Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Ronni You've done it again - correct in every particular, dragging the rolls over works like a charm many many thanks alastair On 23 Sep 2009, at 05:49, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Hmm Ok ... 1. The New iPhoto Library you have created is working correctly? 2. But, you now need to get your Original Photos from the Back Up Library? If this is correct. 3. Go into the Back Up iPhoto Library and find the Originals Folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the NEW iPhoto Window and it will create them in the new Library. 4. Quit iPhoto 5. Relaunch iPhoto and let us know if everything is OK. If you had made changes to photos in the old backup Library, you might then be able to bring the Modified folder across. Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. -- Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos. Put it this way. Go to your Pictures Folder. If it's in the iPhoto Library Folder leave it alone. -- Cheers, Ronni On 23/09/2009, at 11:40 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a folder called 2001 is created within Imports and all the files go into it. But when it has finished, Imports folder disappears and the images move to Data 2009 Roll 1 which is as it should be. This is the bit my library has forgotten how to do. Unfortunately when I pointed iphoto at the backup library it has the same problem. I had imported these last few rolls without opening any images and as the thumbnails were fine - at first - didn't know anything was amiss until the thumbs subsequently vanished. 2 different cameras used so it's not the memory card I have not been rummaging around in the library. I know that There be Dragons... So I suppose the question is - is there a painless way of dragging the pictures in the old, corrupt library into the shiny new, working one, bearing in mind the dangers of rummaging? Your thoughts welcome best alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone wrong? 3. Are you importing from the same camera? 4. You haven't touched anything in the iPhoto Library folder in Finder have you? I'm thinking you might have to go back to your iPhoto Library backup, if it was working without any problems. iPhoto 6 I remember was a flaky version of iPhoto, it has improved with each version since. Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 6:57 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It imported fine and all worked, but the files were in a new subfolder of Imports. Quit and relaunch - again asked to import unimported photos (I said yes but then don't import duplicates) - the newest roll is still there but no files linked to thumbs. Of the four identical rolls, one is now blank, one is blank except for two thumbs (huh?) and two are still complete, but no longer linked to anything. Weirder and weirder many thanks alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
You're welcome Alastair, Good to hear you have iPhoto working correctly again. Did you do the rest of my suggestion? Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. Check in your Home Pictures - that there is only ONE iPhoto Library and that it is the NEW correctly functioning iPhoto Library. If it is: Delete the backup of iPhoto Library that is on your External backup Drive (remember to empty the trash before disconnecting the drive so it is properly deleted from the drive). Then connect the drive again to your computer and backup the complete iPhoto Library Folder in your Home Pictures to your external Backup Drive. Remember: You are only as good as your last backup! Regular backups are a MUST I will post to WAMUG list ... when I find a little time ;-) My Backup Strategy which involves having daily Archive weekly Bootable backups. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 24/09/2009, at 12:38 AM, mince and pud wrote: Ronni You've done it again - correct in every particular, dragging the rolls over works like a charm many many thanks alastair On 23 Sep 2009, at 05:49, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Hmm Ok ... 1. The New iPhoto Library you have created is working correctly? 2. But, you now need to get your Original Photos from the Back Up Library? If this is correct. 3. Go into the Back Up iPhoto Library and find the Originals Folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the NEW iPhoto Window and it will create them in the new Library. 4. Quit iPhoto 5. Relaunch iPhoto and let us know if everything is OK. If you had made changes to photos in the old backup Library, you might then be able to bring the Modified folder across. Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. -- Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos. Put it this way. Go to your Pictures Folder. If it's in the iPhoto Library Folder leave it alone. -- Cheers, Ronni On 23/09/2009, at 11:40 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a folder called 2001 is created within Imports and all the files go into it. But when it has finished, Imports folder disappears and the images move to Data 2009 Roll 1 which is as it should be. This is the bit my library has forgotten how to do. Unfortunately when I pointed iphoto at the backup library it has the same problem. I had imported these last few rolls without opening any images and as the thumbnails were fine - at first - didn't know anything was amiss until the thumbs subsequently vanished. 2 different cameras used so it's not the memory card I have not been rummaging around in the library. I know that There be Dragons... So I suppose the question is - is there a painless way of dragging the pictures in the old, corrupt library into the shiny new, working one, bearing in mind the dangers of rummaging? Your thoughts welcome best alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone wrong? 3. Are you importing from the same camera? 4. You haven't touched anything in the iPhoto Library folder in Finder have you? I'm thinking you might have to go back to your iPhoto Library backup, if it was working without any problems. iPhoto 6 I remember was a flaky version of iPhoto, it has improved with each version since. Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 6:57 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi again
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Hi Ronni Haven't actually deleted the old one yet until I have time to check thoroughly - but new library is working just fine. It's actually on a firewire drive (not the same one as the backup) so not in home pictures. This has been the case for ages without a hitch so I'm thinking this wasn't a cause of the problems. Or was it?? thanks again alastair On 24 Sep 2009, at 01:02, Ronda Brown wrote: You're welcome Alastair, Good to hear you have iPhoto working correctly again. Did you do the rest of my suggestion? Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. Check in your Home Pictures - that there is only ONE iPhoto Library and that it is the NEW correctly functioning iPhoto Library. If it is: Delete the backup of iPhoto Library that is on your External backup Drive (remember to empty the trash before disconnecting the drive so it is properly deleted from the drive). Then connect the drive again to your computer and backup the complete iPhoto Library Folder in your Home Pictures to your external Backup Drive. Remember: You are only as good as your last backup! Regular backups are a MUST I will post to WAMUG list ... when I find a little time ;-) My Backup Strategy which involves having daily Archive weekly Bootable backups. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 24/09/2009, at 12:38 AM, mince and pud wrote: Ronni You've done it again - correct in every particular, dragging the rolls over works like a charm many many thanks alastair On 23 Sep 2009, at 05:49, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Hmm Ok ... 1. The New iPhoto Library you have created is working correctly? 2. But, you now need to get your Original Photos from the Back Up Library? If this is correct. 3. Go into the Back Up iPhoto Library and find the Originals Folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the NEW iPhoto Window and it will create them in the new Library. 4. Quit iPhoto 5. Relaunch iPhoto and let us know if everything is OK. If you had made changes to photos in the old backup Library, you might then be able to bring the Modified folder across. Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. -- Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos. Put it this way. Go to your Pictures Folder. If it's in the iPhoto Library Folder leave it alone. -- Cheers, Ronni On 23/09/2009, at 11:40 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a folder called 2001 is created within Imports and all the files go into it. But when it has finished, Imports folder disappears and the images move to Data 2009 Roll 1 which is as it should be. This is the bit my library has forgotten how to do. Unfortunately when I pointed iphoto at the backup library it has the same problem. I had imported these last few rolls without opening any images and as the thumbnails were fine - at first - didn't know anything was amiss until the thumbs subsequently vanished. 2 different cameras used so it's not the memory card I have not been rummaging around in the library. I know that There be Dragons... So I suppose the question is - is there a painless way of dragging the pictures in the old, corrupt library into the shiny new, working one, bearing in mind the dangers of rummaging? Your thoughts welcome best alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Hi Ronni No I had ticked 3 of the 4 available (iPhoto 6, os10.4.11) on some googled advice, so orphans not included. Trying again now, then going out, so will report back later. I meant I had searched the whole disc from the finder for the photos' file numbers, without success. I have a backup of all but my last few missing rolls - but there's nothing vital on those so no dramas there many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It imported fine and all worked, but the files were in a new subfolder of Imports. Quit and relaunch - again asked to import unimported photos (I said yes but then don't import duplicates) - the newest roll is still there but no files linked to thumbs. Of the four identical rolls, one is now blank, one is blank except for two thumbs (huh?) and two are still complete, but no longer linked to anything. Weirder and weirder many thanks alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Ronni Many thanks for your help and at such a late hour - I will pursue your suggestions tomorrow On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone wrong? 3. Are you importing from the same camera? 4. You haven't touched anything in the iPhoto Library folder in Finder have you? I'm thinking you might have to go back to your iPhoto Library backup, if it was working without any problems. iPhoto 6 I remember was a flaky version of iPhoto, it has improved with each version since. Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 6:57 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It imported fine and all worked, but the files were in a new subfolder of Imports. Quit and relaunch - again asked to import unimported photos (I said yes but then don't import duplicates) - the newest roll is still there but no files linked to thumbs. Of the four identical rolls, one is now blank, one is blank except for two thumbs (huh?) and two are still complete, but no longer linked to anything. Weirder and weirder many thanks alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe -
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a folder called 2001 is created within Imports and all the files go into it. But when it has finished, Imports folder disappears and the images move to Data 2009 Roll 1 which is as it should be. This is the bit my library has forgotten how to do. Unfortunately when I pointed iphoto at the backup library it has the same problem. I had imported these last few rolls without opening any images and as the thumbnails were fine - at first - didn't know anything was amiss until the thumbs subsequently vanished. 2 different cameras used so it's not the memory card I have not been rummaging around in the library. I know that There be Dragons... So I suppose the question is - is there a painless way of dragging the pictures in the old, corrupt library into the shiny new, working one, bearing in mind the dangers of rummaging? Your thoughts welcome best alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone wrong? 3. Are you importing from the same camera? 4. You haven't touched anything in the iPhoto Library folder in Finder have you? I'm thinking you might have to go back to your iPhoto Library backup, if it was working without any problems. iPhoto 6 I remember was a flaky version of iPhoto, it has improved with each version since. Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 6:57 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It imported fine and all worked, but the files were in a new subfolder of Imports. Quit and relaunch - again asked to import unimported photos (I said yes but then don't import duplicates) - the newest roll is still there but no files linked to thumbs. Of the four identical rolls, one is now blank, one is blank except for two thumbs (huh?) and two are still complete, but no longer linked to anything. Weirder and weirder many thanks alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine,
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Hi Alastair, Hmm Ok ... 1. The New iPhoto Library you have created is working correctly? 2. But, you now need to get your Original Photos from the Back Up Library? If this is correct. 3. Go into the Back Up iPhoto Library and find the Originals Folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the NEW iPhoto Window and it will create them in the new Library. 4. Quit iPhoto 5. Relaunch iPhoto and let us know if everything is OK. If you had made changes to photos in the old backup Library, you might then be able to bring the Modified folder across. Once you are satisfied the new iPhoto Library is functioning correctly delete the old iPhoto Library and MAKE A BACKUP of the New iPhoto Library. But, don't delete it until you are sure. -- Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos. Put it this way. Go to your Pictures Folder. If it's in the iPhoto Library Folder leave it alone. -- Cheers, Ronni On 23/09/2009, at 11:40 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a folder called 2001 is created within Imports and all the files go into it. But when it has finished, Imports folder disappears and the images move to Data 2009 Roll 1 which is as it should be. This is the bit my library has forgotten how to do. Unfortunately when I pointed iphoto at the backup library it has the same problem. I had imported these last few rolls without opening any images and as the thumbnails were fine - at first - didn't know anything was amiss until the thumbs subsequently vanished. 2 different cameras used so it's not the memory card I have not been rummaging around in the library. I know that There be Dragons... So I suppose the question is - is there a painless way of dragging the pictures in the old, corrupt library into the shiny new, working one, bearing in mind the dangers of rummaging? Your thoughts welcome best alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a file is. Have you tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file,or moving it to your desktop ? Quit iPhoto before you do, then locate it in Home Library Preferences - com.apple.iPhoto.plist drag it to your desktop or trash (but don't empty the trash yet). Then restart your computer Then relaunch iPhoto 1. The backup iPhoto Library you say you have, was that working correctly? You might have to revert back to this backup. 2. Is it only since you have tried to import these new rolls into iPhoto that things have gone wrong? 3. Are you importing from the same camera? 4. You haven't touched anything in the iPhoto Library folder in Finder have you? I'm thinking you might have to go back to your iPhoto Library backup, if it was working without any problems. iPhoto 6 I remember was a flaky version of iPhoto, it has improved with each version since. Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 6:57 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It imported fine and all worked, but the files were in a new subfolder of Imports. Quit and relaunch - again asked to import unimported photos (I said yes but then don't import duplicates) - the newest roll is still there but no files linked to thumbs. Of the four identical rolls, one is now blank, one is blank except for two thumbs (huh?) and two are still complete, but no longer linked to anything. Weirder and weirder many thanks alastair On 22 Sep 2009, at 06:28, Ronda Brown wrote: When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote:
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re- launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iphoto gone spoggly
When you rebuilt the iPhoto Library did you 'tick' Recover orphaned photos in the iPhoto Library folder. In fact did you tick all 5 options? Searching for the files by name within iPhoto won't find these photos as they are disconnected photos. IPhoto has lost the connection to them ... why ...we don't know yet. Do you have a backup of your iPhoto Library? If not I would do one before you do anymore messing around ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 22/09/2009, at 12:29 PM, mince and pud wrote: yes, both of those are ticked On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:47, Ronda Brown wrote: Have you checked your iPhoto Preferences Advanced - Importing: Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library, and Add ColorSync profile. Are they both ticked? On 22/09/2009, at 11:39 AM, mince and pud wrote: Thanks Ronni and sorry I forgot to mention that I tried a rebuild - it spent an hour on the job but to no avail. As I said, searching for the files by name brings up nothing so I suspect they are gone. None were greyscale many thanks On 22 Sep 2009, at 04:18, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/09/2009, at 10:54 AM, mince and pud wrote: Hi all I'd really appreciate advice on this iphoto 6 problem - it's a bit tricky to explain which is why I'm having no luck with mr Google... The last few rolls I imported have disappeared - ie, blank thumbnails and the grey ! when I try to open one. Searching for them by file number (the thumbnails still have their numbers) fails to find them anywhere. Hello Alastair, The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents. Try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. If I import another roll from the camera it seems to go in fine, but it hasn't been stored properly in the library, just in the Imports folder (in a sub-folder called 2001). If I quit iphoto and re-launch, it says there are photos in the library that haven't been imported, would I like to import them? If I say yes, it then asks what to do with all the duplicates, as if they are in there already! If I say import them again, I get a set of working thumbnails, but if I click them I just get !s (update - after further attempts I now have 2 identical sets of thumbnails for my latest roll which DO launch the files when clicked. But they are still in the 2001 imports folder) any insights appreciated Were any of the photos Greyscale images? Try rebuilding the library first Alastair and see how you get on. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
