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When I try to open Photos, a box saying "closing the library" appears on my MacBook Pro screen. What do I do?

In trying to open Photos, a box appears in the middle of the MacBook screen saying "closing the library" and my photos will not load. What do I do?


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 9, 2020 2:36 PM

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Posted on Sep 10, 2020 1:14 AM

Try to reboot, then press Option-key while opening the Photos library and navigate to the desired library. If that fails, try to rebuild the library.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204967

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When I try to open Photos, a box saying "closing the library" appears on my MacBook Pro screen. What do I do?

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