iPhoto won't open

First delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder, reboot and try again.

Are you using any third party font managers? Have you disabled, moved, renamed any fonts recently?

Regards

TD

The usual cause of this blank window is that the fonts iPhoto needs are not available. So use Font Book to make sure that the

Helvetica
Helvetica Neue

are enabled and available.

Regards

TD

Open Font Book, locate the two Helvetica fonts Terence mentioned, deactivate and then reactivate them. Reboot and try again.

I'm having the same issues as you. Has anything worked for you? I've tried everything. I even moved photo lib. back onto my hard drive from an external hard drive. Nothing works. I only get a black screen and the spinning ball. It will open if I open a new iphoto lib. though.

Additional fixes to try:

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder, reboot and try again.

2 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed see if you can get to tje rebuild the library function. Is so select the last three options.

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I think you are a very kind and patient person. I have noticed that you're always helping those of us who need assistance with certain Mac issues when you can. I would like to personally let you know, that I very much appreciate your help. Your advice did solve my issue and this isn't the first time that I followed your advice, even if given to someone else and it worked out my issue. So, thank you once again. Apple should pay you for your time and efforts or maybe those of us who use this form should. Take care and don't leave us.

Thank you 'Old Toad'! Today was the second time that this happened to me. The first fix worked but clearly only for a short time. I really appreciate it! Enjoy your day, cheers Jennifer

Create a second test library, import a few photos and work with it for a while to see if the problem persists with it. If it does then the issue could be the iPhoto application itself. If it doesn't then the problem lies in the library itself. A nondestructive test is to rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager as follows:

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 User/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 but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be untouched for further attempts at fixing or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

Aanother test to make would be to log into another user account on your Mac and run iPhoto there for a while to see if it to has that problem. If it does then a reinstallation of iPhoto is warranted. To do so you'll have to first delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder, reinstall iPhoto from the disk it came on and reapply the latest updaters.

If iPhoto works OK there then your primary account is the culprit. Post back with the results and we'll go from there.

Hello everyone!

I have a similar problem:

After trying to import a new set of pictures last week, my iPhoto (8.1.) quit unexpectedly. Nothing seems to be helping. I tried to delete and locate the path (User->Library->Prefrence) but I couldnt find the given path.

Whenever I now open iPhoto it tells me that its "Rebuilding Tumbnails" and then it shutsdown, although I unchecked the "Rebuildung Tumbnails" option after holding down alt and cmd.

I even tried updating to 8.1.2 but after successfully installing the Update, nothing changes!

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance.

Jess

and locate the path (User->Library->Prefrence)

There is no such path. It's

HD/ Users/ *Your Name* / Library / Preferences

Anyway:

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.

If that fails:

Option 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, 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.


Regards

TD

There is no such path. It's

HD/ Users/ Your Name / Library / Preferences

Anyway:

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.

If that fails:

Option 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, 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.
Regards

TD
Okay, I did as you said and in both options my MacBook freezes. The iPhoto Library Manager says that the my albums cant be found. Then the rainbow disc appears and nothing works anymore. What now?

The "last ditch" fix is as follows:

Creating a new library while preserving the Events from the original library.

1 - Move the existing library folder to the desktop
2 - Open the library package like this.
3 - Launch iPhoto and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
4 - Drag the Originals folder from the iPhoto Library on the desktop into the open iPhoto window.

This will create a new library with the same Events as your current library. However, you will lose albums, slideshows, books, keywords and all other metadata. Your current library will still be intact for further repair attempts if so desired.