When I open iPhoto, it tells me I need to upgrade my library, but then spins on "examining photo library" and never does anything. Help!
iPhoto library stuck on "examining photo library." The library is stored on my external Time Machine and is quite large. When I use the upgrade software, it tells me the library is already upgraded, but iPhoto will not read it as such. I have let it spin for up to 6 hours with no progress. Other, smaller, libraries have upgraded in seconds. What should I do?
iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, exporting, saving edits and sharing the photos.
See this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168
Note the comment:
“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”
A wireless connection is a network one. That's your issue. (So too is Ethernet btw). It needs to be on a USB or Thunderbolt disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
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