Iphoto wont load

Question

I have looked at the help pages, the forum, I see that this question has been asked before but with no answers.
When I try to open iphoto, it reads "loading photos" but nothing happens, even after quitting and rebooting, force quitting and restarting.
this has happened to me before and I had to remove the library and reload it and I do not want to have to do this again, I lost too many photos in that process and it took forever. please help!!!!
I have iphoto 5

Answer 1

godzillagirl:
Here are two suggestions to try If you have no success in righting your problem. First download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Next, if necessary, use iPhoto Library Manager to rebuild the library. It creates a new library in the process and just copies what it needs from the old one. It's been known to succeed where the normal rebuild has not. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.
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