Q: iPhoto '09 "Add New Place" broken
I was never able to successfully update my iPhoto library (150,000 pictures and 350GB) to iPhoto '11. After a day or so of upgrading iPhoto would just quit. It now appears that now that Apple has upgraded iPhoto (version 9.5) to use Apple maps for places the "Add New Place" in iPhoto '09 is now broken. I can still view my currently geotagged pictures in the Places. I can add a location to a photo if I select from a previously assigned place. However, typing in a name and choosing to search for it with the "Add New Place" window just leaves a spinning gear for as long as 24 hours (before I cancelled). I'm up-to-date with Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks and iPhoto is as up-to-date as it can be to version 8.1.2. But I always use Places to geotag my pictures. It is happening on my MacBook Pro even with new users and a new iPhoto library. I was hoping it would resolve itself but after a week now I guess it's not just a Google problem. Anyone else able to add new places?
-Doug
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 2TB Time Capsule/64GB iPod touch 4g
Posted on Nov 26, 2013 1:43 PM
Throughout the life of Places in iPhoto there have been troubles every once in a while on Google's side of the feature. They had to resolve an issue of their own that did not involve iPhoto or Apple. Sometimes you had to delete all your Google cookies (in Safari) to get the Places to start working again. This time Google resolved whatever problem they were having and Places in iPhoto just started working again.
-Doug
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 9:20 AM