re:iPhoto

the iPhoto prefs file?

in the Your_name/library/preferences/iPhoto folder


Your_name is the name of your Home directory

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Well, I did what you asked: Mac HD/users/library/preferences/

There was no iPhoto folder but there was something called com.apple.iPhoto.lplist so I trashed this, opened iPhoto and tried the import from my shared folder and it crashed again.

There is an iPhoto folder under iApps which revealed AlbumData.xml. I'm going to assume this is nothing, right?

Long story short, still at square1.

It contains the key to all the pictures in your iPhoto.
I don't recall you mentioning what version of iPhoto you were running.

An upgrade to the next version "may" solve your problem


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1.1.1

Which version is the latest?
And where do I find it?

BTW, that thing I deleted returned after I reopened iPhoto.

is version 5
You will find it at the Apple store or in your favorite Mail Order Catalog.
It now comes with a Bundle called iLife 05 which includes iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes and iDVD.
It can be had for $79.00 or less.
You may be able to find older versions of iLife, 04 for instance, that will work well with your machine and will probably be cheaper.

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If I got Tiger, wouldn't it be bundled it that. On another matter, I've been considering buying a flash memory stick. I don;t know much about them. Is one just as good as another...do the same memory sticks work on both the PC and Mac ?

is not bundled with Tiger. It is a separate package.

Flash memory sticks are about equal. They work on Macs and PC's without any change in the formatting.
They are formatted as FAT which allows almost any OS to read it.

On the Mac, no other software is required. PC's sometimes require software depending on the version of Windows being used


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the original question. Why is the iPhoto crashing after I try importing a file? Is there a reputable free photo program for the Mac if something is wrong with iPhoto? Would Disc Warrior help?
Would taking a pix of my dog for the hundreth time and importing that be a good idea?

Try deleting the iPhoto preferences.
Disk Warrior can't hurt it
Run Repair Permissions.
Reinstall OS X (Archive and Install)using the OX X installation disk. This will install a fresh copy of iPhoto on the drive and remove the old one.
If you only have the original iBook disks, check the documentation for installing WITHOUT erasing the Hard Drive.
Replace iPhoto with a newer version.
Throw iPhoto away and reinstall it from the Installation CD's
Check out eBay for a copy of iLife04 or iLife05
Check out eBay for OS 10.3
All ideas are good, some are just more gooderer than others.

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I don't know why this worked but it did. I created a new folder on the desktop and moved ALL of the images from iPhoto and Shared into it. It was necessary to open all images in Preview and then Saved As to make the move. The Drag and Drop method didn't work. I then deleted all the images from iPhoto, closed and reopened, the imported all the images from the new folder back into iPhoto. No crash! AND, with the new folder, the images are saved and backed up. Dunno why this happened to start off with or why the remedy worked but I'll take it!