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iPhoto 9.6.1 with Yosemite Printing Issues

iPhoto 9.6.1 with Yosemite was supposed to fix a printing bug that would hang-up a Mac but it actually caused my to start having printing issues (beachball of death). I have tried permission repair and rebuilding the database but that did not work. I did the 9.6.1 update on 20 March 2015. That is when all my printing issues started. I have to resort to putting my pictures on the desktop and printing from the preview app. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), iPhoto 9.6.1

Posted on Apr 7, 2015 5:08 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2015 3:19 PM

As a Test:


Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'


Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?


Post back with the result.

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Apr 8, 2015 4:14 PM in response to William M.

Try fix the main library:


Option 1

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.


If that fails:


Option 2

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)


This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.


Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.


Regards



TD

iPhoto 9.6.1 with Yosemite Printing Issues

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