can,t export photos

When I try to export a photo I get the box with the export button on it but when the save dialog box appears it disappears immediately not allowing me time to export the photos.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Nov 11, 2007 1:43 PM

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Nov 11, 2007 5:25 PM in response to cmelt

cmelt:
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Close iPhoto, find and select the application and type Command-i. In the Info window under plugins, see if there's any 3rd party export plugins. Remove them or get compatible versions. You should have a plugin named FileExporter2.iPhotoExporter. If you also have one named FileExporter.iPhotoExporter delete it. It's a left over from iPhoto 6 and will prevent exports.


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