Iphoto hangs after upgrading to Yosemite and latest iPhoto version

Try the following:

1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.

2 - run Option #4, Rebuild Database.

You have to depress the option key and hold them down while launching iphoto continuing to hold them down until the first aid window appears

If that does not work then download iPhoto Library Manager and use the free trial's rebuild command to build a completely new library leaving the existing one untouched for any future needs

LN

I am having the exact same problem - same error messages. Clock running in background also. I chose "upgrade" last night and it ran all night and was still doing the same thing this morning when I got up. ??

Hi Larry,

I was able to download the Library Manager and that is open with all my photos. What am I supposed to do now? Do I just continue using the Library manager from here on out? Or do I uninstall and reinstall iPhoto and then transfer over the pictures? If the latter, do you happen to know if the pictures will transfer over in the same manner (i.e. - in folders saved by month and year)? Thank you, kindly, for your help!

Jennifer

use the free trial's rebuild command to build a completely new library leaving the existing one untouched for any future needs

as stated the rebuild command creates a new library - if it is good switch to it using the iPhoto File menu ==> switch to library command - if you are happy with th is new library then trash the old one - IPLM is not a photo manager - it is a utility to manage libraries

LN

So either way, I must somehow get iPhoto to work on my computer. . . right now it won't open, it won't upgrade, it just runs and runs. I uninstalled and reinstalled from the app store and am getting the same results. How do I click "file" then "switch to library" if I cannot even open iPhoto? Sorry - really not trying to be difficult or sarcastic, I just am not technologically inclined and have had luck with you "pros" here in the support community in the past. Thank you, in advance.

jz

Have you created a new library using IPLM? If so then launch iPhoto and look under the file menu - count down nine lines an click on the switch to library command and use the resulting select library window to select the rebuild library

If you have not then use the rebuild command to create a new library

LN

Yes - and that new library using IPLM is wonderful. What I'm trying to say is that iPhoto won't open. I click on it, the dial begins to turn and it prompts me either to "quit" or "upgrade" with the same message that Hudson mentioned in the first post above. I can click on file - and I see "switch to library", but it's greyed out and I can't click on it. Everything is greyed out. I just uninstalled iPhoto a second time, then I re-booted the computer and re-installed, but I'm having the same issues. Ugh. Thank you so much for continuing to respond!

Jennifer

Double click on the new library to launch iPhoto - it will now use the new library as the default - if it is good then you can delete the old library

LN

Launches iPhoto, but still having those same error messages within the application. I can see all my photos in the Library manager and the LM gives me the option to "open iPhoto" - and the computer tries to open it - but it still asks whether I want to "quit" or "upgrade" before it opens anything. Quitting closes iPhoto. Upgrading continues until it's about 98% complete and then stalls. I think it's time I make an appointment at Genius bar. Thanks for all your help, Larry. I hope you have a great evening.

Jennifer

Have you followed these instructions - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/Help/rebuilding%20a%20corrupted%20iphoto%20li brary.html

iPhoto Library Manager > Help > Rebuilding a corrupted iPhoto library

Printable help

Rebuilding a corrupted iPhoto library

If you have an iPhoto library that is corrupt and causing iPhoto to crash or otherwise be unusable, iPhoto Library Manager provides the ability to rebuild your library based on the information found in its library data files. Note that iPhoto also has a built-in rebuild function that can be sometimes be used to repair a corrupted library database.You can find instructions on how to use that on Apple's website at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638 (iPhoto 6 or later) or http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2042 (iPhoto 5 or earlier).

iPhoto Library Manager's rebuild works differently, in that instead of trying to repair the library in place, it creates a brand new library and tries to reimport the entire contents of the original library into the new one, including reconstructing albums, photo metadata, etc. Note that rebuilding a library has all the same limitations as other photo transfer operations as far as what can and can't be copied between libraries. Also, depending on how badly damaged the library is, iPhoto Library Manager may or may not be able to piece together some or all of the library metadata.

To start a rebuild, select the library you would like to rebuild, then choose the "Rebuild Library" item from the "Library" menu. You will be prompted to choose a location for the rebuilt library, and whether or not you want iPLM to scavenge orphaned photos it finds in the library package. Once you've made your choices, iPLM will examine the library and rebuild the library structure and photos as best it can, then display you a preview of what it was able to find. If your library is badly damaged and the preview is missing a lot of content from the original library, this can save you from going through with a rebuild that won’t end up being of much help.

Once you've had a chance to examine the preview, if you want to go forward and create the rebuilt library, click the "Rebuild" button in the upper right. iPhoto Library Manager will create a new library and start importing the contents of the original library into the new one.

Scavenging photos

In some cases, either the iPhoto library database is too damaged for iPhoto Library Manager to be able to salvage any information from it, or the library data is incomplete and there are photos that still exist inside the library package, but iPhoto has lost track of them. In these cases, you may want to check the "Scavenge orphaned photos" checkbox when choosing a location for the rebuilt library. After iPhoto Library Manager has read the library data as best it can, it will perform an additional pass through the package and locate any photos that are no longer referenced in the library database. Any additional photos that are found will be included in the rebuild, and a new "Scavenged Photos" album will be created in the rebuilt library containing any scavenged photos.

LN