Photos error

Tonight when I tried to save a downloaded photo to my Photos files, I got this message:

"Photos must quit because the photo library has become unavailable or the data is corrupt."


What causes this and is there a fix for it? I am desperate to save them. I do not have a backup, and when I inserted a thumb drive to try to drag them on, the folder crashes every time I click on any picture.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 28, 2020 6:50 PM

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Jul 28, 2020 8:09 PM in response to Bethmidnightbaker

Bethmidnightbaker wrote:

Tonight when I tried to save a downloaded photo to my Photos files, I got this message:
"Photos must quit because the photo library has become unavailable or the data is corrupt."

What causes this and is there a fix for it? I am desperate to save them. I do not have a backup, and when I inserted a thumb drive to try to drag them on, the folder crashes every time I click on any picture.



How to use the Photos library repair tool - Apple Support


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