Photo grayed in photos mac

I have an issue I can not fix it. A large amount of my pictures in the photos app is greyed out. Done a repair, backed-up my pictures deleted the library and added the library again. Noting seems to be working, its stays greyed out.

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Posted on Jun 28, 2020 6:53 AM

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Old Toad

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Jun 28, 2020 1:45 PM in response to prowull

Please read the following user tip and restate your question/problem in detail: Writing an Effective Apple Support Communities Question - Apple Community

Additionally:

Which versions of macOS and Photos are you running?

Is your library a managed or referenced library?

Where is your library located? If on an external HD how is that drive formatted and connected to your Mac?

Do you have the iCloud Library enabled in the library? If so, do you also have "Optimize Mac Storage" enabled.

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