Moved the iPhoto app and now it's hosed

Question

I recently went through my Applications folder and decided that I would clean it up by moving some apps into folders. I started with CS3, and all those applications got hosed afterwards, but were fine once I took them out of the newly created folder. However, I did the same thing wiht the iLife apps, and now my iPhoto is hosed. Before I took it out of it's newly created folder, iPhoto would freeze at the window asking me if I wanted to use iPhoto when I connect a digital camera. Then when I moved iPhoto back to the Apps folder itself, it now beachballs when loading my library. I've tried trashing my prefs and even replacing them from a backup. I have a full backup from about a week ago, but I'm not sure what I would replace to get iPhoto back to living.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
-Brian

Answer 1

Brian:
Try deleting the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, from your User/Library/Preferences folder.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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 written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.