[X4U] iPhoto questions.

[Mark Des Cotes]

Hi all,

OS 10.3.8 on an iMac DV 400 Mz, 256Mb Ram. 1.3Gb free on HD. LaCie 
8x/4x External FireWire CD-WR drive.

I have just under 600 photos in iPhoto. Yesterday I decided to back up 
my Photo Library by selecting all the photos and clicking the Burn 
button. iPhoto said it would take 665Mb which is fine since I'm using 
700Mb disks.

1) While creating the disk image before the burn a message kept coming 
up (about a dozen times) saying certain photos couldn't be found. The 
paths to the missing photos were also provided in the message. They 
were all taken on the same day "2004/6/5". The missing photos were in 
fact deleted by me several months ago. I don't remember if I deleted 
them in iPhoto then removed the directory, or if I just deleted the 
directory. They no longer appear in my Photo Library or on my hard 
drive. How can I get iPhoto to forget about those photos?

2) After burning, finishing, closing, and ejecting the disk a message 
appears on screen saying the burn failed. When I try inserting the CD 
in my iMac it just keeps spinning and locks up the Machine. Is this an 
issue with iPhoto and my FW CD-WR drive or is it because I only have 
1.3Gb of free space left? At 1.1Gb I received a message saying disk 
space was low but at 1.3Gb no message appears.

3) Would I just be better off bypassing iPhoto and burning my iPhoto 
Library folder directly from the Finder?

Thanks

Mark Des Cotes
Systems Manager/Graphic Designer

Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd.
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