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Q: Go to Print - Error Msg

Clearly my transferred photos from PC are residing someplace dark and mysterious.  Altho I can see my photos (under events, imported, etc) when I goto print them it gives me an error message.  Triangle with an exclamation.  Need photos for my son's school project ASAP.  Please help!! 

 

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OS X 10.9.5

iPhoto 9.5.1

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Nov 3, 2014 5:55 AM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 3, 2014 6:10 AM in response to youngfromwa
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    Nov 3, 2014 6:10 AM in response to youngfromwa
      Altho I can see my photos (under events, imported, etc) when I goto print them it gives me an error message.  Triangle with an exclamation.

    That means that iPhoto cannot find the originals you imported. test this by selecting one of the photos and using the command "File > Reveal in Finder > Original File". If this command cannot show you the file, iPhoto cannot access it.

     

    Do the following:  Drag the photos, that are having this problem from iPhoto's browser to a folder on your Desktop. That will save the thumbnails you are seeing as jpegs.  If the originals should really be missing, these thumbnails will be all that is left.

     

    Then back up your iPhoto Library and try to rebuild it to reestablish the connection between the originals and thumbnails:

    • Try to launch into the First Aid Tools  by holding down the key combination option-command ⌥⌘ and clicking the iPhoto icon to launch iPhoto.
    • Keep the two buttons firmly held down, until you are seeing the First Aid panel.
    • Then select "Rebuild library".
  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Nov 3, 2014 10:20 AM in response to youngfromwa
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    Nov 3, 2014 10:20 AM in response to youngfromwa
    it gives me an error message.  Triangle with an exclamation.

     

     

    This indicates a disconnect between the Thumbnail and the original

     

     

    this can be caused by two things

     

     

    1 - User action deleting items from inside the iPhoto  library - can be directly - can be from the All images list (never delete from there) - can be from running cleanup software like MacKeeer, CleanMac2  or other dangerous, defective software that improperly deletes or changes things in the iPhoto library - if you have done any of these things you must restore your backup from before you did them and damaged your iPhoto library - and I recommend getting rid of any "clean up software" ASAP (although being essentially MalWear it is not easy)

     

     

    2 - corruption of the iPhoto library - If it is not #1 then Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your database

     

     

    LN

  • by youngfromwa,

    youngfromwa youngfromwa Nov 3, 2014 5:17 PM in response to youngfromwa
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    Nov 3, 2014 5:17 PM in response to youngfromwa

    what if rebuild database does not resolve the issue?  once rebuild was complete it said xxx files were recovered but still the same error when i goto the individual photos.