7.1.5 iPhoto is messed up big time!

iPhoto 7.1.5? Simple solution: restore from your back up. If that's not possible:

To create and populate a new iPhoto 08 library:

Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.

In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'

Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop

Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.

Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.

When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.

In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.

How to restore from a back up depends on how you made the back up...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4927?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

OT

Terence, I noticed a MEDIA category in the left sidebar picture in your How to Access Files in iPhoto article. I don't have that and would like to add it. How is it done?

I appreciate all of your iPhoto articles.

Where are yo looking - it is on the left in every upload/attach/open/browse window

There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.

(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)

LN

This might help: Time Machine - Troubleshooting E9. Permissions problems restoring iPhoto Library

I don't know. You should post the Time Machine premissions problem in the forum for the system you're running. That's Snow Leopard, 10.6.8, right?