rachaelshawn

Q: iphoto crashed

I plugged my iphone 5 in and iphoto popped up, glitched and my computer restarted.

Once back up, i clicked on iphoto only to find an error message stating my photos are unreadable and i cannot access them.

i'm scared how this happened I lost everything!! Please tell me it's recoverable!

 

Thanks,

 

Rachael

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 2:23 PM

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Mar 28, 2013 3:23 PM in response to rachaelshawn
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    Mar 28, 2013 3:23 PM in response to rachaelshawn

    Try this:  launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library.  Connect your iPhone and test to see if the same problem persists.  If it doesn't then your current library is damaged and should be fixed:  Apply the two fixes below in order as needed: 

     

    Fix #1

     

    Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.

     

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    Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.

     

    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, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.

     

    3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.

     

    4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.

     

    5 - Click on the Create button.

     

    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

     

     

    OT