iPhoto 6.0.4 hangs/crashes

I just downloaded the new iPhoto 6.0.4 and now it won't open at all!! It just bounces in the dock, and the hard drive makes a bad noise like it's scraping or something. This never happened before, but since the upgrade it won't even open.

Something is very wrong with this new version of iPhoto. I hope I can back out of it so I can open my library!

Let me know if anyone comes up with a solution for this one.

Philip & sadcaper :

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. To rule out any messed up permissions download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.

Also run OnyX to clean out the user caches and run the cron maintenance scripts.

Do you Twango?

OK, thanks for the suggestions. I just ran both of those programs, and nothing changed in iPhoto's behavior. It still bounces when trying to open, and the hard drive makes a bad sound like it's scraping. Sounds like it's bad. It's weird though that it worked find before 6.0.4. Doesn't make sense.

Any more help?

sadcaper:

First delete the iPHoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that's in your User/Library/Preference folder. What you're experiencing is typical of a bad pref file.

If that doesn't help launch Disk Utility and do a "Verify Disk". If it shows bad, then boot into your system install disk and in the first window after the language selection window, go to the Utilities menu and open Disk Utility again. Now you can do a Repair Disk. If it indicates that it did repair some files run it again until it says no repairs necessary.

Next, log into another account and see if iPhoto will launch OK. If not then you may have to reinstall iPhoto from the disks it came on. If it comes to that you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder.

Hi,

I have the same problem. iPhoto (6.0.4) starts normaly, but if I try to do anything it hangs. I then have to froce quit iPhoto.

I tried any hint (deleting prefs, batchmod, diskutility, etc.) I found here, but none will help. iPhotoLibraryManager hangs when it tries to start iPhoto, because of the hanging iPhoto.

Regards,
Juergen

JuergenS:

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Try launching iPhoto with the Option key depressed and, when asked, create a new library. Import a couple of test files into it and make sure it's working OK. If it is then your original library is probably damaged beyond repair but there's a good possibility you can create a new library and keep your keywords and rolls - the rolls for sure. See Tutorial #1 for how.

Do you Twango?

Hi,

I already tried that too - it does not work and I have to force quit iPhoto again.
The library is ok, I opend it on another mac (iPhoto 6.0.3, also 10.3.9) without a problem.
I reinstalled iPhoto (6.0.3) and it worked like a charm. After the update to 6.0.4 the same problem. I then reinstalled iPhoto 6.0.3 again, deleted the library and did the update again - now it works like it should. Now I put back the original library and iPhoto 6.0.4 works normal since then - I don't know why this happens, there is no logfile of a crash, so I have no hint.

Bye,
Juergen

Log into another account on your Mac and see if iPhoto will run there. If so then there's a problem with your primary account.

Boot into Safe Mode. That will automatically run the File System Check, fsck, so may fix some underlying problems. Try iPhoto then. If it runs OK boot normally and try it again so see if the fsck routine helped.

The next step I'd take is reinstsalling the 10.4.6 COMOB updater followed by a repair of disk permissions. And lastly, reinstall iPhoto (that may be the real fix all along). If you do try a reinstall of iPhoto you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder.

I cannot construct a web page, edit a photo,
double-click on a thumbnail, layout a calendar, or
make an iPhoto book without it hanging mid-process.
Oddly enough, if I change to full screen mode, I can
view any photo and even edit it.

I have reinstalled the program from the iLife disk
then upgraded, rebuilt the library, imported the
orginals again, deleted the plist, and run
Batchmod--not necessarily in that order.

Is anybody else struggling with 6.0.4?

I just upgraded to Tiger with no problem. I then installed Ilife '06 and all seemed to go fine. As i tried to open Iphotos it intially told me I did not have permission. After going into the Iphoto library to establish permission, I am now told Iphoto is locked and it wont let me have access. righnt about now I am missng my old version, which worked just fine. Any ideas?

PowerBookG4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Madismom:

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Try the following: download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field. This both unlocks any locked file in the library and set the permissions for complete access by your account.

Do you Twango?

Hi,

as I wrote, after reinstalling iPhoto and updating it without an library and put then the library back it works fine.

I tried another account - same there. I checkt the filesystem in Safe Mode, DiskWarrior and Data Rescue X - no problems found and no change after reboot.

I can't reinstall 10.4.6 because I use 10.3.9 😉

I'm a UNIX SysAd and programmer so I'm not really helpless, but here nothing worked - except the reinstall.

Thanks for the help.

Bye,
Juergen

I sort of have the same problem. Although iPhoto does not crash, after the update, it hangs: If I click on an album, there is a lag before the pictures appear on the screen. When I try to un-select some pictures, there is also a dealy. Apple had made iPhoto faster, now, it's slower.
I did do all the maintenance before downloading it.
Oh, well, at least it does not crash.
Thank you for this post!