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Hi team,
MAC storage shows that photos is taking large volume, however I really dont have photos.
After some research i can see the source is coming from ~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/Thumbnails/ which is containing a lot of photos.
When trying to delete it does not move to trash ( may be cause this is hidden ?? ) .
I need help with deleting the content of this file.
Thanks
MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14
You cannot delete the subfolders of the Photos Library. They are needed to browse your photos in Photos for Mac.
What you can delete is the complete Photos Library, but only after quitting Photos for Mac . If you really do not have any photos in your Photos Library try to delete: ~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary
But this would delete all photos you are seeing in Photos.
You cannot delete the subfolders of the Photos Library. They are needed to browse your photos in Photos for Mac.
What you can delete is the complete Photos Library, but only after quitting Photos for Mac . If you really do not have any photos in your Photos Library try to delete: ~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary
But this would delete all photos you are seeing in Photos.
have you tried to shut down and then restart the Mac, so the library is no longer in use? And make sure, Photos is not running, after the restart?
If it still does not work, repair the permissions on your Home folder. Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder - Apple Support
Thanks for feedback, this even doesn't work cant delete "~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary".
Deleted images show in Recently Deleted under Photos, not in Trash. Unless you then delete those manually, they drop odd after 30 days and are permanetly gone.
cant delete phtots under ~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/Thumbnails
