iPhoto takes forever to load?

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iPhoto takes forever to load?

Is there a reason that I photo takes the longest to load? I'm averaging around the 2 minute point from launch to actual function. And it is sluggish while it is up. Thanks

iMac 24" 2.16 GHz, 1 GB, Black MacBook w/intel core 2, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on May 26, 2010 6:33 PM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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May 26, 2010 8:27 PM in response to this_is_my_alias

Here are some things you can do to speed up loading:

1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed to rebuild the library. Select the last option.

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2 - do not close iPhoto in the Photo mode with Event Titles not displayed and all events closed.
3 - turn off all sharing in iPhoto's Sharing preference pane.
4 - in iPhoto's Web preference pane set Check for new photos to Manually.
5 - turn off Show item count in iPhoto's General preference pane.
6 - make sure you have a minimum of 10GB of free space on your boot drive.

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Answer 2

May 27, 2010 7:38 AM in response to Old Toad

Thanks I'll give those a try.

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