Problem Opening iPhoto
When I attempt to open iPhoto, I receive this message:
"You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto. You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto."
Is there a way to get around this or do I have to download iPhoto '09?
This message can appear as an indication of database corruption. Assuming that your library hasn't been opened by 09, then actually upgrading will not 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. 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.
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.
Regards
TD
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iPhoto 11.
here you go
Process: iPhoto [621]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: 9.4.3 (9.4.3)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-720091000000000~1
App Item ID: 408981381
App External ID: 15017489
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [157]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2013-09-22 19:07:25.696 +0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.5 (12F37)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report: 4459 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 7
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 662 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 7
Anonymous UUID: F62418E0-AB73-CD7D-E333-5D76851E5671
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil'
Application Specific Backtrace 1:
0 CoreFoundation 0x91a5fe8b __raiseError + 219
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x914ae52e objc_exception_throw + 230
2 CoreFoundation 0x9196b07b -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 299
3 CoreFoundation 0x9196af40 -[__NSArrayM addObject:] + 64
4 iPhoto 0x000a0858 iPhoto + 256088
5 iPhoto 0x00387d0c iPhoto + 3300620
6 iPhoto 0x0029765c iPhoto + 2315868
7 libdispatch.dylib 0x95dfccb1 _dispatch_barrier_sync_f_slow_invoke + 80
8 libdispatch.dylib 0x95df6c82 _dispatch_client_callout + 46
9 libdispatch.dylib 0x95dfc2e3 _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 223
10 CoreFoundation 0x9195bc29 __CFRunLoopRun + 1961
11 CoreFoundation 0x9195b01a CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 378
12 CoreFoundation 0x9195ae8b CFRunLoopRunInMode + 123
13 HIToolbox 0x995dff5a RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 242
14 HIToolbox 0x995dfbf5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 162
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17 AppKit 0x98b2e16c -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 119
18 AppKit 0x98b245cc -[NSApplication run] + 855
19 AppKit 0x98ac75f6 NSApplicationMain + 1053
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21 iPhoto 0x00071705 iPhoto + 63237
22 ??? 0x00000002 0x0 + 2
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17 com.apple.AppKit 0x98b2e16c -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 119
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i cannot open iphoto- the message I am getting says Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again. If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command-
I tries and it doesnt work!!What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later:
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 -
i just updated my mac and when i went to open iphoto it says it "can not open because of a problem" how do i fix this?
To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store you can find it in your Purchases List. -
Firstly, I can't open iPhoto on my macbook as of a few days and could it have anything to do with a problem I have updating my iPhone's software as I've downloaded extra iCloud storage but I still can't get the iPhone to recognise the space for software
No. With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a potential solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what do you see when iPhoto opens?
what fixes have you tried?
where is your library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
what type of Mac?
how much free space on your boot drive?
For the iPhone issue ask in the iPhone forum.
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I am having a problem when I try to select a photo or itunes song in Imovie or other programs. I get a window with grey lettering that says: "Open Itunes to populate this list" or "Open iphoto to see photos from your iPhoto library in this list. I have tried relaunching programs and nothing appears. Seemed to start happening a while back after one of my system upgrades.
After a a lengthy conversation with Apple Tech. ($20), my problem seems to be solves. The Iphoto problem solved by trashing the plist file. The Itunes was more involved. We had to create a new Itunes folder and import the files into the new folder; and then import the playlists.
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my computer has some serious problems, my iphoto only shows only shows thumb size pics when I try to open them, i tried to rebuild my files from folders that had the pics in them. originally all the photos had a large delta with a question mark. also I can't back up the library file because its not there. I went to time machune and tried to find the file but I can't find it or I am looking in the wrong place. I also lost my Idvd file, only have broken chain showing.
Details please
What version of iPhoto and of the OS?
i tried to rebuild my files from folders that had the pics in them.
Exactly what did you do and how did you do it? this ay be the cause of your issue but without details we can n=ony guess
my iphoto only shows only shows thumb size pics when I try to open them,
where do you see htis? In the iPhoto window? what does "try to pen them" exactly mean?
originally all the photos had a large delta with a question mark.
Ok - this usually has a simple solution - do you still have a copy of the library that has this problem?
also I can't back up the library file because its not there.
This makes no sense at all - all of your previous statements indicate that you do have an iPhoto library but have some problems with it
By default your iPHoto library is located in your Pictures folder and is named iPhtoo library - if tha tis not the case the you have moved or renamed it and only you know what you did until you tell us the details
I went to time machune and tried to find the file but I can't find it or I am looking in the wrong place.
Again unless you actually share what and how you are doing thing but continue to simply state abstract problems it is no possible to assist you - details on using Time Machine are here -- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US -- and -- http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html ---
I also lost my Idvd file, only have broken chain showing.
This would be better addressed in the iDVD forum - but again unlesss yu share detailed information no one can assist
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Can anyone help me. I have iPhoto 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.7.2.
Every time I open iPhoto 9.2 and try to go to photo stream iPhoto quits unexpectedly. When I reopen I get "iPhoto has detected inconsistencies in your library. Please click Repair to avoid any potential problems."
I have read plenty of the posts on the subject and it seems that deleting the "3ivx" fixed the problem. I looked at the detaied reports and see where it says "
Library/Application Support/3ivx" etc..
On my report it says "/Library/Application Support/iLifeMediaBrowser/*/iLMBiPhoto8Plugin". Does this help with an answer?I am also having this crashing problem. I am running lion on a 2010 mac mini. My iPhoto library is kept on an external drive. I just upgraded to iPhoto 11 and everytime I try to enable photo stream the app crashes. I have tried all the above suggestions, including re-installing iphoto from the Mac App store. Below are the first 50 lines of the error message. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Process: iPhoto [430]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: 9.2.1 (9.2.1)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-628000000000000~1
App Item ID: 408981381
App External ID: 4641130
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [160]
Date/Time: 2011-11-02 22:33:22.628 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.7.2 (11C74)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report: 526713 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 9
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 4439 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 8
Anonymous UUID: 8147E0FC-2622-4A56-920E-44498E48B55B
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
VM Regions Near 0:
--> __PAGEZERO 0000000000000000-0000000000001000 [ 4K] ---/--- SM=NUL /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
__TEXT 0000000000001000-0000000000d1b000 [ 13.1M] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Application Specific Information:
objc[430]: garbage collection is OFF
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00824501 0x1000 + 8533249
1 com.apple.iPhoto 0x001678d6 0x1000 + 1468630
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x91bdff49 __-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]_block_invoke_1 + 49
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95508ff3 ___CFXNotificationPost_block_invoke_1 + 275
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x954d3d78 _CFXNotificationPost + 2776
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x91bcb136 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 92
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x91be03ca -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:] + 55
7 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0016716a 0x1000 + 1466730
8 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00167111 0x1000 + 1466641
9 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0015c6f4 0x1000 + 1423092
10 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95520e1d __invoking___ + 29
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95520d59 -[NSInvocation invoke] + 137
12 com.apple.RedRock 0x01d62e61 -[RKInvoker _invokeTarget:] + 33
13 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9551e091 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65
14 com.apple.Foundation 0x91c1cf64 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 503
15 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9549584f __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 15
16 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x95495206 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 246
17 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x954bf0d8 __CFRunLoopRun + 1112
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x954be8ec CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332
19 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x954be798 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120
20 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93bcca7f RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318
21 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93bd3d9b ReceiveNextEventCommon + 381
22 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93bd3c0a BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x97b27040 _DPSNextEvent + 678
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x97b268ab -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x97b22c22 -[NSApplication run] + 911
26 com.apple.AppKit 0x97db718a NSApplicationMain + 1054
27 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0001159a 0x1000 + 66970
28 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00010a29 0x1000 + 64041
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x91bbc90a kevent + 10
1 libdispatch.dylib 0x9a5bbc58 _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 969
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Problem of opening iphoto library in other softwares
Hello,
As it is said in the title, i can't open the iPhoto library (i'm using iphoto 6.0.6 with os X 10.5.2) in other softwares, i mean, the photo viewer in mail, the photo viewer in iMovie, and also the photo viewer in the finder (datas file), when you want to download something on the web. But for example on data file, i can see the music, i can see the sequences also. The only thing i can't see is the photos from iPhotos.
I have to say, without that problem my iphoto is working totaly normaly, i don't have any problem.
I didn't found any support on the web or on the mac website, so i'm afraid i'm the only one having this problem.
Can you help me ?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.
Regards
TD -
I am having a problem opening images in the Editor from iPhotos into photoshop elements
I am having a problem opening images in the Editor from iphoto (on my macbook pro) to the photoshop elements
What exactly is the problem? What happens when you try, and how are you trying to do this?
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When i open iPhoto 5 for the first time the program searches for photos, even if there aren't photos on my library.
I've tryed to update iPhoto to the latest buid 5.0.4(263) but the problem still remain. I have the suspect that the problem is in the BezelService.framework folder, but i'm not sure.
The console give me this message:
2005-12-12 10:23:32.113 iPhoto[267] * +[CIPlugIn _addPlugIn:allowNonExecutable:]: selector not recognized
Maybe this is the problem? It is possible to substitute this plugin?
I hope to have explained well enough my problem.
Thanx for your help, if there's oneAlessio,
Someone in the past had the continuous loading of photos problem and it was related to installing iPhoto using Pacifist.
This is the file that was missing for the other posters.
/System/Library/Private Frameworks/AppleAppSupport.framework
If there is another Mac around that has this file, you can copy it to your Mac.
or you can check out the next link
How to restore your Apple software
Mac OS X 10.4: Restoring applications from a Mac OS X 10.2 Software Restore disc
Look all the way down the page for a downloadable version of Software restore to use in Tiger that works with your OS 10.2 computer specific software.
Lori
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