MicroPhoto cleanup, rebuilding library, and PC recognition iss
Had problems with my 8 gig microphoto starting about a week ago. In the past, the player would get nudged, and start over. Rebuild library and so on. Every few weeks. One out of every three or four times it'd lock while rebuilding, so I'd go into cleanup and take care of that, and it'd start up after rebuilding.
A week ago, it went into cleanup, and kept going past 00%. starting it back up in rebuild, it would build about 0%, and only the first 60 songs I loaded show up (the dri've shows the correct amount of used space).
I flashed newer firmware to the same result.
It's also not being recognized in Creative Media Explorer but charges and is recognized as being plugged in by XP.
What do I do? I could reformat, but I'm concerned that won't matter if it won't recongize.
Hey, I am having the same problem with my Zen MicroPhoto. I still haven't figured out whats wrong. I've formatted it a few times and I've tried to put my music back on there and it always says there is a thread error. Sorry I couldn't help you much if at all.
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Iphoto won't display photos or run a slideshow - just a black screen. Can't see photos to edit etc. Thumbnails all OK and all else seems visible in the usual way etc. Tried rebuilding library and reset Mac Air but no result. Ideas please!!!!
and was told to go home and rebuild the photo library (there are 2257 photos). Did this but problem is still there.
When you rebuild the library did you rebuild the database? Also did you repair the library's permissions? Is this the First Aid window that you got?
Those are the two options to use.
Here's another fix you can try:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
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Beachballing, rebuild library and Javascript issues
I have constant beachballing in Aperture 3.03. I went to Aperture help to find out how to rebuild library and am told I need Javascript to read Help answers. What I get in Help is not clickable. How do I get/install Javascript for Aperture and how do I rebuild the library. I am hoping this will cure the constant beachballing.
Hi Birgit (lovely name!),
as to rebuild the library did you already try to launch Aperture pressing the option+cmd keys?
This should force the Aperture First Aid Window where you can choose to repair permissions, repair and rebuild library.
If you didn't, give it a try...press and keep pressing on option (is the key marked with 'alt')+cmd keys and click on the Aperture application icon to launch it...do not release the keys and the First Aid screen should open.
Hope this helps you!
Bye!
Alberto -
My iphone 4 is "rebuilding library" and doesn't finish. Keeps telling me to launch photos. help!
my iphone 4 is "rebuilding library" and doesnt finish. It just keeps telling me to launh photos, i need help! i dont want to lose all of my photos!
Put it into DFU mode - hold the sleep/wake button and home button until the screen goes black (ignoring the slide to turn off slider). When the screen goes black release the sleep/wake button but hold the home button. Continue holding the home button for 10 seconds, then release it. The screen should stay black. Plug it into iTunes and it should come up with this message "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. It must be restored before use", that's when it is successfully in DFU mode. Now press the restore button in iTunes and it should run smoothly :)
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Rebuilding library and now iphoto won't open
We recently upgraded to Lion and now iphoto won't work. I'm trying to rebuild my library but I can't even get iphoto to open now. Has anyone else had issues using iphoto after upgrading to Lion?
Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and try to create a new, test library. If you can't then give this a try: make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home()/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
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3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
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Rebuilding library and podcasts
Good morning,
I followed the KB article HT1451 to recreate my library, as my iPhone was showing incorrect artwork for some albums.
However, I've noticed that my podcasts, while restored pretty normally, don't contain the podcasts that didn't contain any episodes. Any way of preventing this so I don't 'forget' about a podcast I used to subscribe to?Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and try to create a new, test library. If you can't then give this a try: make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home()/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home()/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
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3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
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Player stuck on rebuilding library.
My MP3 player is stuck on rebuilding library and has been for the past 2 hours. It also is not being recognized by my computer if I try to plug it in.
It wasn't even plugged in to my usb cable when it started doing rebuilding library. Not exactly sure why it started doing it.... I just turned it on and it went to rebuilding library and stopped there. Someone told me to try and see if I could plug it in and do anything with it and it my computer won't recognize it.
Yeah I have all my songs saved on my computer but I don't know how I can format my player since the thing isn't even being recognized.
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Rebuilding library creative V how long should it ta
I just got? my creacti've V 2 days ago & after I took it off dock it says rebuilding library. It's been rebuilding for 8 hours. How long should it take or should I plug the usb back in. reset only takes me back to the rebuilding screen. PLEASE HELP
Ha...it should only take a few seconds. My brand new Zen V Plus is a victim to this hardware problem. It froze on me while initally loading songs. I had to reset using the tiny hole on the side.When I turned it back on....you guessed it..."rebuilding library". End of story. It hung there. I reset again and started to the "recovery menu". First tried "clean up",? scan disk said 00% completed but would not clear or allow menu to return.Reset again. This time I reformatted; a hassle since I had spent an hour loading songs. This Worked!? I got past the "rebuilding library" since there was no library left to rebuild.Started loading songs again. Got about /3 of the library reloaded and then froze in the middle of a transfer.....oh no.......Had to reset again. Tried "clean up" again, (same result). When I restarted, I got "rebuilding library" and the progress bar stopped about 3/4 of the way across and that was all she wrote. In desperation I thought I would try to reload the firmware, perhaps correcting some deeper flaw. I downloaded the new firmware, BUT THEN ran right into a problem that people on this forum have been gnashing their teeth at for over a year. My? new firmware refused to recognize the player even though it was plugged in. I have WMP on my PC...but I wasn't using it. (I use Media Monkey). So I have no idea why the software refuses to recognize the player, but it is a VERY widespread problem. I had the Zen V 4 GB player and am still using it's but I have never tried to reinstall the firmware. Good thing, it would probably be as dead as the new one. Of course I called Creative Tech Support, but the dude offered zero solutions and just told me my player is toast. Thanks a lot. Fortunately, it is new so the store will have to replace it. But this was a terrible experience and reading about so many others having these various problems, I may be shy of CL in the future. Too bad, I absolutely LOVE these players. When I get a replacement player, now I am worried about the software on my laptop from the Zen V 4GB and the leftover software from the aborti've 8GB. I am wondering if I should uninstall Everything before proceeding again. Ya know, it Really shouldn't be necessary.
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I am trying to rebuild my iPhoto library and noticed my backup contains aliases (pointers?) and not the actual file. What's the best way to rebuild my library?
Facts:
In moving to a new iMac, I copied the iPhoto library to an external HDD assuming that I would point the new iMac to the backed up iPhoto Library
All worked fine when I pointed the new library but noticed that some folders contained aliases and not the original file. So when I attempt to open that photo it can't find it because the alias is pointing to another drive.
I do have all original photos from a couple of external HDDs. In the folders titled, "Originals" (from older versions of iPhoto) and "Masters" (from current iPhoto)
I'm thinking I can create a new folder and drop the original files and make that my new iPhoto library. Is there a better way to rebuild my library? I do not want to create any future aliases.
Thanks in advance for any help!do you have a strongly recommended default "managed" library (the iPhoto preference to "copy imported items to the iPhoto library is in its checked state) or a referenced library - you have unchecked that option?
It sounds like you have a referenced library and are now experiancing one of the very siginificant drawbacks of a referenced library and one of the many reasons they are strongly not recommended
Also note that iPhoto '11 may use alises in the originals folder as part of the upgrade
It is important that we understand exactly what you have and what is not sorking - what error messages you are getting
You must NEVER make any changes of any sort to the structure of content of the iPhoto library - there are no user servicable parts in it -- and you can not rebuild yoru librtary - only iPhoto ir iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - can rebuild a library unless you are a SQL programmer and understand the structure that iPhoto uses
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I have tried the option + command button while opening iPhoto but this has not helped.
Your next step would be tp try rebuild with iPhoto Library Manager and 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. -
1. Will broken images in Originals folder hinder making a backup copy, rebuild, or other attempts at repair? I have Time Machine, never used it, and don't know when when iPhoto became referenced library (due to bad advice) 2. Is it OK to delete broken aliases from the Originals folder (white squares with arrows, jpeg tags, and a Quicktime logo)? 3. Would it make sense to select undamaged images in the Orginals folder for copying to a new library? I am cleaning up Events and exporting healthy photos from iPhoto before trying to copy the entire iphoto library folder. Thanks for your help.
What do you mean by "broken images"?
Never delete anything from the Originals folder, ever.
Try
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. -
Photos disappeared from Library and Rebuilding with iPhoto Libr. Mgr worse
1. For several days, when I attempted to transfer photos from Iphoto to Ofoto, the programs would freeze and I couldn't do the transfer.
2. When that problem disappeared, I created a few small albums, uploaded them on Ofoto, and sent them out via the Kodak website.
3. A day or so later, I found that those albums in iPhoto, as well as one in Iphoto that I had NOT uploaded to Ofoto, were empty--no photos. I discovered that all the photos were in the trash.
4. I selected the "trashed" photos and put them into the Photo Library. They then re-appeared in their original albums.
5. After this, I discovered that the "last roll" file (uploaded from the camera) within the past couple of days was blank. These photos were NOT in the trash.
After these events, and following advice I saw in this Forum, I downloaded iPhoto Library Manager and rebuilt the Library. During the course of the rebuilding a single error message appeared during "Merge," concerning one of the albums in the Library (I clicked "skip") and 13 error messages during "Adding photos to album" (I clicked "skip"). At the end of the rebuilding there was an error message "2817 photos succdessfully copied. 80 photos could not be copied because they could not be found in Library." (They were listed in the Console of Applications/Utilities.)
In addition to losing those 80 photos (all the new ones in Last Roll), the remaining photos are scattered more or less randomly in the different albums.
Any suggestions on how to retrieve those 80 lost photos and unscramble the mess?Sorry - guess I missed your post somehow
1. When you say trash the IPLM library, you mean the folder called "Rebuilt Library" that is in the Finder/Pictures, right?
Yes - as I understand it the rebuild library is worse than the original one
2. Any suggestions on how to back up the iPhoto library?
Copy it somewhere - just have a copy before you start so if things go wrong you still have what you started with - drag it to an external drive or select it and duplicate it - just do it as one operation not in small pieces
3. Since I'm using iPhoto 4.0.3, I think I have to launch the program holding Tab and alt keys; is this right?
Probably - I frankly do not remember back to iPhoto 4 for this detail - using the wrong key combination will not create a problem
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iPhoto 5.0.4 has suddenly stopped working. It loads the photo library and then freezes. Rebuilding the library has no effect which has about 3.5MB of data. PowerBook G4 OS 10.5.8
Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts or Users & Groups on 10.7) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
Regards
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can't open iphoto in airbook. Asking to upgrade then says must rebuild library then warning about missing files. When click rebuild all I get is continued- waiting for iphoto library- and, never rebuilds
-1.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.
2. iPhoto is unable to open this library.
The library has issues that require rebuilding to correct
3. Warning
Would you like to rebuild the library "iPhoto Library"?
The library "iPhoto Library" is missing required database files and must be rebuilt before it can be opened.
4. Waiting for iPhoto library
iPhoto will open as soon as the iPhoto library is available
Time Machine might be backing it up -
Every time since I upgraded this morning, attempting to open Aperture causes a crash. I upgraded to Aperture 3.4 this morning, and now it will not open at all! It crashes every time, and tries rebuilding the library and repairing most times. The Library open fine in Iphoto
If you do not have the original install DVDs, use the Aperture Trial installer instead:
Try if this download link for the trial version still works: if yes, you can unlock it with your serial number:
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/Aperture/061-8328 .20101020.AprE3/ApertureTrial3.1.dmg
Regards
Léonie
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