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lolastinks

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Q: My Iphoto will not let me import pictures?

Recently my iphoto stopped working and when i opened it the only screen it came up with was the grey back grounds with the loading circle in the middle so we did what it told us to on here to delete it and try re-installing it and we did that however obviously we lost all of out pictures. So we tried importing them again however it goes though all the importing procedures then it comes up with finishing import but doesnt do anything it just stays like this...

and I have to force quit it to close it. I've tried rebuliding the iphoto libary like this...

however it still does not work. I am at a loss at what to do! Someone please help?

iPhoto '11

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 8:56 AM

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Q: My Iphoto will not let me import pictures?

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by LarryHN,

LarryHN Aug 1, 2012 9:45 AM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 1, 2012 9:45 AM in response to lolastinks

A few issues

1. I am not aware of any posted advice for this problem to delete and reinstall anything. The normal advice posted hundreds of times for this problem is to backup your iPhoto library, depress the option and command keys, launch iPhoto and rebuild your library

2. Reinstalling the iPhoto application (if that is what you did) does not affect the library in any way. The application is totally separate from the library

3. What version do you have?

4. Your screen shot shows repairing permissions not rebuilding the library

LN
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 1, 2012 10:01 AM in response to LarryHN
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Aug 1, 2012 10:01 AM in response to LarryHN

1. I cant remeber where we found it but all it did was tell us to basically un install it then re install it however that solved the problem of it not opening however it caused this other issue.

2. Yes we re installed it and lost all the pictures from the libary so we tried re adding the pictures but as i said it wouldnt get past the finishing installing

3. We have iphoto 11

4. And i dont no i was just showing you what i have tried incase that helped
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by LarryHN,

LarryHN Aug 1, 2012 10:47 AM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 1, 2012 10:47 AM in response to lolastinks

There are many versions of iPhoto '11. Again what version of iPhoto do you have? It is a number like 9.2.3

LN
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 1, 2012 11:17 AM in response to LarryHN
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Aug 1, 2012 11:17 AM in response to LarryHN

9.3.2
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by LarryHN,

LarryHN Aug 1, 2012 3:49 PM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 1, 2012 3:49 PM in response to lolastinks

Download iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - and use its rebuild command

LN
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by Old Toad,

Old Toad Aug 1, 2012 3:53 PM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 1, 2012 3:53 PM in response to lolastinks

Open your iPhoto Library package from the Finder like this:

Go to the Auto Import folder and check to see if there are any files in it. If so move them to the Desktop, close the package and launch iPhoto again.

OT
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 2, 2012 4:47 AM in response to LarryHN
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Aug 2, 2012 4:47 AM in response to LarryHN

ive installed it like it told me to however i dont understand what to do next, all it does is open this...
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 2, 2012 4:48 AM in response to Old Toad
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Aug 2, 2012 4:48 AM in response to Old Toad

It wont let me controll-click so i cannot get that menu up
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by Terence Devlin,

Terence Devlin Aug 2, 2012 5:02 AM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 2, 2012 5:02 AM in response to lolastinks

Hold the Control key and click.

Regards

TD
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 2, 2012 5:06 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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Aug 2, 2012 5:06 AM in response to Terence Devlin

I did and it only comes up with this menu...
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by Terence Devlin,

Terence Devlin Aug 2, 2012 5:35 AM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 2, 2012 5:35 AM in response to lolastinks

Read Old Toad's post again. You're right clicking on the iPhoto icon on the Dock. He's telling you to right click on the iPhoto Library in your Pictures Folder.
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 3, 2012 1:57 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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Aug 3, 2012 1:57 AM in response to Terence Devlin

where is the auto import bit? i cannot find it because the only folder it comes up with is this...
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by Terence Devlin,

Terence Devlin Aug 3, 2012 2:37 AM in response to lolastinks
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Aug 3, 2012 2:37 AM in response to lolastinks

Now you're clicking on the iPhoto Application in the Applications folder.

Again:

Pictures Folder -> iPhoto Library

Regards

TD
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by lolastinks,

lolastinks Aug 3, 2012 1:49 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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Aug 3, 2012 1:49 PM in response to Terence Devlin

Nope there was nothing in the auto import folder, it still wont work. thankyou anyway
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