How do I "install" iPhoto themes?

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How do I "install" iPhoto themes?

I downloaded iPhoto '11 from the App Store, now my themes can't be located when I attempt to create a book. I can see the themes in my Library folder - Application Support - iPhoto - Themes, there are about 343 theme folders in there, so how can I "install" them? How can I get iPhoto to find them? I see a number of people have had this issue, but as I downloaded the App rather than installed it from a disk, I don't have the option of re-installing it. Would be grateful for any suggestions or advice.

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 21, 2012 5:35 AM

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Yer_Man

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Feb 21, 2012 5:37 AM in response to Totallyarb

Check out OT's post in this thread:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6394288&#6394288

Also, note his comments here:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6998840&#6998840

> Look in your User/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder for a Themes folder. If you find it there move it to the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder and reboot. Then try iPhoto again. That may save you having to go thru the reinstallation.

Regards

TD

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Totallyarb Author

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Feb 21, 2012 8:00 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks for responding Terence but those links won't open, browser is saying the address is invalid. Also my themes are already in the correct folder (HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto/Themes) and I rebooted, but the problem persists. Any other ideas perhaps?

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Yer_Man

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Feb 21, 2012 8:15 AM in response to Totallyarb

How odd? Those links bring us right back to here...

Reinstall.

To re-install iPhoto

1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)

2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.

2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type

/var/db/receipts/

2c: on 10.7 they're at

/private/var/db/receipts

A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.

3. Re-install.

If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.

If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.

If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

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Totallyarb Author

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Feb 21, 2012 11:03 PM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks so much for your help Terence, that did the trick!

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Totallyarb Author

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Feb 21, 2012 11:10 PM in response to Yer_Man

Oh no! Sorry, I marked the wrong entry as "this solved my problem"! My apologies, I'm new to this forum thing.

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Apr 8, 2013 12:12 AM in response to Yer_Man

Hi TD, maybe this is a dumb question, but... is it possible to copy the themes from another (healthy) mac into the correct filepath on my crash-damaged mac? I'd like to avoid reinstalling if possible.

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