iPhoto Import Issue

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iPhoto Import Issue

Have an issue with iPhoto 9.4.3 (720.91) (current version as an update check indicated)

When I am attempting to add new pictures into my Library some pics are being readded despite checkmarking

Had a similar issue in the past & the problem ended up being that the files in question had periods in their name, for example "GoDaddy.com.jpg". This time though I checked through these files that are being problematic & they have no periods in them, so I have no clue as to why this is happening now.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Apr 25, 2013 7:32 AM

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Answer 1

LarryHN

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Apr 25, 2013 7:48 AM in response to SRASC

some pics are being readded despite checkmarking

Not sure what this means

As to "false' duplicate reports I have had that with 9.4.3 - no obvious reason - I neve click apply to all since I like to make my own decisions even if it requests strange things sometimes 9or maybe because it requests strange things sometimes)

LN

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 8:38 AM in response to LarryHN

Re-added, as in I select the option for pictures already in the Library to be added again, but it does anyway. Not for all, just a select few.

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 8:40 AM in response to SRASC

Correction:

Re-added, as in I select the option for pictures already in the Library (not) to be added again, but it does anyway. Not for all, just a select few.

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LarryHN

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Apr 25, 2013 8:46 AM in response to SRASC

You show the "Import" button highlighted Are you clicking it? or the "Don't import button - and you have the Apply to all box checked - I do not do that since I do not want the computer to make decisions without my input - especially in a case like this where you are having it do the wrong thing

If you check the apply to all and click import you will get all of the duplicates as you directed

LN

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Yer_Man

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Apr 25, 2013 8:46 AM in response to SRASC

Do these images have the same creation and modification dates?

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 8:48 AM in response to Yer_Man

They are supposed to. Have not modified them in any way between uses of iPhoto. I'll have to double check but the same report should come up in iPhoto.

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Apr 25, 2013 9:03 AM in response to LarryHN

The Import button is always the highlighted one by default, but of course when asked "Would you like to import the following duplicate photo?", I checkmark Apply To All Duplicates & select Don't Import. So in that case it should only import what is not in the Library currently. The files in question are already in there.

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 9:10 AM in response to SRASC

Just 12 files are the issue. Trying to find any commonality among them but so far finding none.

-none have periods in their file name

-not all have captions

-not all have EXIF data

-most have 12:00:00AM as their "Date Taken"

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Old Toad

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Apr 25, 2013 9:21 AM in response to SRASC

Try the following:

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your

User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your

User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).

or with Lion and Mt. Lion from the User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/
Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder

3 - launch iPhoto and try again.

NOTE 1: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.

NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

OT

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 9:53 AM in response to Old Toad

Same 12 returned. Only other thing I could think of is to delete the iPhoto library (still in the Pictures folder for the record) completely and start fresh, though I'd rather avoid that since it is time consuming, at least the re-assigning Faces part.

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SRASC Author

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Apr 25, 2013 2:03 PM in response to SRASC

Anyone else?

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Old Toad

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Apr 25, 2013 2:05 PM in response to SRASC

Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos, import them again and test to see if the same problem persists.

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