Photo Library "Repair" pop up keeps appearing after clicking. Why? Do I need to click repair for each of my 6,000 photos?

Photo Library "Repair" pop up keeps appearing after clicking. Why? Do I need to click repair for each of my 6,000 photos?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 3:45 PM

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Posted on Feb 23, 2021 1:55 AM

Photos will automatically repair the library, if it has become damaged.

Possible reasons for an automatic repair are:

  • Repeated crashes - a crash of Photos can leave the library in an inconsistent state. Does Photos crash frequently or are you force quitting it?
  • Accessing the library from a different user account. If you are sharing a library between users, the ownership of the internal files may change, unless the library is on a volume with "ignore ownership" enabled, and then Photos will always have to repair the library before you can use it again.
  • Accessing the internal files in the library package from other application.
  • After running a cleaning application to remove duplicates.
  • If the library is stored on a volume with an incompatible file system format or on a failing drive or in a synced folder or on a network share, or on a volume used for Time Machine backups.

Where is your Photos Library stored?

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Feb 23, 2021 1:55 AM in response to G-LovesMac

Photos will automatically repair the library, if it has become damaged.

Possible reasons for an automatic repair are:

  • Repeated crashes - a crash of Photos can leave the library in an inconsistent state. Does Photos crash frequently or are you force quitting it?
  • Accessing the library from a different user account. If you are sharing a library between users, the ownership of the internal files may change, unless the library is on a volume with "ignore ownership" enabled, and then Photos will always have to repair the library before you can use it again.
  • Accessing the internal files in the library package from other application.
  • After running a cleaning application to remove duplicates.
  • If the library is stored on a volume with an incompatible file system format or on a failing drive or in a synced folder or on a network share, or on a volume used for Time Machine backups.

Where is your Photos Library stored?

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Photo Library "Repair" pop up keeps appearing after clicking. Why? Do I need to click repair for each of my 6,000 photos?

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