It all started when iPhoto crashed...

I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Version 10.7.5
I unwisely tried to import RAW images into iPhoto, not realizing they were incompatible and the havock it would wreak. It crased my system completely and I had the dreaded blank screen of death. I rebooted in safe mode and repaired my iPhoto library, which had been corrupted. While I did not seem to lose any data, my machine has never been the same. A number of issues are recurring.
The first issues I noticed is that Adobe Flash Player no longer works with Safari, instead sites display "Blocked Plug-In" where flash content would run, and I can neither uninstall the old version nor can I upgrade to the new version. Nothing happens when I press "install" or "uninstall" so I have to quit.
Then I tried to runt the software update on my machine and received a message telling me I am not authorized to do the update, despite the fact that I am the admin and sole user. I continue to have this issue as well.
I have been trying to upload fies to Dropbox, and cannot get the files to sync through the application. I also tried to drag and drop to the files to the website, but that just makes Safari crash and nothing is transferred, and the same thing happens when I try to use the single uploader. The other upload tool just saygs "loading..." and never does.
Solving any of the above would improve my life. Thank you in advance to anyone willing to take a stab at helping.

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Hi all,
This is driving me insane.
I have uprgraded to yosemite all good but iphoto crashes every time I attempt to upgrade the photo library:-
I have upgraded to yosemite 3 times in case thats where there problem was - no.
I removed and reinstalled the new iphoto program about 5 times - no avail.
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I have installed iphoto9.1 update but it states that it cannot be installed on the disc as iphoto 9.0 or later must be installed but i have installed the latest version?
I have even upgraded the server and i paid for this.
When i open iphoto in applications it will open then state that i need to upgrade the library - i am happy to do this.
I agree to this then iphoto crashes and closes before doing anything else.
I have also tried holding the option button and opening iphoto but it crashes all the same.
I am at a loss what to do. I could not access my library at all but i managed to find all my pics in finder so i have backed everything up and deleted all the files in the hope this would fix it - nope. Still the same.
Does anyone have any suggestions?? Please oh please, this has taken days and countless wifi hours...
TIA...

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.

I have the 5.5 Lightroom software on my I-Mac with OS-X, 10.9.3. It seems I have lost 850 pictures I was developing. It all started when was adding a folder. A new screen came up with no photos. I went back to my external drive, trying to open the folder

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So you purchased (not a disc from a different Mac) OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and installed it, yes? If so, 10.5 and 10.4 are completely out of the picture, unless you have some older software which requires something in 10.4 or 10.5 (but you make no mention of that).
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How are you attempting to open iTunes, and can you describe exactly what happens when you do?
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HT5037 It all started when I couldn't order a Photo Book ... then I had to download Mavericks ... then the i-photo update ... How long DO you have to wait before you know if you actually have downloaded this?

It all started when I could not order a Photo Book ... then I had to download Mavericks ... then I tried to upgrade i-photo ... but it would not take my debit card ... so I had to find a credit card ... then it would download, but it took hours and did not confirm that it had downloaded ... which it hadn't because I still can't order a photo pbook ... then it would download ( but I suspect I may have had to pay for it twice ) .... and now i-photo won't open because it says I need the Library Upgrader ... and it too seems to have stopped halfway through downloading.
I JUST WANT TO ORDER A PHOTO BOOK. I HAVE THE MONEY. WHY ALL THE PROBLEMS? WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY?

Perhaps, as your problem seems to be with the App Store, you need to post on that forum or contact App Store support - there's a link on the right hand side of the App Store window.
A small tip: explaining your problem clearly is best. Wrapping it all up in idiosyncratic punctuation and histrionics doesn't make it any easier to understand, and gets in the way of solving your problem.

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As posted in another topic by meself...I had similar problem...
Success!!!! Here's how I did it:
1) Re-named iTunes music folders in my My Music documents, just to avoid any mishaps during the uninstall process. I just called them "Backup" and "Backup2"
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Greetings,
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I want to know why Presenter erase all MP3 files if Powerpoint crash ?
step by step...
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2- When finish, I click "save" and close the recording windows.
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