photos blank. HELP for a newbie please

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photos blank. HELP for a newbie please

I opened up iPhoto today and all my photos seem to be there but there are no images just blanks and when I click on one a lovely grey triangle with an exclamation mark appears. What has happened and how do I fix this. Fairly new Mac convert here (1 month)

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Posted on Jun 16, 2011 4:17 AM

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Old Toad

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Jun 16, 2011 9:32 AM in response to tartandavid

That exclamation mark is an indication that iPhoto has broken the file path to the original file. Make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:

Fix #1

Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.

Select the options identified in the screenshot.

Fix #2

Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library

Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.

Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.

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

In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.

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 left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

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tartandavid Author

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Jun 16, 2011 3:20 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks OT Sorted now.

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