Iphoto library does not open.

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Iphoto library does not open.

Hello there!.

It shows like this when i open it. ( Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable..Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again. If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keys pressed. You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup). I already delete it and download it again but it shows the same problem.

I am using imac.

Please help me.

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Riaz Uddin

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Sep 10, 2013 12:36 AM

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Answer 1

Yer_Man

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Sep 10, 2013 12:52 AM in response to riazswe

Did you try shutting down and restarting the Mac? Rebuilding the Library?

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Answer 2

riazswe Author

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Sep 10, 2013 1:17 AM in response to Yer_Man

Hello!.

I did. But it's does not work.

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Answer 3

Yer_Man

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Sep 10, 2013 1:36 AM in response to riazswe

What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later...

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 early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)

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

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