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Q: iphoto 11 doesn't start

Hi. need help on iphoto 11. on macbook 10.6.8

i try to open one of my iphoto libraries but get the "turning wheel". the other libraries open OK.

i reinstalled iphoto

tried to open with command-alt but still doesn't open

any idea??

thanks

avichai

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 28, 2016 10:06 AM

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Q: iphoto 11 doesn't start

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 28, 2016 10:21 AM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 10:21 AM in response to avichais

    What is different about the problematic library? Has it been created by a different version of iPhoto? Does it contain different media kinds(videos, RAW files)? Is it stored on a different drive?

     

     

     

    Try to rebuild the problematic iPhoto Library.  But make a backup copy before you try that.

    See Old  Toad's post:

     

    Re: iPhoto has crashed on a number of occasions, but on 2 occasions also seems to delete several events, including the o…

     

    Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:

     

    Fix #1

     

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

     

    iP93rebuild.PNG

     

    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

     

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 28, 2016 12:19 PM in response to léonie
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    May 28, 2016 12:19 PM in response to léonie

    Hi

    tried both options but none works

    the iPLM encounters errors and didnt build any photo

    ????

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 28, 2016 12:24 PM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 12:24 PM in response to avichais

    Which version of iPhoto created the iPhoto Library?  Which version of iPhoto are you using now?

     

    And where is the iPhoto Library stored?  On an external drive or in your Pictures folder?  What happened between the time you could last open that library and now?

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 28, 2016 12:36 PM in response to léonie
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    May 28, 2016 12:36 PM in response to léonie

    created with older version of iphoto long ago. but upgraded to iphoto 11. also long ago

    the library is in picture folder on the computer

    I don't remember doing anything "suspicious" before the crash

    and i have worked a lot with iphoto

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 28, 2016 12:53 PM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 12:53 PM in response to avichais

    Disconnect yourself from the internet and see if you can open iPhoto that way.  Report back with the results.

    OTsig.png

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 28, 2016 12:58 PM in response to Old Toad
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    May 28, 2016 12:58 PM in response to Old Toad

    doesn't work....

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 28, 2016 1:30 PM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 1:30 PM in response to avichais

    What version of iPhoto are you using?  What version created the library?

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 28, 2016 9:16 PM in response to Old Toad
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    May 28, 2016 9:16 PM in response to Old Toad

    iphoto 9.3.2

    library created by IOS 10.5.6 (leopard)

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 28, 2016 11:04 PM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 11:04 PM in response to avichais

    iphoto 9.3.2

    library created by IOS 10.5.6 (leopard)

     

    You say you are running SnowLeopard (Hi. need help on iphoto 11. on macbook 10.6.8).

     

    The iPhoto version 9.3.2 requires a new MacOS X version - it is the version for the transition from Lion OS X 10.7.4 to Mt. Lion Os X 10.8.

    This iPhoto Library must have been opened on a Mac with a newer system than you are running on your MacBook with 10.6.8.

    Or is it a typo your current iPhoto version is 9.2.3?  That would work with Snow Leopard.

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 28, 2016 11:28 PM in response to léonie
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    May 28, 2016 11:28 PM in response to léonie

    BUt it worked fine until now. And i didnt change the ios or iphoto for long time

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin May 28, 2016 11:34 PM in response to avichais
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    May 28, 2016 11:34 PM in response to avichais

    If one Library won't open and the others do, then the issue is with the Library, not iPhoto or the OS.

     

    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.)

     

    For a version of iPhoto this old you may need to download an older version of Library Manager - there's a link on that page.

     

    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.

  • by avichais,

    avichais avichais May 29, 2016 4:16 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    May 29, 2016 4:16 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    I tried to rebuild with new and old iPLM but get the same message. something is probably corrupt with this library. i managed to rescue all the photos with iPLM but i would like to recover the library (with all the editing, events, names etc....) since it contains thousands of photosiphoto library crash.jpg

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin May 29, 2016 4:41 AM in response to avichais
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    May 29, 2016 4:41 AM in response to avichais

    It's not going to happen. If IPLM  can't get it back your only recourse is to restore from back up. If you don't have a back up, well mark it down as a lesson learned.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 29, 2016 12:13 PM in response to avichais
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    May 29, 2016 12:13 PM in response to avichais

    if all else fails and you don't have a backup with all of your photos in it try 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 keep 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.

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