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ChaJoi167

Q: Pourquoi certaines photos ne peuvent être lues et ont un point d exclamation

Beaucoup de photos ne peuvent êtres lues et à leur place un point d'exclamation ! Peut-on m'expliquer ce qui se passe ?

iPhoto '11, iOS 1.x

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 10:31 AM

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Q: Pourquoi certaines photos ne peuvent être lues et ont un point d exclamation

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  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Sep 25, 2012 11:34 AM in response to ChaJoi167
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    Sep 25, 2012 11:34 AM in response to ChaJoi167

    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 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