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Q: iPhoto slow

Terribly slow, spinning wheel, everytime I open iPhoto.

We have over 8,000 photos in iPhoto, but it was handled easily on previous operating system. What's up with Mav that it makes this so horrible?

Any suggestions?

 

MacBook Pro unibody 13 inch Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz 320 GB / superdrive

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 2.93ghz 320

Posted on Mar 31, 2014 11:27 AM

by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer
Linc Davis Linc Davis
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A:

Repairing the library may solve the problem without losing any data. Make sure you back it up first.

Posted on Apr 1, 2014 2:04 PM

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Mar 31, 2014 11:36 AM in response to soulstream
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    Mar 31, 2014 11:36 AM in response to soulstream

    You may have incompatible software and software that is not up to date. Yo may have other software that impacts OS X performance like antivirus software and hard drive "cleaning" style apps that pretty much do the opposite of what they claim to do.

    It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.

    If you wish, Please download, install and run Etrecheck.

    Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.

    Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.

    This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

    It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.

     

    Thank You.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 31, 2014 11:57 AM in response to soulstream
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    Mar 31, 2014 11:57 AM in response to soulstream

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

     

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

     

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

     

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.

     

    Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select

    View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar.

     

    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).

    When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.

    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • by soulstream,

    soulstream soulstream Apr 1, 2014 7:23 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Apr 1, 2014 7:23 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Thank you for the suggestion and help.

    I opened iTunes and the ball started spinning. Here's from the Console. I'm not sure what's useful.

     

    4/1/14 7:00:35.268 AM WindowServer[123]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "iPhoto" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.

     

    4/1/14 7:00:36.200 AM loginwindow[47]: ERROR | processNotificationManagerLSNotificationCallBack | LWCASProcessNotificationManager UNEXPECTED NOTIFICATION of type: kLSNotifyApplicationReady

     

    4/1/14 7:00:36.251 AM loginwindow[47]: ERROR | processNotificationManagerLSNotificationCallBack | LWCASProcessNotificationManager UNEXPECTED NOTIFICATION of type: kLSNotifyLaunchFinished

     

    4/1/14 7:00:37.436 AM sandboxd[61987]: ([77051]) mdworker(77051) deny file-read-data /Users/Name/Pictures/iPhoto Library (original 2)/Contents/PkgInfo ()

     

    4/1/14 7:00:37.491 AM sandboxd[61987]: ([77051]) mdworker(77051) deny file-read-data /Users/Name/Pictures/iPhoto Library (original 2)/Contents/PkgInfo ()

     

    4/1/14 7:00:37.506 AM WindowServer[123]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "iPhoto" after 3.24 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)

     

    A lot more like this:

    4/1/14 7:01:34.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: mdworker(77098) deny file-read-data /Users/Name/Pictures/iPhoto Library (original 2)/Contents/PkgInfo

     

    Does that help you see something? I'm not sure what to paste from the ETRE Check....

     

    Hardware Information:

              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)

              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

              1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

              4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

              Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

     

    System Software:

              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 20 days 12:54:45

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Apr 1, 2014 7:54 AM in response to soulstream
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    Apr 1, 2014 7:54 AM in response to soulstream

    I'm not interested in "etrecheck" output.

     

    Please quit iPhoto, then move the iPhoto library from the Pictures folder (or wherever you may have put it) to the Desktop. Relaunch iPhoto. It will prompt you to create a new library. Import a few images and test. Then quit again and put the library back where it was, overwriting the one you just created. Post the results.

  • by soulstream,

    soulstream soulstream Apr 1, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Apr 1, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Thank you. I made a new library and imported 5 photos, then brought the old library back over.

    It seems faster but the ball does spin a bit, not as much, in this first test.

     

    Anything else you suggest?

    Here's one log entry. I could paste others.

     

     

    4/1/14 8:55:21.110 AM WindowServer[132]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "iPhoto" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Apr 1, 2014 9:52 AM in response to soulstream
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    Apr 1, 2014 9:52 AM in response to soulstream

    I'm not sure I understand your response. Was iPhoto still slow while the test library was loaded?

  • by soulstream,

    soulstream soulstream Apr 1, 2014 12:45 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Apr 1, 2014 12:45 PM in response to Linc Davis

    No, the test library with only 5 photos was not slow. Very brief spinning wheel, but nothing like when it's loaded with all the photos.

  • by Linc Davis,Helpful

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Apr 1, 2014 1:04 PM in response to soulstream
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    Apr 1, 2014 1:04 PM in response to soulstream

    These are your options:

    1. Restore the iPhoto library from the most recent backup that predates the issue.

    2. Repair or rebuild the library.

    3. Scavenge the library with a third-party application called "iPhoto Library Manager," which you can find in a web search. From the application's menu bar (not the iPhoto menu bar), select

    Library ▹ Rebuild

    Books, calendars, and slideshows won't be preserved.

  • by soulstream,

    soulstream soulstream Apr 1, 2014 1:07 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Apr 1, 2014 1:07 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Okay thanks Linc

    It does seem that the issue coincided with the upgrade to Mavericks. So I could go back to that library pre-Mavericks in Time Machine... and then import all the photos since then.

     

    or, iPhoto Library Manager and will consider going that road. We have at least 20 slideshows that we really like, so it's a big decision.

     

    thank you

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Apr 1, 2014 2:00 PM in response to soulstream
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    Apr 1, 2014 2:00 PM in response to soulstream

    iPhoto Library Manager

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Apr 1, 2014 2:04 PM in response to soulstream
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    Apr 1, 2014 2:04 PM in response to soulstream

    Repairing the library may solve the problem without losing any data. Make sure you back it up first.