Why iphoto wont open

Mail will not be published required. Dec How to access your old iPhoto library without iPhoto software , iphoto Add comments. Related posts: No related posts. Mitch says:. July 23, at pm. Dru says:. July 25, at am.

Adam says:. August 14, at pm. August 30, at am. September 20, at pm. Jennifer says:. October 2, at pm. Try Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option alt and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database.

Dec 31, AM. Do you leave that file on the desktop or can I delete it? I am having the same issue with iPhoto version 8 - not opening just spinning when I click the application. Thanks Terence so much! I didn't restart it but the rest worked. I guess I'll be copying it to my external hard drive tonight! Oh, what do I do with the icon that's now on my desktop?

Dec 31, PM. Dec 31, PM in response to shebgirl In response to shebgirl. Please start a new thread and give a clear, concise description of oyour problem and what versions of iPhoto and of the OS you have. Jan 1, AM in response to shebgirl In response to shebgirl. I think I have the same Problem. IPoto says its locked, wants to repair, asks for my password but than quits. I removed the Lock file as said above but its the same problem. Jan 1, AM. Jan 1, PM in response to norbertmuc In response to norbertmuc.

Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option alt and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database. Jan 1, PM. Sep 18, AM in response to shebgirl In response to shebgirl. Sep 18, AM. By default, your photo library is stored in the Pictures folder within your home folder.

Photos is part of the Mac operating system. You can avoid or fix many issues by running the most up-to-date version of macOS. Learn more about updating the software on your Mac. You might see an alert message when you first open Photos or migrate an existing iPhoto or Aperture library. Use the Media Browser to make images from your photo library available in other apps, like Pages and iMovie.

If you have more than one Photos library—and the one you're using isn't set as the System Photo Library—the Media Browser won't show its contents. To return to your main Photos library, quit Photos. Convert incompatible iPhone photos automatically. Guarantee you n o harm to picture quality. Also, help you transfer photos from iPhone to new iPhone directly.

Open AnyTrans and Choose Photos. Choose Photos and Click Send to Mac. Whare arr Photos Stored on Mac.