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Uninstall iLife 08

None of the effects in iPhoto will work and it keeps making my images black. If i uninstall and Re-Install will it wipe all of my photos???

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Dec 2, 2007 12:31 PM

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Dec 2, 2007 1:26 PM in response to DanielBK

Daniel

I'm not sure what you've already tried but I would start with these:

1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility

2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the home / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.

3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and see if the problem is repeated there.

Regards

TD

Dec 12, 2007 2:51 PM in response to DanielBK

Did you try TD's suggestion of logging into another account and trying there? If all is working OK there then there's something amiss in your primary account. It may be a bad preference file other than iPhoto's. Here's how to determin if that is the case:

Trouble Shooting Preferences

Go to HD/Users/Your_name/Library. Move the Preferences folder (in its entirety) to the Desktop and make a second copy of it so you have Copy A and B. Now try the the process again and determine if problem is fixed.
If the problem IS fixed, then go to the new Prefs folder that the OS will have created and open it up.
Open Copy B on the Desktop and select all of the items inside. Drag them into the open new library folder. When the Copy window comes up check the Apply to All check box and then click on the Don't Replace button as seen here. That will keep the new files created and bring back all of the others.
If the problem is NOT fixed, trash the new Prefs folder and move the intact Copy A folder back to the Library folder .


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TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Uninstall iLife 08

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