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Q: iphoto 11 crashing often

Makes no difference what task. My library has 21,000 photos on a drive with 200 GB free, so plenty of space. I've seen on the forum that many advise to reinstall from original disc. My mac pro is from 2006, so would I install from the disc and then download the latest update? If so, would my folders, books, slideshows and faces remain intact?

 

iphoto 11 9.3.2

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 2 x 2.66 Dual-Core Intel Xeon

Posted on Sep 7, 2012 5:25 PM

by Terence Devlin,Solvedanswer
Terence Devlin Terence Devlin
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A:

Ribeye

 

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.

Posted on Sep 14, 2012 11:29 PM

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Q: iphoto 11 crashing often

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  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 7, 2012 11:39 PM in response to Ribeye
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    Sep 7, 2012 11:39 PM in response to Ribeye

    Why is it crashing?

     

    There are three common areas that cause crashes

     

    1. The Library - reinstalling won't make a whit of difference here

     

    2. The App - reinstalling will make a difference here

     

    3. The OS - reinstalling the App won't mke any difference here

     

    And there are other (rather rare) reasons like hardware problems that can cause problems too.

     

    So, before deciding to reinstall, wouldn't it be best to discover the reason for the crashes, and then to act on that information?

     

    Post the first 50 lines only of the crash report

     

    To your specific questions:

     

    1. You would re-install iPhoto 11, there's no need to go back to iPhoto 6 or 08 or whatever was there day one.

     

    2. You always have an up-to-date back up, right? Well no sensible person would try something like this without having a back up. But re-installs do not, in general, affect the Library.

     

    Regards

     

     

    TD 

  • by Ribeye,

    Ribeye Ribeye Sep 8, 2012 6:47 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 8, 2012 6:47 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Thanks Terence

     

    Process:         iPhoto [50321]

    Path:            /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

    Identifier:      com.apple.iPhoto

    Version:         9.3.2 (9.3.2)

    Build Info:      iPhotoProject-670063000000000~1

    Code Type:       X86 (Native)

    Parent Process:  launchd [203]

     

    Date/Time:       2012-09-04 10:17:01.638 -0700

    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)

    Report Version:  9

     

    Interval Since Last Report:          387565 sec

    Crashes Since Last Report:           129

    Per-App Interval Since Last Report:  292405 sec

    Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   9

    Anonymous UUID:                      3BA7765B-AD88-42E3-B732-F6CD6540A405

     

    Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

     

    Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

    Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000b7a6a3ff

     

    VM Regions Near 0xb7a6a3ff:

        Stack                  00000000b2c04000-00000000b2c85000 [  516K] rw-/rwx SM=COW 

    -->

        Stack                  00000000bc000000-00000000bf800000 [ 56.0M] ---/rwx SM=NUL 

     

    Application Specific Information:

    objc_msgSend() selector name: retain

    objc[50321]: garbage collection is OFF

     

    Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

    0   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x95868d4b objc_msgSend + 27

    1   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x90007898 CFRetain + 136

    2   com.apple.CoreGraphics                  0x9ba83223 CGDataProviderRetain + 22

    3   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96db0106 _ZN2CA6RenderL28create_image_from_image_dataEP7CGImageP12CGColorSpacejj + 414

    4   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d8dcf0 CA::Render::create_image(CGImage*, CGColorSpace*, unsigned int) + 852

    5   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d8d7da CA::Render::copy_image(CGImage*, CGColorSpace*, unsigned int, double) + 400

    6   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d8d639 CA::Render::prepare_image(CGImage*, CGColorSpace*, unsigned int, double) + 42

    7   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d82bd8 CA::Layer::prepare_commit(CA::Transaction*) + 476

    8   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d81719 CA::Context::commit_transaction(CA::Transaction*) + 445

    9   com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d81418 CA::Transaction::commit() + 266

    10  com.apple.QuartzCore                    0x96d8127c +[CATransaction commit] + 32

    11  com.apple.iPhoto                        0x007d763d 0x1000 + 8218173

    12  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x900a2a9d __invoking___ + 29

    13  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x900a29d9 -[NSInvocation invoke] + 137

    14  com.apple.Foundation                    0x9245461a -[NSInvocationOperation main] + 267

    15  com.apple.Foundation                    0x9236f1cb -[__NSOperationInternal start] + 797

    16  com.apple.Foundation                    0x9236eea7 -[NSOperation start] + 67

    17  com.apple.Foundation                    0x92382ffa ____NSOQSchedule_block_invoke_2 + 135

    18  libdispatch.dylib                       0x922a1fc9 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15

    19  libdispatch.dylib                       0x922a3f59 _dispatch_main_queue_callback_4CF + 260

    20  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x90040d43 __CFRunLoopRun + 2003

    21  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x900401dc CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332

    22  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x90040088 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120

    23  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x9045f723 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318

    24  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x90466a8b ReceiveNextEventCommon + 381

    25  com.apple.HIToolbox                     0x904668fa BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88

    26  com.apple.AppKit                        0x915ba0d8 _DPSNextEvent + 678

    27  com.apple.AppKit                        0x915b9942 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113

    28  com.apple.AppKit                        0x915b5cb1 -[NSApplication run] + 911

    29  com.apple.AppKit                        0x91846bd9 NSApplicationMain + 1054

    30  com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00010f40 0x1000 + 65344

    31  com.apple.iPhoto                        0x00010409 0x1000 + 62473

  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 8, 2012 7:49 AM in response to Ribeye
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    Sep 8, 2012 7:49 AM in response to Ribeye

    As a Test:

     

     

    Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'

     

     

    Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

  • by Ribeye,

    Ribeye Ribeye Sep 8, 2012 9:20 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 8, 2012 9:20 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    just did this and things are working good - should i start a new library and import all my photos

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 8, 2012 12:00 PM in response to Ribeye
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    Sep 8, 2012 12:00 PM in response to Ribeye

    Let's try repair the other one - it's less work.

     

    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 Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.

     

    If that fails:

     

    Option 2

    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)

     

     

    This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, 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 

  • by Ribeye,

    Ribeye Ribeye Sep 8, 2012 3:15 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 8, 2012 3:15 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    Will try this - thanks

     

    Never had to test it but I assume time machine does a full backup of iphoto (if the app is closed)

  • by Ribeye,

    Ribeye Ribeye Sep 14, 2012 4:46 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 14, 2012 4:46 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    I did a rebuild and I'm now getting a "No available themes" when I try to print. Should I go to option 2 or do I delete and reinstall the app?

     

    thanks

  • by perryjgen,

    perryjgen perryjgen Sep 14, 2012 7:11 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 14, 2012 7:11 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    Terence, I am having a very similar issue with iPhoto 11.  I upgraded to Mountain Lion at the end of July, and to iPhoto 11 two days ago becuase iPhoto was crashing when I launched it.  I have researched all the discussions on similar issues and I have tried many different things with any success.

     

    Tried and did not solve the problem:

     

    1.     Reinstalled Mountain Lion

    2.     Reinstalled iPhoto 11

    3.     Downloaded iPhoto Library Manager and tried to rebuild the library but iPhoto 11 continued to crash as iPhoto Library Manager attempted to import 400 plus events.

    4.     Luanched iPhoto holding the Command and Option keys, went thru all the options there and it fix the issue.

     

    Any other ideas? 

     

    I would send you the crash report but I am not sure where to find it.

     

    Thanks

    Perry

  • by Terence Devlin,Solvedanswer

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 14, 2012 11:29 PM in response to Ribeye
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    Sep 14, 2012 11:29 PM in response to Ribeye

    Ribeye

     

    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.

  • by Ribeye,

    Ribeye Ribeye Sep 15, 2012 4:15 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Sep 15, 2012 4:15 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    Thanks Terence, you're the iphoto God!