Messed up my library IPhoto 2.0.1

I completely messed up my library after reinstalling the operating system a while back. I neglected to read the instructions for restoring the library and everything was in a mess. Today I decided to reinstall IPhoto 2 and its upgrade to 2.01. I cleared out the old library and the pictures folder in my user folder was completely empty. Now as I carefully import the photos one day at a time, I discover that the dates in the new library folder are incorrect. My old library stored on an external hard drive has the dates the photos were taken. The photos display IPhoto in the correct order with the correct dates, but in the pictures folder the new library folder seems to be sorting them by the dates the files were modified. Don't know what's going on here. I'd really like to have them all in the correct order. Any suggestions? Is it time for me to buy the upgrade?

In all my attempts to screw up iPhoto, I don't think I've ever lost a photo that was in the damaged library to begin with. That you can see your pictures in Albums, but not in the Library view is highly irregular. Are the images you see in the albums the full-size images, or are they just thumbnails of the original (that is probably no longer in the library)?
If you've ever enhanced or cropped photos in your old library, that would explain the duplicates. When an image is altered, iPhoto squirrels the original away in case you ever want to revert back to the unaltered version. When the library is rebuilt, depending on the corruption, those originals become orphans. iPhoto treats them as "found" images in your library, and they would show up as duplicates.

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I have suddenly become unable to access photo library iPhoto (vers 9.5) on my external drive. And time Machine will no longer back up to the same external (LaCie) drive. Appreciate all suggestions. The drive does show up on my desktop....

I have suddenly become unable to access photo library (iPhoto vers 9.5) on my external hard drive. Also time machine isnt backing up to same external hard drive (LaCie). The drive does show up on the desk top, but when i open iPhoto the library isnt listed, so I cant option click.

First, one should not try to run an iPhoto library from the same volume/drive that is being used by Time Machine for backups. TM will continue to fill up the drive thus squeezing out iPhoto from being able to be opened and used. Also that doesn't allow you to let TM backup your library as it does with other files on your boot drive.
If you partition the EHD into two separate partitions you can run the library from it but that won't let TM backup the library which is important.
Are you able to see the library on the EHD via the Finder? If so copy it back to your boot drive and open it there. You may have to do some fixing on it.
Solution is to either run the library from the boot drive or get a second EHD to run the library from and let TM back it up along with your boot drive.
OT

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If both have Firewire ports then you can accomplish your goal by using Target Disk Mode. If this is not possible then you can do using an external drive or if you have a local network connect both to your network and use filesharing between the two computers.
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Can't upgrade iPhoto Library - 'unable to write to library "iPhoto Library"'

I apologise in advance if this is a little convoluted.
I have a MacBook Pro purchased a little over a year ago and I'm not sure what version of iPhoto is was running. It had a meltdown when I tried to upgrade to Mountain Lion and was ably serviced and returned to me with all my data heroically saved and stored in a shared folder.
When I got it back I upgraded successfully to Mountain Lion and installed all the iPhoto updates. After a false start, and having to reinstall iPhoto I am now running 9.4.3.
I have shifted my old iPhoto Library out of the shared folder and into the Pictures folder where it sits alongside the pretty much empty iPhoto Library created automatically by the install. When I try to open my old Library it says it needs to be upgraded, which makes sense, but immediately after the upgrade commences I get an error message saying 'Unable to write to library "iPhoto Library" Check that you have permission to write to the library directory'. I am not sure what to do from this point.
I have verified that the photos are all still in the old iPhoto Library Package.
Thank you.
Melanie

Hang on - I had browsed extensively, but it was only after I wrote my question that all the other similar ones popped up on the side bar. I've followed the advice in some of those and it seems to be working. I apologise, but I seem to be unable to delete this discussion.

When I try to open iPhoto I get the error message "The library "iPhoto Library" cannot be opened.

When I try to open iPhoto I get the error message "The library "iPhoto Library" cannot be opened. To open it, you must upgrade to the latest version of IPhoto." But the app store says that the latest version is installed.
I just migrated from 2011 macbook to new 2014 macbook with Yosemite on it.
Here is the main error - Dyld Error Message: Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/NyxAudioAnalysis Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/iLifeSlideshow.framework/Versions/ A/iLifeSlideshow Reason: image not found
MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
OSX 10.10.1
IPhoto 9.6
Any help much appreciated.

There is a framework missing in your System library. You need to reinstall MacOS X to restore the dynamic library:
See:
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/NyxAudioAnalysis
Referenced from:
Have you run any cleaner applications that could have removed files, or installed third party software lately?
To reinstall the system, boot into Recovery:
See this page: OS X: About OS X Recovery
-- Léonie
Added:
How are you launching iPhoto? From your Dock? The Dock icon may still be linked to an older iPhoto version. Just to be sure, you are opening really iPhoto 9.6, launch iPhoto by double-clicking the iPhoto icon in your applications folder. Your crash log with the the "Library not found" error message should show the version number of iPhoto. Which version is it showing?

Unable to write to library iPhoto library Check that you have permission to write to the library directory

I think my iPhoto memory is full. I cannot get in to delete photos. When I open it I get the Unable to write to library iPhoto libraryCheck that you have permission to write to the library directory" and i can't do anything else. I tried alt/cmd first aid and it didn't work.
I want to get in and move pics over to a USB stick drive but cannot get past the Unable to write to library..message.

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

TS2551 Library iPhoto Library "is open in (null)"

Running 10.7.4 on my MacBook Pro and using a LaCie as backup for my iPhoto Library (version 11, at least last time opened....) called “iPhoto Library Orange”. When trying to access my backup I get the message
"The photo library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of iPhoto. Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. The upgrade process for very large libraries may take an hour or more to complete."
Clicking Upgrade gives following:
"The library “iPhoto Library Orange” is open in (null). To open this library in iPhoto you must quit (null)." Only alternative is Cancel (Continue-button is inactive), which quits iPhoto.
No problems earlier, whats this sudden problem? How can I proceed?
Rgds Tom

Back up your iPhoto library and depress the option and command keys and launch iPhoto - repaire permissions
If this does not do it
Elijahg
post this response in another thread - some reported it worked - some reported that it did no - I have not tested
To fix it, you need to right click on the iPhoto Library and chooke Show Package Contents. Delete iPhotoLock.data, and then go to Database/apdb/ and delete lockfile.pid. Somehow this lockfile gets kind of stuck, with no PID inside causing the "(null)" part of the error message.
LN

Library.iphoto vs. Iphoto Library

In my Pictures folder, what is the difference between "iphoto Library" and "Library.iphoto" ?
Thanks

The iPhoto Library folder is your library which contains your photos and all organizational effort like albums, calendars, books, slideshows, etc. The Library.iPhoto is the appendix of iPhoto 6 and 7, a file left over from the earlier versions and not needed by iPhoto 6 or 7. However, the file Library6.iPhoto is the heart and soul of the library. It contains the file paths to all of your photos, thumbnails and modified photos as well as what constitutes albums, slideshows, books, calendars, etc. It is most critical to the well being of the library.
The Library.iPhoto file normally resides inside the iPhoto Library folder. If you found it in the Pictures folder check inside the library folder to see if a copy exist there. In any case you can delete the file as it is not needed by either iPhoto 6 or 7.
However, that file is to iPhoto 5 and earlier what Library6.iPhoto is to the later libraries, i.e. the heart and soul of the library.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Cannot open my library. iPhoto says I opened it before with a newer version which is not true.

Cannot open my library. iPhoto says I opened it before with a newer version which is not true. I am using Snow Leopard and iPhoto 7.1.5 which seems to be the latest update. How can I reach my photos? I don't particually care for iPhoto anymore since I am using Lightroom now, but I would very much like to reach my picture files, HELP

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.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
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.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 08* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.

Import to Library+ iPhoto + Macbook Air = Crash

Kindly enlisting your support, as of yesterday (lots of import/export of photos activity through iphoto and picture folder on 2011MBA), any time I try to import a photo file from documents or picture folders on my hard drive, to the iphoto library, iphoto crashes and generates this error report:
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x9976eaec blt_pattern_blend_XXXX32 + 686
1   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x9976edef blt_bitmap_blend_AXXX32 + 105
2   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x9935094c argb32_mark_pixelshape + 19824
3   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x9927d293 argb32_mark + 279
4   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x99294915 argb32_image + 1037
5   libRIP.A.dylib                          0x950bac75 ripd_Mark + 279
6   libRIP.A.dylib                          0x950b8c67 ripl_BltImage + 1368
7   libRIP.A.dylib                          0x950b8497 ripc_RenderImage + 269
8   libRIP.A.dylib                          0x950c4a8c ripc_DrawImages + 6467
9   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x993513be CGContextDrawImages + 239
10 com.apple.coreui                        0x9ba56a79 CUIPenCG::DrawImages(void*, CGRect const*, CGImage**, CGRect const*, unsigned long) + 45
11 com.apple.coreui                        0x9ba47fc5 CUIRenderer::DrawWindowFrameDark(CUIDescriptor const*) + 4531
12 com.apple.coreui                        0x9ba32e0d CUIRenderer::Draw(CGRect, CGContext*, __CFDictionary const*, __CFDictionary const**) + 5701
13 com.apple.coreui                        0x9ba53de5 CUIDraw + 206
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22 com.apple.AppKit                        0x9452bae6 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1958
23 com.apple.AppKit                        0x944fa026 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 708
24 com.apple.AppKit                        0x944f9627 -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 259
25 com.apple.AppKit                        0x944f4caa -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 4817
26 com.apple.AppKit                        0x944edbd9 -[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1365
27 com.apple.AppKit                        0x9460d81b -[NSThemeFrame handleSetFrameCommonRedisplay] + 233
28 com.apple.AppKit                        0x945af0b8 -[NSWindow _setFrameCommon:display:stashSize:] + 2253
29 com.apple.AppKit                        0x945ae7e6 -[NSWindow setFrame:display:] + 71
30 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94652049 -[NSWindow _setFrameAfterMove:] + 496
31 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94651e3f -[NSWindow _windowMovedToRect:] + 261
32 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94bde52d -[NSWindow _getPositionFromServer] + 100
33 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94be12a8 -[NSWindow _initFromGlobalWindow:inRect:styleMask:] + 350
34 com.apple.RemoteViewServices            0x92b8bff9 -[NSRemoteWindowController _remoteHostDidGrantRights:] + 335
35 com.apple.RemoteViewServices            0x92b8b9a4 __58-[NSRemoteWindowController _handleReplySetupSharedWindow:]_block_invoke_0 + 43
36 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x993bf40b _WindowRightsGrantOfferedNotificationHandler + 678
37 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x991f8a3b CGSPostLocalNotification + 218
38 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x992c5cfd notifyDatagramHandler + 265
39 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x992c5a25 CGSDispatchDatagramsFromStream + 316
40 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x992c5594 snarfEvents + 481
41 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x992c5247 CGSGetNextEventRecordInternal + 127
42 com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x99318180 CGEventCreateNextEvent + 40
43 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x92c8444e _ZL38PullEventsFromWindowServerOnConnectionjh + 69
44 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9227fd0a __CFMachPortPerform + 346
45 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9227fb91 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 49
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47 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x922b8e01 __CFRunLoopRun + 2193
48 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x922b81dc CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332
49 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x922c8f01 CFRunLoopRun + 129
50 com.apple.RemoteViewServices            0x92b867c8 -[NSRemoteSavePanel runModal] + 322
51 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x006a24d3 0x7f000 + 6436051
52 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0027dee3 0x7f000 + 2092771
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62 com.apple.AppKit                        0x9461f246 NSSLMMenuEventHandler + 452
63 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x92df9c0c _InvokeEventHandlerUPP(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*, long (*)(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*)) + 36
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68 com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x92dfa13a SendMenuCommandWithContextAndModifiers + 70
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77 com.apple.AppKit                        0x944a8ac1 -[NSApplication run] + 911
78 com.apple.AppKit                        0x94739ac5 NSApplicationMain + 1054
79 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0008f0b9 0x7f000 + 65721
80 com.apple.iPhoto                        0x0008e705 0x7f000 + 63237
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
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1   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9c302e04 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 969
2   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9c301853 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 53
Thread 2:
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1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfeccf _pthread_wqthread + 773
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006fe start_wqthread + 30
Thread 3:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebf02e __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfeccf _pthread_wqthread + 773
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006fe start_wqthread + 30
Thread 4:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
5   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c46a6 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
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8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
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10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 5:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
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6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
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8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
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10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
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Thread 6:
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2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
5   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c46a6 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
7   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b19 -[XTThread run:] + 412
8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
9   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbdd5 __NSThread__main__ + 1582
10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 7:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
5   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c46a6 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
7   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b19 -[XTThread run:] + 412
8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
9   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbdd5 __NSThread__main__ + 1582
10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 8:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
5   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c46a6 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
7   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b19 -[XTThread run:] + 412
8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
9   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbdd5 __NSThread__main__ + 1582
10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
11 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 9:
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2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
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8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
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10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
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Thread 10:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
5   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c46a6 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83a42 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 47
7   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b19 -[XTThread run:] + 412
8   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
9   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbdd5 __NSThread__main__ + 1582
10 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
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Thread 11:
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1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e78 _pthread_cond_wait + 914
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00f7b pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927fe3c3 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 427
4   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927c47d2 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 294
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6   com.apple.RedRock                       0x023c22bf -[RKAsyncImageRenderer _backgroundRenderThread:] + 173
7   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x923201aa -[NSObject performSelector:] + 58
8   com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d8cab2 -[XTThreadSendOnlyDetached _detachedMessageHandler:] + 167
9   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x92317d11 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65
10 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d84e59 -[XTSubscription postMessage:] + 191
11 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d8471f -[XTDistributor distributeMessage:] + 681
12 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83f42 -[XTThread handleMessage:] + 515
13 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b2f -[XTThread run:] + 434
14 com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
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Thread 12:
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Thread 13:: com.apple.CFSocket.private
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2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
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Thread 14:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority
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2   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9c304ab4 dispatch_semaphore_wait + 36
3   com.apple.RemoteViewServices            0x92b85725 __54-[NSRemoteSavePanel _runOrderingOperationWithContext:]_block_invoke_0345 + 79
4   libdispatch.dylib                       0x9c300fbd _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15
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6   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfeb24 _pthread_wqthread + 346
7   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006fe start_wqthread + 3
Thread 15:
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1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c00e21 _pthread_cond_wait + 827
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bb142c pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 71
3   com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cdbe8 -[NSCondition wait] + 304
4   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x000d1184 0x7f000 + 336260
5   com.apple.iPhoto                        0x000d0d92 0x7f000 + 335250
6   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9231aa9d __invoking___ + 29
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8   com.apple.RedRock                       0x023de6eb -[RKInvoker _invokeTarget:] + 33
9   com.apple.RedRock                       0x023ef4ac -[RKInvoker _invokeTargetWithPool:] + 68
10 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x92317d11 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65
11 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d8cab2 -[XTThreadSendOnlyDetached _detachedMessageHandler:] + 167
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x92317d11 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65
13 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d84e59 -[XTSubscription postMessage:] + 191
14 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d8471f -[XTDistributor distributeMessage:] + 681
15 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d83f42 -[XTThread handleMessage:] + 515
16 com.apple.proxtcore                     0x01d82b2f -[XTThread run:] + 434
17 com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbe25 -[NSThread main] + 45
18 com.apple.Foundation                    0x927cbdd5 __NSThread__main__ + 1582
19 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
20 libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 16:: CVDisplayLink
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x96ebe83e __psynch_cvwait + 10
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2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bb142c pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 71
3   com.apple.CoreVideo                     0x96ba60cd CVDisplayLink::runIOThread() + 945
4   com.apple.CoreVideo                     0x96ba5d05 _ZL13startIOThreadPv + 160
5   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92bfced9 _pthread_start + 335
6   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x92c006de thread_start + 34
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000554 ebx: 0x112e6140 ecx: 0x00000155 edx: 0x00000004
edi: 0x0000ffff esi: 0xc2b5f300 ebp: 0xc0073648 esp: 0xc00735a0
   ss: 0x00000023 efl: 0x00010246 eip: 0x9976eaec   cs: 0x0000001b
   ds: 0x00000023   es: 0x00000023   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x0000000f
cr2: 0xc2b5f300
Logical CPU: 2
P.S. has anyone experienced freezing up when employing the latest Firefox version on 2011MBA?...with multiple tabs open...of course.
Thanks!
AB

Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Quit the application if it's running. Move the selected item to the Trash. Relaunch the application and test.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

N00b question re: Library.iPhoto

Hi everyone,
Been lurking here for a couple of weeks and haven't seen this addressed yet...
I'm testing the waters with iPhoto after M$ bought up my favourite cataloging app iView, and I've a question about the files "Library.iPhoto" and "Library6.iPhoto" within the iPhoto Library Package.
Are these the database files for my Photos? If they were to become corrupt could I trash them?
My thinking is that iPhoto would rebuild the files upon relaunch but I don't to test that until I know a little more of what I'm talking about.
Thanks in advance for any direction on this...

It's not that complicated, and you know, the size of the photos - whether they come from a camera phone or a 20 megapixel dslr doesn't matter a whit.
If the database files get corrupted you have three courses of action - and I suggest you would use them in this order:
1. Copy the library6.iphoto file from a back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
if that's not possible:
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.
If that didn't work:
3. You would need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
So, those are your options in the event of a database failure.
Note that your photos, which are stored in the Finder are not affected by the database file being damaged.
Yes, email is easier with iPhoto (and the same is true of Aperture too)
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto. With 10.5 you can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Regards
TD

IPhoto messed up my library when merging MobileMe galleries. How can I fix it?

I launched iPhoto, and it ran through some procedure to pull in all of my iPhoto galleries. That wasn't necessary, because they were all published from iPhoto to begin with. When it did it, though, it removed a bunch of the events I have published from my Events screen. Now they are just albums, and they don't show up in my events. Furthermore, there are some events that have no thumbnail and no photos. All I can do is delete them. How can I get my events back?

I went through each album that was pulled in from MobileMe and checked to see if:
The corresponding event still existed.
The existing event contained all of the photos (sometimes it existed but was missing some of them).
If the event didn't exist, I selected all of the photos in the album and dragged them to "Events" in the sidebar. This created a new event. I named it and fixed the keywords (deleted "from MobileMe"). If the event existed but was missing photos, I dragged those photos to Events and then merged the new event into the existing one. Then I deleted the album.
This was tedious and took a long time, but my library is now back to the way it was.

Accidentally partially deleted wrong iphoto library, iphoto won't recognised external HD copy

Hello!
I'm trying to free up some space on my MacBook OS X 10.5.8. with only 9.27GB free space left. I work a lot with images/graphics.
As iphoto is the main space guzzler at 33.84GB, I was planning to move the iphoto library onto my external HD and access it from there. I now keep HD connected as my portable HD2 has started to develop problems.
First hiccup: when I copied iphoto library from Macbook to HD, an unreadable files alert popped up with 170 in the list. I did this the other day. I left it there to solve another day. Coming back to it today, I opened it up to test it and it seemed fine other than the alert popping up again. I was trying to work out what the files referred to (files ending in ....cache...ithmb) so I could identify the problem files but it's all just a bit beyond me.
I was going to just delete that version and go through the process again using the sound info on this forum but doh! I only went and trashed the main iphoto library didn't I? I'd already started emptying the trash when I realised so I stopped the deletion immediately.
When I view Show Package Contents I can see that the most recent original 2012 photos are gone but they are in the modified folder ( I have other copies saved so that's not a huge problem) but I can't really tell yet what's else further back might have been deleted. Anyway I thought that if I pointed iphoto to the copied library on my HD that would be fine but it won't open it. I can highlight it and click on OPEN but nothing happens. when I look at the Package Contents it only goes up to the Cache folder, no library or other images.
What can I do to clean up this mess, have iphoto on HD so my macbook can run smoothly again! NB with my most recent accidental deletion I now have 13.31GB free.
Baby steps help appreciated!!
Sacha

No, unfortunately. He has a 320gb HD and a 307gb library. However, that post reflects all of the symptoms we had. I'll check it out. Thank you!
If substituting "Old Masters" for "Masters" does not help, there is not much hope to fix this. The iPhoto Library First Aid Tools did not work in the previous similar cases.
The best option would be to restore the library from the most recent backup. Otherwise you can only copy the "Old Masters" out of the library and reimport them to iPhoto into a new library and essentially start over. IPhoto has no tools to connect missing original image files to the edited versions like Aperture has.

Folders and duplicates everywhere; empty folders... a mess in the Library

I am tired of iPhoto's difficulty to use as soon as you modify pix and try to move pix from a computer to another.
It creates tones of duplicates files, empty folders and doesn't even recognize px it already imported.
I have the same pix floating everywhere.
THen i tried to delete some folders and files and some pix are now 'offline'.
Any trik other than don't mess with iPhoto, don't modify your pix and don't move them from one computer to the other one.
Help!

xavier
iPhoto is a database. Think of it this way. When you use iPhoto it's like hiring a filing clerk and giving them your shoe box full of photos. "Take these and sort them out so that when I ask for one, you can give it to me, and fast." So the Clerk sets up his filing structure, then goes home for the evening and you go into the filing cabinets and move things around. Next morning, it is any wonder that the Clerk can't find things?
So here's tip one: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
You do everything you need to do via the iPhoto Window - and the good news is that everything you need to do can be done from there. So, ignore the iPhoto Library Folder. There are no user serviceable parts in there.
Want to access a file: There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
To upload to MySpace or any site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser. Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Also, for 10.5 users: If you use the extended Open or Attach dialogue (with Column View) you can scroll to the bottom of the Shortcuts and find the Media browser there. Select any pic you want from there.
Want to use a photo editor? You can set Photoshop (or any image editor)as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically.
FYI: This might explain how the iPhoto Library Folder is laid out: A Note about the iPhoto Library Folder:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Regards
TD

Lost link to my library - Iphoto, Dock, Safari

Hi, I recently switched from pc to Mac... and I still have troubles getting around a few issues.
This morning, after downloading pictures from my camera, Iphoto signaled that some pictures were not readable. After I restarted my mac, the Dock (bottom screen icons) was not the same as I had previously organized it. But more dramatic, my IPhoto totally lost the link to my library. As a matter of a fact, it strated without any mentione of my albums on the left side menu (as if it was brand new!!). I also noted that my safari lost its bookmarks. I guest this has something to do with the mac not being able to access some sort of accout profile but I can figure out how to restore it. Can anybody help me? Many thanks, FB
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

FB:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. It seems that you're problem may be system related rather than iPhoto. I suggest you do the following:
1 - run Disk Utility and Repair disk permissions.
2 - reboot into Safe Mode (hold down the Shift key during the boot process). This will perform the File System Check (fsck). At this time check iPhoto and Safari.
3 - boot back into normal mode. If all is not well the download and reinstall the 10.4.6 COMBO updater followed by a permissions repair.
4 - If iPhoto is still messed up, use iPhoto Library Manager to rebuild the library. It will create a new library and leave your current one untouched. It succeeds where the normal rebuild fails.
My preference is to manually upload my photos to a folder on the HD either thru Image Capture or the Finder with a card reader - with iPhoto closed. Then if there's a crash iPhoto will not damage the AlbumData.xml file that is uses to record all the info on the imported files.

Messed up my library IPhoto 2.0.1

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