iPhoto export error "Unable to create /us…

Mar 4, 2014 7:34 AM in response to Yer_Man

Another day another dollar .... Deleted both and trouble continues. Today noticed a 3rd file: com.apple.iphotomosaic.plist, that I did not delete prior to reopening iPhoto. Also, last night I deleted the first two as you instructed, but shut down and did not open iPhoto to test until this morning. I noted that upon starting up my Mac those two files were back even before I opened iPhoto. Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you said those files would rebuild the next time I opened iPhoto, not just be starting up my Mac. Anyway, deleted them again and started iPhoto with same trouble, as I said.

Did I misunderstand how those files rebuild?

Should I deleted all three iPhoto plist files, open iPhoto and try exporting again? (I double checked, there are only three)

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Yer_Man

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Mar 4, 2014 10:33 AM in response to texaskellys

The iphotomosaic plist file refers to a screensaver mosule and is not relevant.

Launch the Console (in Applications/Utilities) and then try export until the process breaks down. Copy and paste anythign that gets written to the console when it goes awry.

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Mar 4, 2014 11:31 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks for jumping in, Toad, under a work deadline here so will have to try your suggestion at a later time.

Terence, your request was easy to comply with quickly .... Console messages after the error message follows, and since I never gave you the full text of that iPhoto export error message, it is:"Unable to create /Users/Aurora/Pictures/export" (Aurora is my user name).

Here's what was in Console after opening iPhoto (I cleared Console beforehand) and after my first export:

3/4/14 1:27:26.890 PM iPhoto[2938]: *** WARNING: Method selectRow:byExtendingSelection: in class AlbumView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.

3/4/14 1:27:26.894 PM iPhoto[2938]: *** WARNING: Method selectedRowEnumerator in class AlbumView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.

3/4/14 1:27:27.180 PM iPhoto[2938]: objc[2938]: Class ISLengthFormatter is implemented in both /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto and /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/NetServices/Frameworks/NetServices.framework/ Versions/A/NetServices. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.

3/4/14 1:27:27.180 PM iPhoto[2938]: objc[2938]: Class ISLengthEncodingFormatter is implemented in both /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto and /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/NetServices/Frameworks/NetServices.framework/ Versions/A/NetServices. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.

3/4/14 1:27:27.187 PM iPhoto[2938]: CFURLGetFSRef was passed this URL which has no scheme (the URL may not work with other CFURL routines): /Applications/iPhoto.app

3/4/14 1:27:27.191 PM iPhoto[2938]: CFURLGetFSRef was passed this URL which has no scheme (the URL may not work with other CFURL routines): /Applications/iPhoto.app

3/4/14 1:27:27.197 PM iPhoto[2938]: CFURLGetFSRef was passed this URL which has no scheme (the URL may not work with other CFURL routines): /Applications/iPhoto.app

3/4/14 1:27:27.201 PM iPhoto[2938]: CFURLGetFSRef was passed this URL which has no scheme (the URL may not work with other CFURL routines): /Applications/iPhoto.app

3/4/14 1:27:27.207 PM iPhoto[2938]: CFURLGetFSRef was passed this URL which has no scheme (the URL may not work with other CFURL routines): /Applications/iPhoto.app

3/4/14 1:27:28.165 PM iPhoto[2938]: ICAGetDeviceList_Deprecated-Has been deprecated since 10.5. Calls to this function in the future may crash this application. Please move to ImageCaptureCore

3/4/14 1:27:28.802 PM WindowServer[107]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "iPhoto" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.

3/4/14 1:27:29.902 PM WindowServer[107]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "iPhoto" after 2.10 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)

3/4/14 1:27:40.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2935) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:27:41.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2934) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:27:41.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2935) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:27:42.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2946) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:27:52.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2935) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:28:42.150 PM WindowServer[107]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.

3/4/14 1:28:42.229 PM WindowServer[107]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.08 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)

3/4/14 1:28:54.216 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80w6dkr74g8 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 32304206)

3/4/14 1:28:54.250 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80w6dkr74g8 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 32304206)

3/4/14 1:28:54.255 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80w6dkr74g8 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 32304206)

3/4/14 1:28:54.258 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80w6dkr74g8 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 32304206)

3/4/14 1:28:54.263 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80w6dkr74g8 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 32304206)

3/4/14 1:28:55.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo

3/4/14 1:28:55.597 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo ()

3/4/14 1:28:55.605 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo ()

3/4/14 1:28:55.613 PM sandboxd[123]: ([2959]) mdworker(2959) deny file-read-data /Users/Aurora/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Contents/PkgInfo ()

After the second, failed export, it added just one line:

3/4/14 1:30:30.790 PM Finder[166]: CreateWithFileInfo failed to create URL with FSRef, falling back to blank icon.

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Kjrapple

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Mar 28, 2014 12:12 PM in response to susanfromplainfield

I see there are workarounds for getting all your .jpg files to export.

But what if you want to export .png or movies.

Are you just stuck in my personal iPhoto forever?

This doesn't seen like an OK option.

Or am I missing something here.

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Kjrapple

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Mar 30, 2014 8:40 PM in response to LarryHN

Yes, I read much of this thread and it seemed like most had the suggestion of getting rid of .png files and .mov files because they are causing the errors.

I managed to find the solution you suggest right here:

File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = Original.

And the other/better option for my situation, where I wanted to export my changes:

File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = Current.

Cheers!

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Mar 31, 2014 1:53 PM in response to susanfromplainfield

Hi everybody!

+ 1 here can not export movies(mp4s) neither original nor current.

Tried the repair tool and the fix thubnails with no success.However, dragging them anywhere in the finder exports them.

Hope apple fixes it...

Thank you.

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Old Toad

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Mar 31, 2014 2:06 PM in response to John Kork

As a test launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it?

Also what other fixes have you tried? What system and iPhoto versions are you running?

OT

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May 4, 2014 2:18 PM in response to Old Toad

Hi there!

Really sorry for the late feed back.

I created a new library,imported one mp4 and managed to export it.

Also iphoto(with the original library) seems to export videos taken by my canon camera but refuses to export videos taken by samsung galaxy s3. By the way, I had no problem exporting videos before the update-I quess.

Thank you.

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Nov 16, 2014 10:48 AM in response to susanfromplainfield

Found a simple solution;

In Iphoto, select the movie; right click on the movie and select "copy; right click on your desktop or other folder in Finder and then select "paste Item";

The movie will be copied to that location in its original format.

You can change the name of the file/movie after you copy it.

Easy solution until Apple fixes the export movie issue.

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Apr 18, 2015 6:18 AM in response to susanfromplainfield

The solution for me was simple, skip export completely and Drag the images from iPhoto into a folder in a finder window or desktop. Done, after wasting hours on all the clean up efforts and repeated export attempts. Once in that folder they can then be dragged into a new iPhoto version or library.

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Old Toad

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Apr 18, 2015 8:36 AM in response to clarityg3

You do realize that that method only gives you the preview version of the photo which is of a lower quality level than the original. If you want to get the original Option-drag to the desktop. That will give you the original file and is absolutely necessary if you're trying to get a video to the Desktop.

One reason for using the Export route is so you can include the metadata that you've added to the photo, i.e. keywords, titles, describptions, locations, etc.

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