Possible solution for Empty Trash crashing

iPhoto continues to crash on me when emptying trash. I would think Apple could have fixed this by now, but I found something that works MOST of the time. After sending pics to trash, I open trash, move the scaling slider to smallest possible image, and then empty trash. Doesn't always work on the first try, but results are better than constantly restarting and emptying trash from normal views.

Replying to my own post? OK, I fixed my connectivity problem and did not need to uninstall iTunes. Originally I'd installed via System Update and had the aforementioned problem. So...I then downloaded iTunes directly from Apple and ran the installer...over top of my existing 8.2.1. When I did this I noticed that "custom" install includes two components. There's iTunes and there is mobile device somethingorother. By default they were both checked but I don't remember if that was the case with the install via System Update. It may have been but I hadn't chosen "custom." So...voila...now my iTouch connects and I didn't even have to restart the computer, let alone uninstall iTunes. Your mileage may vary but I'd suggest this reinstall as an easy first step if your Mac won't recognize your iTouch after installing iTunes from System Update.

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