Spinning ball in mail/ with i photo

Was in Apple Mail and went to attach a photo from i photo. When I went to attach> at the application drop down > i photo> the spinning ball just kept spinning and I could not open it. Have the 20 inch 2.0 GHZ imac aluminum. Also just installed the imac update. What is causing it and the cure if there is one.

cally
There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
To upload to MySpace or any site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services.
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves. If you're willing to risk database corruption, you can restore the older functionality simply by right clicking on the iPhoto Library and choosing 'Show Package Contents'. Then simply make an alias to the folders you require and put that alias on the desktop or where ever you want it. Be aware though, that this is a hack and not supported by Apple.
Regards
TD

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I've read dozens of threads on the Spinning Ball Syndrome with Lion and Mail. I've tried all of the suggestions and still no luck.
My case is unique, and should be simple to solve - because I never set up any mail accounts and am willing to delete ALL mail files.
Sometimes I get the spinning ball and have to force quit.
When I start the Mail app, sometimes it doesn't even appear as an app starting up, but I can use command-tab to switch apps and find it.
I would appreciate anyone's help:
Can I REMOVE ALL mail data files and start "clean"?
Background:
Used a Mac Mini for 3+4 years as a music media station. NEVER set up any mail accounts on the machine.
Upgraded through a few OS generations up to Lion.
Bought a new Mac Mini about a week ago.
Before migrating data to the new machine, I updated all software, verified and repaired disk permissions, and ran fsck -yf in single user mode on the source.
Then I migrated the data to the new machine using migration assistant, including user settings.
Updated all software.
I've verified permissions, repaired them. Verified the hard disk. No errors. And I've removed files that were mentioned in related threads.
- Removed
/Library/Preferences/
com.apple.mail.plist
com.apple.mail.plist.lockfile
No change
- Went to
/Library/Mail/V2 (that was the only folder)
Clicked on Maildata and removed everything except for:
accountsplist
messageruleplist
No change
Please see the attached screen shot of my /Library/Mail/V2 directory. Everything looks stripped and recent.
Any other suggestions appreciated.
Hardware: New Mac Mini (it wasn't preloaded with Mountain Lion)
2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Still only 4GB RAM (Haven't had a chance yet to install new RAM)

Thank you.
First, when I opened Mail, I got the following message, and I selected "Don't Restore"
Yes, there is a pattern and error cycle. Please see below (replacing my username with foobar)
9/14/12 12:50:09.872 PM Mail: Using V2 Layout
9/14/12 12:51:42.214 PM Mail: POST /Info.woa/wa/XMLRPC/accountInfo?username=foobar (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:106 (domain=AYErrorDomain, code=2), transactionState:5, txnId:E67F253F-6CED-4D96-BEFC-CAB9D1D177B9, auto-retries=0, manual-retries=0
9/14/12 12:51:42.214 PM Mail: AOSKit ERROR: Failed to get mail props (doBypassCache=0, [email protected], passwordProvided=1), mailInfo=
(null)
Mail: POST
Mail: AOSKit ERROR: Failed to get mail props
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Invalid parameter not satisfying: aString != nil
          0   Message                             0x00007fff91d25ef8 -[MFAssertionHandler _handleFailureWithPreamble:description:arguments:] + 116
          1   Message                             0x00007fff91d2608e -[MFAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 185
          2   AppKit                              0x00007fff8cd24879 -[NSMenuItem initWithTitle:action:keyEquivalent:] + 145
          3   Mail                                0x000000010e0627f4 Mail + 30708
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          7   Foundation                          0x00007fff90c86d0e __-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]_block_invoke_1 + 47
          8   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8ecf87ba _CFXNotificationPost + 2634
          9   Foundation                          0x00007fff90c72fc3 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 65
          10 Mail                                0x000000010e05d161 Mail + 8545
          11 AppKit                              0x00007fff8cd124e3 -[NSApplication _postDidFinishNotification] + 212
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          22 HIToolbox                           0x00007fff92ac6d7d AEProcessAppleEvent + 102
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          25 AppKit                              0x00007fff8cd0a071 -[NSApplication run] + 470
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9/14/12 12:57:49.873 PM Mail: POST /Info.woa/wa/XMLRPC/accountInfo?username=foobar (FAILED), httpStatusCode:-1, errorType:106 (domain=AYErrorDomain, code=2), transactionState:5, txnId:311982BF-9A37-4545-B7A1-D0968C83E832, auto-retries=0, manual-retries=0
Mail: POST
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The above repeats 3x, then repeats the following error again.
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I no longer use my foobar@me account. Where do I delete that forever?
Thank you,
Jim

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I've read dozens of threads on the Spinning Ball Syndrome with Lion and Mail. I've tried all of the suggestions and still no luck.
My case is unique, and should be simple to solve - because I never set up any mail accounts and am willing to delete ALL mail files.
Sometimes I get the spinning ball and have to force quit.
When I start the Mail app, sometimes it doesn't even appear as an app starting up, but I can use command-tab to switch apps and find it.
I would appreciate anyone's help:
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Jim

Please repost on the correct forum, this is an iMac forum. There are forums specifically for Mac Mini users, however the answers will probably still be the same.

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