My iPhoto won't open or close on Mac.  I can't restart computer as it says it is open, but it won't display.

My iPhoto has always worked fine.  Now I can't get it to open.  Light under it in the dock is illuminated but the app won't open or close.  Tried to restart computer but message indicated I had to close iPhoto first.  I tried closing everything else and shutting power off, then turning back on.  Illuminated iPhoto app on dock remains and I still can't open or close.  Is this a common problem?  I've never had this happen.  I have over 5,000 photos - I'd hate to lose them!

deberafromca wrote:
Thank you.  It would not Force Quit and I got no error messages and Apple icon indicated all software was up to date.  However I think the problem is solved.  I used Spotlight and typed in iPhoto.  When i clicked on iPhoto icon there was a message that photos needed to be upgraded.  I selected upgrade and it now works!
Yes, the upgrading of the library was standard with this latest iPhoto update. Glad to see you are up and running again.
Cheers
Pete

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