[bickwiz]

Haven't been into iPhoto for a couple of weeks. Today I opened it and all my slide shows are gone, the library is empty! The photo files are still in "Pictures" but when I try to import I get the message, "Unreadable files: The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type of the files may not contain valid data)." I'm working on a year old Powerbook (1.3) with OS 10.3.9. -
iPhoto edition is 5.0.4.The only "new" addition is an Epson 4490 scanner and Photoshop Elements 2.0. in the last week. Please help! Thanks!

[OldToad]

"but when I try to import I get the message, "Unreadable files: The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type of the files may not contain valid data)." I'm working on a year old Powerbook (1.3) with OS 10.3.9."
You'll get that message if you try importing files that reside anywhere inside the iPhoto Library folder. For any file to be imported it must be outside that folder.
Try to rebuild the library by launching iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. I'd select the first three options.

[bickwiz]

Thanks, Old Toad! I did finally figure out that one. Still would like to know what caused it all. Anyone, anyone?

[gdougles]

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when I try to import I get the message, "Unreadable files: The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type of the files may not contain valid data)."

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I just bought my first mac a few months ago (macbook), and when I try to transfer my photos over from my PC, a few hundred of them receive this error message as well. It's strange to me, because it's jpeg photos and quicktime movies that do not transfer, and they are the same file types as the rest of the pictures that import just fine.
It's frustrating that I bought a mac partly to better organize my photos and video, and now I can't even organize all of my media on one computer. Anyone know what I can do about this?
Thanks!

[foggch]

gdougles, on 14 December 2006 - 10:07 AM, said:

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I just bought my first mac a few months ago (macbook), and when I try to transfer my photos over from my PC, a few hundred of them receive this error message as well. It's strange to me, because it's jpeg photos and quicktime movies that do not transfer, and they are the same file types as the rest of the pictures that import just fine.
It's frustrating that I bought a mac partly to better organize my photos and video, and now I can't even organize all of my media on one computer. Anyone know what I can do about this?
Thanks!

foggch, on 18 November 2009 - 07:05 AM, said:

gdougles, on 14 December 2006 - 10:07 AM, said:

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when I try to import I get the message, "Unreadable files: The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type of the files may not contain valid data)."
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I just bought my first mac a few months ago (macbook), and when I try to transfer my photos over from my PC, a few hundred of them receive this error message as well. It's strange to me, because it's jpeg photos and quicktime movies that do not transfer, and they are the same file types as the rest of the pictures that import just fine.
It's frustrating that I bought a mac partly to better organize my photos and video, and now I can't even organize all of my media on one computer. Anyone know what I can do about this?
Thanks!

I connected my iphone one day and the thing said "no access privileges" or something along those lines. I realized at that point I could not open iphoto. The same thing, no access privileges. I tried a bunch of things to get it to relauch, rebuilding iphoto etc. Sometimes it would load but when I closed iphoto on the next launch I'd get the same problem. I eventually tried to just create a new iphoto library. I was successful and thought I'd just grab the files from the iphoto package contents. Well...none of the 8891 photos I have in my library will import. I get this error:

*The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)*

I spent about 6 hours over 2 days trying to get to the bottom of this. I eventually called apple tech support and $49 bucks and over an hour later the guy says "at this point we've determined that iphoto is working properly and that it has to do with the content and therefore it is not there problem anymore"! Thanks for the 49 bucks! In their opinion I must have done something to the files so they wont import. Which by the way is total b.s. These files load into any other program fine. Somehow, iphoto f'ed up and these photo's must have some sort of protection embedded in them exclusive to iphoto. What the hell? I'm not an iphoto expert and I've been hung out to dry.

Anyone else out there ever have this problem. All new photos or I should say any photos not previously loaded into iphoto will load no problem.