We understand that there are still a lot of users prefer iPhoto and don't want to switch to the above iPhoto alternative or Photos app. When those run into problems with iPhoto, the troubleshooting tips below will help.
[More Tips] Fixes to Common iPhoto Not Working Problems
Important Note: Before you try any fix below, you're suggested to make a copy of your photos (and the iPhoto application if necessary).
To backup your photos quickly, you may need an iPhoto alternative (free download:Mac version and Windows version) for a while.
May 21, 2015 I upgraded to El Capitan and consequently from iPhoto, to Photos. During this process, the thumbnails for all photos were lost. Even though I’ve ran the repair procedure many times, it does not fix the issue. Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue? Jul 02, 2016 I successfully upgraded my mid-2011 iMac to El Capitan a month ago and have not encountered much trouble (especially after finally being able to insert more memory and upgrade to 8GB!). Have been able to use Word 2008 and other MS Office 2008.
#1 iPhoto Not Recognizing iPhone
When users plug iPhone to computer and open iPhoto to transfer some iPhone photos or the like, the iPhoto won't recognize iPhone (7/Plus/6S/SE or earlier) on the sidebar. This iPhoto problem is mostly caused by bad cable or software fault. If iPhone doesn't show up on iPhoto, there are some quick troubleshooting tips to fix it:
1. Restart your computer and try again;
2. Go to Settings and find Passcode Lock, then turn the passcode lock off; 3. Delete all the photos on your phone that are sent by email or downloaded from web; 4. Make sure that there are no other users logged into the Mac at the same time and retry; 5. Try to connect iPhone to Mac using a different USB port; 6. Quite Final Cut or iMovie that may interfere with Photos' ability to recognize the iPhone. Iphoto Fix For El Capitan Free
#2 iPhone Photos Not Showing up in iPhoto
Another common iPhoto not working problem is that, the iPhone device is detected on the app's list, but iPhoto won't show up the photos in iPhone. Don't worry if you run into this problem as there are many proved fixes to the problem of photos not showing up in iPhoto:
1. Check if you're using any other photo storage services on your computer like DropBox, if you do, disable or delete them as they may be conflict with iPhoto;
2. Check if you have check trust for the computer to access your phone and photos; 3. If you have trusted the computer but photos still not showing up, then go to Settings on iPhone and switch Auto-Lock function to never; 4. Rebuild your iPhoto Library database if individual photos are not showing up in iPhoto, it you don't know how, check Apple's explanation on how to rebuild iPhoto Library. Iphoto Fix For El Capitan Update![]() Iphoto Fix For El Capitan 10
#3 Slow iPhoto Problem
It is said that iPhoto will chock on just 10,000 images, and any larger photo library will slow down iPhoto's performance. However, today's camera make it extremely easy to go beyond the 10,000 limit. Note that even if Photos app is released to replace iPhoto and bring better performance, it's still quite slow for large photo library. If you find iPhoto taking forever to import from iPhone, try below: Iphoto Fix For El Capitan 10
1. Break your libraries into several libraries every 10,000 photos;
2. Launch iPhoto and hold down the shift, options and command keys, then the Photo Library First Aid window will appear with repair options; 3. Open Terminal and cd by default, cd '~/Pictures/iPhoto Library' and execute the command: for dbase in *.db; do sqlite3 $dbase 'vacuum;'; 4. If still the iPhoto is not working or slow, try iPhoto alternative: Comments are closed.
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