This AM iPhoto won't open...says locked disk or I don't have permission to repair?

Iphoto will not open.....Drop down box "locked disk or I donot have permission to repair iphoto"????

Where is your iPhoto library located? Is it in the default lacation in your Pictures folder or on an external drive?
What happened shortly before you could no longer open iPhoto? Did you import new photos, update software, install new software, move your iPhto library, run some cleaner/maintainance programs?
Did iPhoto crash?
Anything else, that might help?

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    I Can't open the iPhoto library. It says that the iPhoto library is locked, on a locked disk or you don't have permission to make changes on it. Can anybody help me?

    Where is your iPhoto Library located?
    Apply the fix below: 
    Fix #1
    Try to launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
    Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4 as needed.
    OT

  • I upgraded my OS in my Mac and now I cab't open iTunes. Error message says the iTunes library is locked, in a locked disk or I don't have permission to write.

    I upgraded my OS from Lion to Mountain Lion. After that I can't access or open Itunes anymore. Message says " Itunes library is locked, in a locked disc or I don't have permission to write permission for this file.

    Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
    This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
    Step 1
    If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
    Triple-click the following line on this page to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
    { sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_ ; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ ; } 2> /dev/null
    Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
    The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
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    Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
    Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
    Utilities ▹ Terminal
    from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
    In the Terminal window, type this:
    res
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    resetpassword
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    Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
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  • Last week I backed up my iTunes on a external hardrive. I restarted my computer today and I can't open my iTunes because "the library is locked on a locked disk or I don't have permission". What do I do?

    HELP!

    Depending on what kind of computer you have, you're gonna need to put that backup in the appropriate folder or itunes is not gonna be able to see it for you to use.

  • Library is locked, on locked disk, or you don't have permission to change.

    Whenever I open iPhoto 08 (just upgraded it), it displays this message. What's going on?

    OK, I found the solution, and it's completely ridiculous that this was even what caused the problem.
    There was an alias in my movies folder. Yes, to clarify, that's my movies folder in /Users/myname/Movies. The alias led to my network drive. That alone was enough to bring down iPhoto. I'm wondering why iPhoto would possibly need to access the Movies folder, let alone why an alias going nowhere would bring down the entire program.

  • Trying to upload some photos to an e-mail an I get a message that says "The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."  To where do I navigate to unlock this so I can have access to my photo library?

    Trying to upload some photos to an e-mail an I get a message that says "The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."  To where do I navigate to unlock this so I can have access to my photo library?

    Couple of things to try:
    Restart your mac and try launch iPhoto again.
    If that fails:
    Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
    Look there for a file called ‘iPhoto’Lock.data or similar. Drag it to the Desktop. Make no other changes. Start iPhoto. Does that help?
    If not: Where is your iPhoto Library stored? If it's on an External Disk, what format is that?

  • Iphoto won't open, says not latest version, yet ran software updates and version didn't get updated. what's wrong?

    iphoto won't open, says not latest version, yet ran software updates and version didn't get updated. what's wrong?

    Hi,
    This happened to me with Lion (10.7.4). Here's what I did;
    1). Download and install the 9.1 Update http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1322
    2). Download and install the 9.3 Update http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1545
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  • I had Snow Leopard and upgraded to Mavericks, and did the various up-grades.  Today when I went to open iPhoto, I got a message "iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it".  Now what?

    I had Snow Leopard, and up-graded to Mavericks, and did the various up-grades in iPhoto to become compatible with
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    not have permission to make chages to it".  Now what?  I can't access my iPhoto Library.

    First open the iPhoto Library package with the Finder as shown in this screenshot:'
    Look for the file named iPhotoLock.data and move it to the Trash in the Dock. Launch iPhoto and see if that helped.
    If not Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
    Fix #1
    1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
    2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.
    Fix #2
    Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
    1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
    2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
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    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
    OT

  • After downloading Yosemite and the newest iPhoto, I get the message "The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."  iPhoto will not even open

    Just downloaded OSX10.10 - Yosemite.  iPhoto said it needed to be updated, which I did.  Upon trying to boot up iPhoto, I received the following message:   "The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."  iPhoto will not even open

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    telling me I needed to upgrade iPhoto Library for it to work with my new version of iPhoto
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    once I upgraded it couldn't revert back to an earlier version.
    So - I asked it to upgrade, it did, and once it finished iPhoto opened and now works!
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  • HELP... WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?? Did I loose all my pictures??  The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.

    Everytime I click on my Iphoto icon this is what pops up
    The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.
    I can't get into my library.
    I thought I did a back up onto a TAB and I can't unlock it from there either... HELP!! I'm not computer savy enough to figure this out!!
    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... HELP ME!!
    I've gotten frustrated and I've cried and I'm hoping there is help out there!
    Thanks!

    re-post in the iPhoto forum where all the people that are very familiar with that software hang out.  You are much more likely to get a quicker answer there.  Good luck.

  • After upgrading to the latest version of itune, I get this message when trying to open itunes: "The I'tunes Library File is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to write for this file.

    After importing the latest version of itune, I now get this message:  "The I-tunes library file is locked, on a locked disk , or you do not have permission to write for this file.  How do I resolve this?

    check if you have read & write permissions for your music folder. in the finder, right-click on it and get info. unlock the little padlock (you may have to enter your admin password) and change the permission settings if necessary. next, click on the little gear-shaped icon and apply to enclosed items like so
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  • The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it. iPhoto can try to repair the permissions.

    Hi, I have the following message when opening iPhoto:
    The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it. iPhoto can try to repair the permissions.
    I select repair, enter my password and I get the following:
    The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it.
    This happened a few weeks ago and I have been fumbelling around trying to fix it. I have no backup servers or shared access. My iPhone and iPad 'used to' pump pictures via iCloud but this has stopped.
    I am adminstrator with open & edit rights.
    I'm using a MacBook Air rinning OX 10.9 (Software  OS X 10.9 (13A603)
    PLEASE HELP!

    Similar problem but not quiet the same:
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    2: Overnight I have done a complete back-up. Checked the data files and all correct.
    3: I can open the files on the TC except for the iPhoto Library as I want to check visually that they are there. All 2,388.
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  • I can't access my iTunes. Getting error message "The iTunes Library Extras.itdb file is on a locked disk or you don't have access to this file."

    Help. I am having problems trying to get to iTunes on my computer. I am getting an error message that says "The iTunes Library Extras.itdb file is on a locked disk or your don't have access to this file." Can anyone help me?

    Close iTunes, delete iTunes Library Extras.itdb from your iTunes folder, start iTunes. iTunes should rebuild the file automatically.
    tt2

  • When I try to open iTunes in Mountain Lion a dialogue box tells me it is on a locked disk or I do not have permission. Any idea what's going on? Thanks, had

    When I try to open iTunes in Mountain Lion a dialogue box tells me it is on a locked disk or I do not have permission. Any idea what's going on? Thanks, had

    Repost your question in the iPhoto forum, where you'll get really expert help:
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto
    Be sure to include in your post the version number of iPhoto you're using.

  • I receive the message that ITunes is locked or that I don't have permission to use it.  How can I fix this?

    When I try to log on to I Tunes, I receive a message that it is locked or that I don't have permission to use it.  How do I fix this?

    If iTunes was working previously then it is possible that the preference file that records the location of your library has been corrupted. Clicking the icon to launch iTunes then immediately press and hold down the shift key. Keep holding until asked to choose or create a library. Click choosem then browse to and open your iTunes Library.itl file, normally found in <User's Music>\iTunes.
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