I recently upgraded my iMac to Yosemite, moved my iPhoto Lib to new 9.6 iPhoto and since then iPhoto freezes computer after I do about 5-6 crops. Doesn't seem freeze in other edit modes. Have rebuilt lib couple times to no effect.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.2.x) , late '09 27"iMac G-Card RadeonHD
As a test hold down the option key while launching ipHoto and form the resulting select library window create a new test library - import a few photos - does this test library have the same problems?
LN
As a test hold down the option key while launching ipHoto and form the resulting select library window create a new test library - import a few photos - does this test library have the same problems?
LN
Thanks for your imput; I created new lib and loaded bunch of photos - froze on the very first attempt to crop! Weird, I've been using iPhoto for years and never had a problem 'til I upgraded to Yosemite and 9.6 iPhoto.
Try the same test in a different user account - Guest is fine
LN
I did so. Cropped 35 pics in a row, no problem. Meaning that I now need to do what? Thanks, and hope you are asleep and won't read this 'til morning. tb
So it looks like everything is fine for the system and iphoto but there is some problem with your account - in the original account and the original library try backing up and launching iPhoto while holding the option and command keys down until the first aid window appears repair permissions and repeat brbuilding your database
LN
The problem lies with your account. Try this:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete the contents the following folder: User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: For Mavericks and Yosemite, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
where you can check the Show Library Folder checkbox.
rebuilt lib, got about 9 crops and it froze up -- exasperating
Hi - I have clicked 'Show Lib' and restarted -but all I get when go look for the 'container' is below?
Your home folder is the once circled in the Finder sidebar and the files in it are those circled at the right. For some reason you have a second Users folder inside your Home folder.
The Library folder to be looking into is the one highlighted by the arrow in the screenshot.
Check your boot drive to see if you have a Users folder along with the Applications, Library an System folder. Check to make sure your home folder is inside the Users folder as it should be. It is't there then you can delete the Users folder that is inside your Home folder. It's incomplete and shouldn't be there.
I see NO files labeled USER in App,Lib or Sys-- however, my Home is, indeed, in the User file ...
Your screenshot is showing a "Users" folder inside your Home folder, at the same level as "Desktop", "Library", ..
This is what I show in my 'boot file'? Shall I do anything (delete?) with the other 'user file' in my Home Folder? And should I now go back in and delete the 'container plist' as you earlier suggested? Thanks
Move the Users folder that's highlighted in the following screenshot to the Desktop. Then delete.
Now log into another user account on your Mac, launch iPhoto, and test the cropping feature again. Does it still crash or not?
If you mean log back into, say, a 'Guest' account, I have already done that and I have no problems working with the iPhoto in that environment.
iPhoto 9.6 keeps freezing in crop mode in my iMac (late '09) running 10.10
