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Q: iPhoto does not save changes book project

Im working on a big book project and Im really getting ****** at iPhoto. After working on details, changes do not seem to get saved by iPhoto and even deleted when restarting iPhoto.

 

Examples:

 

- Replaced photo on an existing page with another photo. Close iPhoto. Open iPhoto. Emty space where I applied the change.

 

- Edited multiple titles (font size, sometimes content). Close iPhoto. Open iPhoto. All edited titles are gone.

 

- Add Phoenix on a map. Close iPhoto. Open iPhoto. Text of Phoenix has been replaced by Lorem Ipsum Text. Seriously. What's wrong with Phoenix?

 

 

Im running on 10.6.8

iPhoto 9.1.5 (615)

 

iPhoto-Lib on external HD, pretty short of memory in general.

iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iPhoto-Lib on external HD

Posted on Apr 1, 2014 9:26 PM

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  • by LarryHN,Helpful

    LarryHN LarryHN Apr 1, 2014 10:42 PM in response to lukeiphone
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    Apr 1, 2014 10:42 PM in response to lukeiphone

    What format is the external drive?

     

    LN

  • by lukeiphone,

    lukeiphone lukeiphone Apr 2, 2014 12:00 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Apr 2, 2014 12:00 AM in response to LarryHN

    It's an NTFS. The problem is not consistent though, why I assumed there would not be a problem with the file system. I'm using TUXERA 2010.12 in order to teach my Mac how to handle NTFS-file systems.

     

    Edit: Your hint lead me to the thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5453536. I'm copying my library as of now and will report if that solved my issues. Thanks!

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Apr 2, 2014 12:25 AM in response to lukeiphone
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    Apr 2, 2014 12:25 AM in response to lukeiphone

    You're hittong two problems at once there: the disk is on and NAS, and can't be, as well as the wrong disk format:

     

    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

     

    for more. Note also 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.”

  • by lukeiphone,

    lukeiphone lukeiphone Apr 2, 2014 4:50 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Apr 2, 2014 4:50 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    So I migrated my library to the requested file system but that did not solve the problem. iPhoto still randomly does not save changes I made to the book. That's really messed up. Any other suggestions?

  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Apr 2, 2014 5:48 AM in response to lukeiphone
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    Apr 2, 2014 5:48 AM in response to lukeiphone

    The Library has been corrupted from being used on the NAS, and moving it won't fix that.

     

    Do you have a back up?

     

    If not, corss your fingers and hope option 1 works as option 2 won;t save your book.

     

    Option 1

    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.

     

    If that fails:

     

    Option 2

    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)

     

    This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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.  

     

    Regards

     

     

    TD

  • by lukeiphone,

    lukeiphone lukeiphone Apr 3, 2014 2:32 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Apr 3, 2014 2:32 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    I tried Option 1 and it looked like it worked but after closing and reopening iPhoto the thumbnails were gone. I then repaired them via the options from the option + cmd menu. Worked while open but were lost when reopened. Same with changes at the photo book.

     

    Totally frustrated Apple-user right here. I think its worth a warning message not to store your library on anything else than Apple journals. The average Apple-user can still call the helpline if he doesn't know what a file system is.

     

    My solution in the end: My last pdf-backup will serve me as a starting point for creating a new photo book from scratch starting from a freshly built library. Hope that will work.

     

    Thanks for all the help. Luke

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 3, 2014 9:27 AM in response to lukeiphone
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    Apr 3, 2014 9:27 AM in response to lukeiphone

    If you can't repair the damage library you may have to resot to the following:

     

    Starting over from scratch with new library

     

    Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:

     

    1. Open the library package like this.

     

    open.PNG

     

     

    2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.

     

    3. Drag the subfolders of the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window a few at a time.

     

    iPhotolibcontents.PNG

     

     

    This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not preserve the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.

     

    Note:  your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

     

    OT