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Photos Crashing


I don't know what happened. This message started appearing. Im unable to open Photos.


"Unable to obtain photolibraryd XPC proxy for getLibraryService WithReply:.photolibraryd could have crashed"


Any suggestions?

Mac mini, macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 10:07 AM

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Dec 23, 2020 10:58 AM in response to TheCrow

Please read the following user tip and restate your question/problem with details

Writing an Effective Apple Support Communities Question - Apple Community  

Include:

What system and Photos versions are you running?

What Model, ModelID and year is your Mac Mini?

How much free space do you have on your boot drive?

How much RAM do you have?

Are you running 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 iCloud Library enabled? If you do is "Optimize Mac Storage" also enabled?


Photos Crashing

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