Exporting: 'Unable to create /Users/Username/Pictures' after camera change

Berthe

Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File (or 'Show Original File' if that's available). A Finder Window should open with the file selected. Does it?

Regards

TD

I noticed, however, that I no longer had to rotate the pictures that were taken such that the short side (dimension) was up - they were automatically presented with 'up' up.

This is because your camera has auto rotate turned on - you can turn that off on the camera and iPhoto will display your photos the way they were taken

When iPhoto does the auto rotation it creates a modified version - can you export other photos that have been modified? Is the original "unrotated" photo still in your pictures folder by any chance?

LN

Well now we know the reason why you cannot export the file: iPhoto has lost it.

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.

Regards

TD

I keep getting the same error message.

I have Adobe Lightroom as well, but the interface is a little clunky. I've been trying to use iPhoto for all my storage needs but I've searched all the posts I can (and there are A LOT of people with this problem) and tech support and online support can't seem to fix it.

I've always considered iPhoto to be a great, standard program, but at this point, I can't get my prints out of the library without sending them to Apple to be printed. I can't export, I can't save a disc, and I can't even upload to my MobileMe account (I thought that 'at least' if I can trick iPhoto into saving hi-res jpgs of my RAW files for use on MobileMe, that I could wait for the upload to finish and at least download a set of hi-quality jpgs (with my changes) to keep and then just delete the RAW files.

Nope.

I've got 300 RAW files with changes made sitting in my iPhoto library and I can't use them for anything. This is a SERIOUS bug in the program and NOBODY that I've talked to at Apple seems to A). know about the issue, and B). Care to attempt to fix it.

You have a damaged database file. The fixes available are as follows:

Try these in order - from best option on down...

1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.

2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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.

3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.

To create and populate a new *iPhoto 08* library:

Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.

In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'

Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop

Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.

Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.

When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.

In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.

And of course, you can always restore from your back up.

Regards

TD