HT204487: How Photos displays Smart Albums from iPhoto or Aperture
Learn about How Photos displays Smart Albums from iPhoto or Aperture
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May 7, 2015 12:00 PM in response to OpenEmuby Edward Horowitz,Have you gotten a response? I can force quit but photos never opens, just keeps spinning-thanks
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May 7, 2015 12:28 PM in response to Edward Horowitzby OpenEmu,No. I had my photos backed up before the update. I braved it and did a force reboot. Opened the app and it all worked.
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Jun 17, 2015 7:03 AM in response to OpenEmuby SheroleePark,I have the same problem, what do you mean you braved it and did a force reboot?
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Jun 17, 2015 7:27 AM in response to SheroleeParkby LarryHN,Apple menu ==> force quit - then reboot and try again
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Aug 7, 2015 9:03 AM in response to LarryHNby eric lockovitch,I've force rebooted 10X and still have the same issue!
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by Old Toad,Aug 7, 2015 10:07 AM in response to eric lockovitch
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Aug 7, 2015 10:07 AM
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Aug 7, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Old Toadby eric lockovitch,ran fine for months - keeps hanging - i'll try this and report
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Aug 7, 2015 11:32 AM in response to eric lockovitchby eric lockovitch,Nope - that did nothing - it still hangs even when holding the option+command keys while opening it. It acted no different - and is doing nothing.
No new updates recently - nothing I can think of that would work.
One thing I did notice - I could never get the Share by iMessage to work
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by Old Toad,Aug 7, 2015 2:38 PM in response to eric lockovitch
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Photos for MacTry to get iPhoto 9.6.1 from the App Store and then open the iPhoto library and rebuild its database and repair its permissions via the First Aid feature. Restore the iPhoto Library from your backup if need be. Then drag the repaired iPhoto library onto the Photos icon in the dock to convert it to a new, Photos library.
Follow the directions posted by Tererence Devlin in this post:
Apr 14, 2015 11:21 AM
Re: Is Iphoto gone ? i want it back!
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Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1
If iPhoto 9.6.1 is there, close the App Store, drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash and then go back to the App Store.
Install the App from the App Store.
Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?
iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.
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Sep 9, 2016 9:43 AM in response to OpenEmuby juliestephanie,I had this problem too. I couldn't get it to open for weeks. I did 4 things.
1. I finally updated my iPhone ( not sure if that pertains to this photo problem)
2. I force quit everything open. Then shut down my laptop for about 5 minutes.
3. After I turned my laptop back on I signed into iCloud on my laptop and then on the iCloud.com website in Safari
That photo library loaded right away.
4. While I still had photos/icloud/safari open I opened iPhoto. It took maybe two minutes to load. But all my pictures are there.
I hope this helps