very slow...

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very slow...

iPhoto has become very slow and seems to never want to quit. Should i trash the app and start anew... would that effect the library... 37,000 pics. or...?

All apps and system software are up to date.... (4-3-13).

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 27", i7, 8 GB Ram..

Posted on Apr 3, 2013 9:06 PM

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léonie

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Apr 3, 2013 11:10 PM in response to Pete Kroner

Pete,

All apps and system software are up to date.... (4-3-13).

Are you using iPhoto '11 or an earlier version? Your profile signature says Mac OS X (10.6.7)?

When did this problem start? After importing new photos? After an iPhoto crash?

If it happened after importing new images, you may have imported a bad image file or video. Then I'd suggest to remove your last import from your iPhoto library.

If the problem followed a crash, probably your iPhoto Library needs repairing, or you are running out of disk space.

How much free disk space do you have?

If it is less than 10 GB free space, I'd suggest to make space on your start up drive by deleting unnecessary files as soon as possible
To repair or rebuild your iPhoto Library, see: iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library
If the built-in ⌥⌘ Library First Aid Tools don't help, try to rebuild the Library with iPhoto Library Manager, see Old Toad's Post here (Fix 2):

Re: iphoto crashed

Added: To answer your original question: Deleting the iPhoto application and reinstalling will not delete your imported photos. It is perfectly save, but still, it is necessary to make a backup, before you install/ reinstall any software.

iPhoto keeps the imported image files in your iPhoto library - that is stored in your "Pictures" folder by default. See Terence devlin's User Tip: How to Access Files in iPhoto

Regards

Léonie

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