

  • IPhoto will not open at all

    This is a strange one!  iPhoto will not open - I get the message that it is not the right version or something - see attached.  (StartUp drive is SCS Mac 500HD)
    OK so I take my 36 hour old full SuperSuper! Backup and make that the startup drive - D1-LaCie 505gb MBP BkUp2.  I use iPhoto (from the backup or the "main" drive) and both work fine-- all libraries from both HD's as well as other internal and external drives work (yes, I have a second internal HD on my MBP-13" - removed the DVD drive).
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    Best regards,
    Steve Schulte
    Monday 24 June 2013

    EVEN MORE INFO:  Hope this helps:
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    Process:         iPhoto [487]
    Path:            /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
    Identifier:      com.apple.iPhoto
    Version:         9.4.3 (9.4.3)
    Build Info:      iPhotoProject-720091000000000~2
    Code Type:       X86 (Native)
    Parent Process:  launchd [147]
    User ID:         501
    Date/Time:       2013-06-24 15:03:07.630 +0200
    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
    Report Version:  10
    Crashed Thread:  0
    Exception Type:  EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
    Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
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    dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
    Dyld Error Message:
      Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Python
      Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
      Reason: image not found
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       0xaa000 -   0xd9fff3  com.apple.iPhoto (9.4.3 - 9.4.3) <74A545E6-1EB2-315F-82FA-3344B599F490> /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
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  • IPhoto will not open with pictures when I click on the icon.  It does show that it is open on top toolbar. What happened to my photos?

    iPhoto will not open with pictures when I click on the icon.  It does show that it is open on top toolbar. What happened to my photos?

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    I just installed elements 11 with camera raw 7.1 in my iMac. My raw photo files from iPhoto will not open in camera raw. The elements screen opens without a photo, but camera raw willnot open. Help.

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