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User profile for user: nadja163
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Photo app on Mac keeps repeating PHPhotosErrorInvalidState after update 11.5.2

After my MacBook automatically updated to IOS 11.5.2 the photo app upon opening wants me to select a new or an existing library. With both options the photo app crashes and gives me PHPhotosErrorInvalidState error and shuts down automatically.


I have tried the trouble shooting methods as offered in this thread, but without result. https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/120910


Is there a way to back to my old IOS or a way to resolve this problem?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 22, 2021 12:10 PM

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User profile for user: TonyCollinet
TonyCollinet
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Posted on Aug 22, 2021 11:37 PM

Hi


Every time I've seen this message in the last couple of weeks, associated with 11.5.1 (or later), it has been because the library is stored on an external volume with an incompatible format. Normally it is ExFAT, because that is the default for a new drive.


It looks to me that Apple have decided Photos will no longer work with libraries on ExFat drives, and possibly any other incompatible volume.


If this is the case here, you'll need to move your library to a compatible volume (Formatted APFS or MacOS extended (journaled) with the ability to set the ignore ownership flag. The volume must also be directly conneted (USB or Thunderbolt), not networked (No Ethernet, no Wi-Fi)

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TonyCollinet
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Aug 22, 2021 11:37 PM in response to nadja163

Hi


Every time I've seen this message in the last couple of weeks, associated with 11.5.1 (or later), it has been because the library is stored on an external volume with an incompatible format. Normally it is ExFAT, because that is the default for a new drive.


It looks to me that Apple have decided Photos will no longer work with libraries on ExFat drives, and possibly any other incompatible volume.


If this is the case here, you'll need to move your library to a compatible volume (Formatted APFS or MacOS extended (journaled) with the ability to set the ignore ownership flag. The volume must also be directly conneted (USB or Thunderbolt), not networked (No Ethernet, no Wi-Fi)

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Photo app on Mac keeps repeating PHPhotosErrorInvalidState after update 11.5.2

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