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User profile for user: Lutz Mader
Lutz Mader Author
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iPhoto show a exclamation mark instead of the picture

Hi all folks,
iPhoto 8.1.2 (iLife '09) show an exclamation mark only, instead of the picture. The thumbnail overview shows the picture and in the edit mode I got the picture too. All the time I open the picture with Preview, I got the picture, but iPhoto can't. In general I have no problems with iPhoto, all pictures are shown.

My question, does someone know where the exclamtion mark (a black exclamation mark in a white circle) came from.

Thanks for any help,
Lutz

PB12, MB13, Mac OS X (10.6.4), AirPort Express/Extrem, 2,5" ext FW Drive

Posted on Oct 17, 2010 7:55 AM

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User profile for user: Yer_Man
Yer_Man
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Posted on Oct 17, 2010 8:01 AM

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.

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
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User profile for user: Yer_Man
Yer_Man
User level: Level 10
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Oct 17, 2010 8:01 AM in response to Lutz Mader

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.

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
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User profile for user: Lutz Mader
Lutz Mader Author
User level: Level 1
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Oct 19, 2010 4:48 AM in response to Lutz Mader

Thanks Terence,
I spend some time to compare the damaged and the working iPhoto Library.
Only Photos are rotated at import time,and copied to the modified folder too, are missed, but now every thing works well.
The next time I import some photos, I check this immediately.

Thanks for your help,
Lutz

p.s.
Lutz Mader wrote:
sorry, but I can't find the description for the !.

Where you get the description for the exclamation mark, ⚠, from.
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iPhoto show a exclamation mark instead of the picture

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