What does it mean in IPhoto repairing library database?

I opened iPhoto and it gave me an error regarding my library database. What does this mean? It is now "repairing library database". What is this doing?

iPhoto is essentially a database index that keeps track of the photos in its library. When something goes wrong with that database index, it can be rebuild to fix errors.
You can read more about this in this article iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library

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What is iPhoto 11 trying to tell me when it displays a warning sign with an exclamation point in it when I try to open a photo in my library? I'm corrupted file and that since there are many I may have a bad drive. I have 2 time machine backups (one is off site) but its not clear to me if I can restore individual photos or whether it's worth even trying since ther are many.
Any thoughts from people who have experienced this would be much appreciated.

I rebuilt it using iPhoto Manager and that appears to have worked. I did the rebuild onto a different drive and I'm now working to determine if there is a problem the the external drive that held the corrupted library.

What does this mean? iPhoto[207] have info and image but no ref

Bought a MacBook about 8 weeks ago. Had to reload it from scratch yesterday (Mac OS DVD's) after numerous issues surface (files disappearing, random crashes, etc.) Disk Repair/fsck didn't work.
Today I imported a bunch of pictures from a CD, went to edit some and post with IWeb, and got the error message above in my console file. I deleted all the pix and just reloaded them. (10.4.8 was not a positive experience for me.)
Love the Mac, but this is getting to be real work at this point.
I was a former Unix System Admin and spent 21 years in IT with AT&T, IBM, etc. Currently running 6.0.4. Fearing that my hard drive is having issues.
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You mention the errors in Console. But what happened, visually, in iPhoto? Did it not send the photos? Not import the photos from the CD?
It's getting to sound like permissions restrictions are preventing iPhoto from doing what it normally does to photos - create thumbnails, export the EXIF information to its database. The last line seems to indicate that it couldn't find the link between the displayed thumbnail and the actual photo file.
Do you allow iPhoto to import into its iPhoto Library folder? (default) or do you have Copy to iPhoto Library turned off in Advanced prefs?
How did you import into iPhoto, specifically?
iPhoto makes a lot of assumptions and is finicky about some things expecially structure. It doesn't like things being done behind its back, i.e. though the Finder or through Terminal or anything else. Usually with that last Console comment, it's a strong indicator something changed.

What does this mean: ERROR! Shared library ioser12 could not be found.

Hi all,
I am trying to establisch a JDBC connection to a MaxDB database (former SapDB).
I have a win2k system with jdk 1.4.2_01 installed.
I have the JDBC connection working in the sense that i am able to execute SQL scripts by ant tasks,
so far i think that everything is properly configured.
Nevertheless, when i try to use the connection in my own class (a JUnit testcase), i get this message:
"ERROR! Shared library ioser12 could not be found."
The program then continues, and i get sql error messages that the user is still connected. I think these are followups from the first one - one testcase may be broken by this error, but the connection is not closed.
I searched the web to find what i could do against it. I found some forum discussions about this problem and hence i tried to set my path and classpath to locations where the isoser12.dll is located (runtime environment/bin), and finally copied it to the windows/system32 dir.
Nothing made this error disappear. I am still stuck with this one since two days.
Btw, the same testcases work well with other databases like oracle or db2.
Hence, i am calling to you for some ideas about this error.
Thank you in advance for help,
Andreas Schroeder

Hi Andreas,
I am also interested in making maxdb(sapdb) work with S1 application server. I would appreciate if you could let me know if you are able to make it work with S1 V8 server.
Thanks,
Gorton Zhao
Hi all,
I am trying to establisch a JDBC connection to a MaxDB
database (former SapDB).
I have a win2k system with jdk 1.4.2_01 installed.
I have the JDBC connection working in the sense that i
am able to execute SQL scripts by ant tasks,
so far i think that everything is properly configured.
Nevertheless, when i try to use the connection in my
own class (a JUnit testcase), i get this message:
"ERROR! Shared library ioser12 could not be found."
The program then continues, and i get sql error
messages that the user is still connected. I think
these are followups from the first one - one testcase
may be broken by this error, but the connection is not
closed.
I searched the web to find what i could do against it.
I found some forum discussions about this problem and
hence i tried to set my path and classpath to
locations where the isoser12.dll is located (runtime
environment/bin), and finally copied it to the
windows/system32 dir.
Nothing made this error disappear. I am still stuck
with this one since two days.
Btw, the same testcases work well with other databases
like oracle or db2.
Hence, i am calling to you for some ideas about this
error.
Thank you in advance for help,
Andreas Schroeder

HT203172 Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired. When I repaired "disk permission", this message was what came up. What does this mean, and how can

Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired. When I repaired "disk permission", this message was what came up. What does this mean, and how can I fix it?
The opperating system I am using is 10.7.4, and updating to the latest version currently. Computer is running fine, except that when I did some utility repairs, I got the warning above, and not really sure what do, in regards to repairing it correctly, not just getting the message off of my computer.
Thank you for your help, and please only contribute if you know about this issue please.

That's a status message which can be safely ignored.
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Doing disc repair I got the following message. What does it mean?Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.

I got this message. What does it mean?
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That the current software is installed. Ignore it.
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Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired. ..what does this mean?

I did a repair and this came up afterwards...what does it mean?

Not sure what it means but it's safe to ignore. Here's a list of messages that can be disregarded:
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I tried to save a video to IPhoto, and then when I tried to open IPhoto it told me I can't open the application because classic environment is no longer supported. What does this mean, and how do I get back all my photos and fix this? thanks.

I tried to save a video to IPhoto, and then when I tried to open IPhoto it told me I can't open the application because classic environment is no longer supported. What does this mean, and how do I get back all my photos and fix this? thanks.

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 some details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what fixes have you tried?
where is you library located?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
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What does it mean The iTunes library file can not be saved (-54)

I went to sync my phone and this error message keeps popping up:
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What does this mean?

Permissions error. First, launch Disk Utility, select your Volume & then "Repair Permissions".

What does this mean "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the ability to order books and prints is no longer supported in iPhoto 5. Please upgrade to a newer version of iPhoto to order these products.

what does this mean "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the ability to order books and prints is no longer supported in iPhoto 5. Please upgrade to a newer version of iPhoto to order these products." I want to buy a photo book and that message keeps popping up.

TD, LN - You guys make great points and I will take you at your word. Normally, I would not hesitate to update. I have a lot at stake here with a large vacation coming up with a great many new pictures anticipated. I don't know enough to understand what is meant by "verifying my library." Please give me some insight there and I will start the upgrade process tonight! Seriously, I have wanted to do this for some time, but have been scared away by reading too many situations on these forums.
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TS1424 When I click to play my songs in the library they will not play and show a circle with an exclamation point in the middle of it, what does that mean and how can I get them to play?

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I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird

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Morning dalebird,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Best of luck,
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See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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