Photos overridden on mac

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After plugging a hard drive with an old photo library in it seems to have erased the library I had on my mac - any ideas of how I can retrieve it?

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 10:04 AM

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Answer 1

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Hold down the option key while starting photos. You should be able to choose the library on your mac from a list.

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Answer 2

If it doesn't appear in the list, you should be able to select it from

Your username>pictures>Photo Library.photolibrary

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Fantastic thanks so much! I found them - will I have to use this option all the time now?

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Answer 4

No - it will normally open the last one you opened. Only use the option key to choose a different one from last time.

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