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itsamejo
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Q: This is not working for me, it brings me back to the same error message and when I click on it the screen disapears, any help

need help

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 2, 2012 7:04 AM

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itsamejo

Q: This is not working for me, it brings me back to the same error message and when I click on it the screen disapears, any help

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 2, 2012 7:18 AM in response to itsamejo
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    Jun 2, 2012 7:18 AM in response to itsamejo

    There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on seven different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary from version to version and OS to OS. So before anyone can help, they need information to work with. Basic stuff:

     

     

    - What version of iPhoto.

    - What version of the Operating System.

    - Details. What were you doing when the problem arose?

    - Did it ever work properly?

    - Are there error messages?

    - What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.

     

    Anything else you can think of that might allow someone else to understand your issue.

     

    With this kind of information somebody can develop a starting point for troubleshooting the issue.

     

     

    Posts that consist of "iPhoto doesn't work. Help" or "iPhoto won't print" or "Suddenly I have no photos!!!!!!!!!!" mean that any helper is simply guessing. More information means you get better assistance. (And no, more exclamation marks do not get help faster or make your issue seem urgent. They just make it seem like you have a stuck key )

  • by itsamejo,

    itsamejo itsamejo Jun 2, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Jun 2, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    Hi Terence and Thanks,

    OSX version 10.6.8

    Iphoto 5 (I think)

    last used I was loading photo's from my camera a couple of days earlier

    Never had this problem before or with this camera or Iphone

    It worked reat for years

    Erroe message

     

    You can't openyour current Iphoto library using this version of Iphoto

    You have made changes to your library using a newer version of Iphoto. Please quit and use a latter version of Iphoto

     

    I tried to rbuild the library as was sugersted by a post on this subject and thus the statement, this is not working for me

     

    Any help or sugestions are greatly appreciated

    Joe

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jun 2, 2012 2:20 PM in response to itsamejo
    Level 10 (139,547 points)
    iLife
    Jun 2, 2012 2:20 PM in response to itsamejo

    Restore from back up - the surefire solution.

     

    or

     

    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.