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iPhoto locked with OSX Mavericks update

I upgraded to OSX Mavericks today on my MacBook Pro (it's a 2011 model). One of the items that wanted to update was iPhoto, so of course I did that. When it was done, I couldn't get it to open. Instead, I got this message:

"The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it. iPhoto can try to repair the permissions."

Withe option to repair it. After I clicl on the repair button (and a briefe stint with the beachball), I get this message:

"The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."

iPhoto was working fine before. I checked the Get Info on the iPhoto Library file and it says that I have Read & Write permissions. I clicked on the gear icon at the bottom and was given the choice to make Me the owner of this file, so I clicked that. Then I tried the whole thing over again with the same result.

The odd thing is that Aperture appears to work just fine.

Thoughts?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 12:29 AM

24 replies

Nov 18, 2013 1:24 PM in response to saholz

I had to update iPhoto (free) and it opened fine after that.

Holzmana

Level 1

4 points

Nov 29, 2013 9:53 AM in response to bilsw

Thanks Bilsw! Moving the file out of library and into pictures folder worked.

trvr

Level 1

0 points

Nov 29, 2013 3:00 PM in response to bilsw

This worked for me after trying everything else!

NYMOM222

Level 1

0 points

Dec 2, 2013 11:05 AM in response to creativestreak

I was able to upgrade to the newest version of iphoto in the app store for no fee. I guess wether you get charged depends on what version you originally have? I have an old macbook pro, but I did pay for an upgrade once. It solved my lockout problem.

Dec 7, 2013 8:02 PM in response to creativestreak

I too upgraded to the latest version of iPhoto (App Store) and it worked fine afterwards. I also had to update GarageBand.

Dec 12, 2013 7:25 PM in response to CMTailor

Where did you get into users

Jan 19, 2014 2:29 PM in response to bilsw

I solved this similarly by making an alias for the original ~/Library/Pictures/iPhoto Library in ~/Pictures/ and letting it rebuild. Removing the lock file didn't work for me.

Feb 16, 2014 11:30 PM in response to creativestreak

I had the same problem. I went onto the live chat and asked them about it, and they gave me a redeemable code for iphotos. I pretty much just redownloaded iphotos; everything was fine. All of my old pictures were still there.

Mar 7, 2014 8:55 PM in response to ArtOverMatter

I cannot access my photos since updating to Maverick OSX. Unlocking failed as well. No surprise there. I did find that I have two libraries, one is a default that does not contain all of my photos, the other is the one I'm locked out of. I'm not sure how to create the new files that Matt was able to do. It seems that apple wants to charge me to find a solution to their faulty upgrade and I think that this is wrong. That was in the live chat where I may have to go to get my code. It seems that there have been various solutions for everyone after reviewing these posts. I am not too saavy at this but I will give it my best at my age. Hopefully when my daughter visits tomorrow she can resurrect the file. Shame on you apple.

iPhoto locked with OSX Mavericks update