Q: Blank thumbnails can be viewed only when opening individual photo

The thumbnails in the events and photos pages of iPhoto '09 (version 8.1.2) appear blank. Only when I click on the individual photo and it opens in full screen can I view the photo. Does anybody have a solution? I have taken screen shots of both the events & photos pages.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 20, 2015 12:51 AM

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sterling r Jun 21, 2015 1:42 PM in response to Darius A
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Jun 21, 2015 1:42 PM in response to Darius A

Hi Darius A,

From your post it looks like your thumbnail database is not working as expected so you see nothing but blank thumbnails. I would start by backing up your iPhoto library, then rebuilding all the photos thumbnails with the repair options outlined in this article:

iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling
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