It is now Less unexpected as every time I open iPhoto 11 on my MAc mid 2011 running Os 10.8.5 iPhoto quits.
I have tried repairing library to no avail.
Is it time to restore from a time machine back up (is it as simple as that)?
Any help greatly appreciated
I am unable to post the error log as it contains invalid characters which is even more frustrating!!
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
iPhoto version iPhoto 9.4.3 is crashing right now, if the Info panel is selected when you launch iPhoto because the Google Maps servers are no longer available to provide places information.
Have a look at this discussion:
There is a problem with the Places feature, because the Google maps are no longer supported.
See Huxly647's solution:
Huxly647Nov 20, 2015 12:05 AM
Re: iPhoto crashes after opening repeatedlyin response to carvermonHelpfulI found a fix that works for me..
1. goto /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Resources
2. delete the files ' googlemap.html ' and googlesearch.html
Iphoto no longer crashes, places doesn't work but it doesn't bother me too much.
Let me know if it works for you guys...
Removing the two files ' googlemap.html ' and googlesearch.html from iPhoto's application bundle prevents the javascript inside from being executed and causing the crash. To access the files inside the iPhoto application select it in the Finder and ctrl-click it. Then use the command "Show Package Contents" from the menu. Open the subfolder Contents, then Resources.
Don't try this fix without making a copy of the iPhoto application before you try to remove the two files from the application bundle.
To access the files inside the iPhoto application select it in the Finder and ctrl-click it. Then use the command "Show Package Contents" from the menu. Open the subfolder Contents, then Resources.
iPhoto version iPhoto 9.4.3 is crashing right now, if the Info panel is selected when you launch iPhoto because the Google Maps servers are no longer available to provide places information.
Have a look at this discussion:
There is a problem with the Places feature, because the Google maps are no longer supported.
See Huxly647's solution:
Huxly647Nov 20, 2015 12:05 AM
Re: iPhoto crashes after opening repeatedlyin response to carvermonHelpfulI found a fix that works for me..
1. goto /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Resources
2. delete the files ' googlemap.html ' and googlesearch.html
Iphoto no longer crashes, places doesn't work but it doesn't bother me too much.
Let me know if it works for you guys...
Removing the two files ' googlemap.html ' and googlesearch.html from iPhoto's application bundle prevents the javascript inside from being executed and causing the crash. To access the files inside the iPhoto application select it in the Finder and ctrl-click it. Then use the command "Show Package Contents" from the menu. Open the subfolder Contents, then Resources.
Don't try this fix without making a copy of the iPhoto application before you try to remove the two files from the application bundle.
To access the files inside the iPhoto application select it in the Finder and ctrl-click it. Then use the command "Show Package Contents" from the menu. Open the subfolder Contents, then Resources.
Thanks I will look at that - so you think that a time machine copy is enough? IS this something that apple will provide a solution for in the future?
Thanks again
Just launched it without the network connection and it worked - I assume this means that the google maps does not try to connect.
- I assume this means that the google maps does not try to connect.
If you are offline, Photos will not try to use the Places information, and then it does not matter, that the servers are no longer accessible.
But it would be very restrictive to go offline everytime you want to use iPhoto.
are apple likely to release a proper fix for this or do we need to upgrade or loose the location feature?
aApple stopped the development of iPhoto. it released iPhoto 9.6.1 for compatibility with Yosemite, but Ii really doubt, that there will be any fixes for the older versions.
TRy ray to install the last available update for iPhoto, if it is available for you.
thanks - if you get yosemite do you need to buy new photos app?
No, you do not have to buy the Photos.app. It is part of the system like Mail and Contacts. Photos will come with MacOS X 10.10.3 or later.
Thanks! This worked for me, I was in a panic last night. So as I understand it, as long as I am off line iphoto works (tried it, it does) or if I remove googlemap.html & googlesearch.html which I have. This explains also why I'm not getting (shared) photos from icloud with shots taken with my iphone??
It might of taken me a while to make the connection. I did notice I had access to the iphoto library through imovie so I knew something was up.
Like someone else said there will most likely "not" be a fix from apple on this. Oh well, Thanks again for posting this.
It has also worked for me. Thank you for sharing this information. I was in panic mode too that i would lose all my photos.
Thanks for sharing this. My iPhoto 11 quit every time I tried to run a slideshow from an event file. Removing the google files fixed that as well 🙂
If you need to use the Places features, you could patch the Google files instead of removing them. cotton-x posted a fix: Basically you sign up as a developer with Google, acquire a private api key, and replace Apple's access key to the servers in the file by your own private key. Then the servers will respond again and iPhoto stop crashing.
Iphoto quits unexpectedly every time - help!
