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geriromano · 09-23-2009

I have always had good luck with iphoto. Recently I did something that I think corrupted my pix, don't know what exactly. In some albums, I can see a thumbnail and when I go to open it a big black screen with a large exclamation pt. shows up. I looked at the info of the file and it looks normal. I tried to open them in photoshop, but they won't open. Other pix in the same album do not show up as thumbnails, yet they open full size. Does anyone know what I did and if it is repairable? Help! Thanks.
GeriG

**bendrucker** · 09-23-2009

Based on what you are describing, it would seem that they're corrupted. Try using the "Photos > Revert to Original" command. If only the edited version are corrupted, you might be able to recover the original versions.

geriromano · 09-24-2009

OMG, you are my hero! Thank you, that was so simple, I can't believe it. I asked a whole bunch of Mac people and no one knew how to fix them.

Geri

**bendrucker** · 09-24-2009

So I'm, assuming that worked? Just to be safe in the future, always backup.

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bendrucker Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,655	Based on what you are describing, it would seem that they're corrupted. Try using the "Photos > Revert to Original" command. If only the edited version are corrupted, you might be able to recover the original versions. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM \| iPhone 3GS (16GB) Twitter \| Business Twitter \| Maplewood, New Jersey Professional Photographer: Ben Drucker Photography

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bendrucker Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,655	So I'm, assuming that worked? Just to be safe in the future, always backup. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM \| iPhone 3GS (16GB) Twitter \| Business Twitter \| Maplewood, New Jersey Professional Photographer: Ben Drucker Photography

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geriromano Operator Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	I have always had good luck with iphoto. Recently I did something that I think corrupted my pix, don't know what exactly. In some albums, I can see a thumbnail and when I go to open it a big black screen with a large exclamation pt. shows up. I looked at the info of the file and it looks normal. I tried to open them in photoshop, but they won't open. Other pix in the same album do not show up as thumbnails, yet they open full size. Does anyone know what I did and if it is repairable? Help! Thanks. GeriG

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geriromano Operator Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	OMG, you are my hero! Thank you, that was so simple, I can't believe it. I asked a whole bunch of Mac people and no one knew how to fix them. Geri

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