HT3159: Mac OS X: Relaunching an application after it unexpectedly quits

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Richardk48
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Q: Hi, can anybody help please ? Can't open iPhoto. I get a message "iPhoto can not be opened while it is being updated" , but it never updates. Does anybody know how to relaunch iPhoto without losing photos please ? Thanks R

Hi, can anybody help please ? Can't open iPhoto. I get a message "iPhoto can not be opened while it is being updated" , but it never updates. Does anybody know how to relaunch iPhoto without losing photos please ? Thanks R

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), iPhoto

Posted on Mar 1, 2014 4:30 AM

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Q: Hi, can anybody help please ? Can't open iPhoto. I get a message "iPhoto can not be opened while it is being updated" , but it nev ... more

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  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Mar 1, 2014 7:31 AM in response to Richardk48
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    Mar 1, 2014 7:31 AM in response to Richardk48

    There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:

     

    - What version of iPhoto.

     

    - What version of the Operating System.

     

    - Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.

     

    - History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?

     

    - What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.

     

    - Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?

     

    Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

  • by Richardk48,

    Richardk48 Richardk48 Mar 2, 2014 1:29 PM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Mar 2, 2014 1:29 PM in response to Terence Devlin

    Terence,

     

    Thanks very much for replying and you offer good advice. Soon after posting this, I found out that the problem was that I had interrupted an update download and so all I needed to do was load the updates !!

     

    You live and learn I guess, some at different levels to others ..lol.

     

    Thanks anyway,

    R