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Q: Add a face button turned grey

Would anyone have a solution...

 

I recently had an electrical shutdown while importing photos in iPhoto (9.6), on my computer (using Mac OS 10.10.1). When I started my computer again, iPhoto asked for rebuilding my database, which I did. Since then, on all my pictures, the new as the old ones, I can not add a face, the "add a face" button is grey. In addition, on my old pictures onto which I already added a face, the tag has apparently disappeared (in the information panel, the names do not appear anymore), although the faces are still correctly appearing when going to the main face panel. Something else I remarked, when I start iPhoto, in the top left corner where I can select the face presentation, I have a circle in which two arrows are circling, with no end.

 

Resumed: My main problem is that I cannot add any names on the pictures...

 

So far, I have tried these solutions, none of them fixed my issue:

 

1) Launching iPhoto pressing the alt and Cmd button to repair the permissions, rebuild the thumbnails, repair the database, rebuild the database

 

2) repaired the permissions through onyx

 

3) erased the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file in the library / preference folder

 

4) erased Faces.db (in Pictures/iPhoto Library/Database/apdb) and Faces folder (in Pictures/iPhoto Library/Database), and use the files I have in my TimeCapsule from a time before my issue started

 

Anybody to share with my his/her ideas to solve my problem?

 

Many thanks for your help,

iMac (24-inch Early 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 1:01 PM

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  • by bobby_d,

     bobby_d bobby_d Jan 15, 2015 2:57 PM in response to robinbaures
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    Jan 15, 2015 2:57 PM in response to robinbaures

    Greetings robinbaures,

    It appears you are experiencing library issues in iPhoto . That does sound troublesome. To help you resolve this, I have linked to an article that offers troubleshooting suggestions for this issue:

     

    To rebuild the iPhoto library:

     

    1. Quit iPhoto if it is open.
    2. Hold down the Command and Option keys on the keyboard.
    3. Open iPhoto.
    4. Keep the keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild the library.
    5. A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to use.
    6. Click Rebuild to begin the rebuild process. This may take a few minutes to complete.

     

    iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library - Apple Support

     

    This is what the dialog box will look like in your version of iPhoto. I would recommend performing each option. However, I would not recommend this process if you do not have a backup of your photos:

     

    Learn more

    iPhoto 9.3 and later introduces a new Library First Aid dialog in place of the previous rebuild options.

     

    Library First Aid dialog

     

    Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.

     

    Best,

    BobbyD

  • by robinbaures,

    robinbaures robinbaures Jan 16, 2015 10:39 AM in response to bobby_d
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    Jan 16, 2015 10:39 AM in response to bobby_d

    Hi Bobby,

     

    Greatest thanks for your reply. I had already did that, and it *apparently* did not solve my issue. However, I have let my computer on two days long, and the "circle in which two arrows are circling, with no end" I mentioned in my first post has in fact ended, and since, I can add the faces on my pictures now. I do not know if this is a consequence of the database rebuild, but my issue has finally been solved. So, it seems that you cannot add a face if iPhoto is itself looking for faces.

     

    Bobby, thanks again for your answer and the time you took to help me,

     

    Best,

    Robin