I didn't have enough room on my MacBook before upgrading. I did a backup of my computer as well as copy my Photos App over to my portable hard drive. I also copied all of my videos and put them in a separate folder. After the update it no longer lets me get to my Photos App (has a circle with a line through it) and the videos I copied over are now all photos. Is there any way of getting my photos and videos back without going back to the older OS version?
If you are dragging the app, that is why it won't work. The app is updated as part of the MacOS - so your version 7 app will be in the applications folder. You shouldn't be moving the app anywhere else.
The app does not contain your photos, the library (in your pictures folder) is what contains the photos.
Open the Photos app from the applications folder, and it will probably find your library. If it doesn't close it again, hold the option key while starting it a second time, and open the library (something.photoslibrary - normally photos library.photoslibrary) from wherever you have stored it (on the external drive? - or if you haven't moved the library, in your pictures folder)
If you are dragging the app, that is why it won't work. The app is updated as part of the MacOS - so your version 7 app will be in the applications folder. You shouldn't be moving the app anywhere else.
The app does not contain your photos, the library (in your pictures folder) is what contains the photos.
Open the Photos app from the applications folder, and it will probably find your library. If it doesn't close it again, hold the option key while starting it a second time, and open the library (something.photoslibrary - normally photos library.photoslibrary) from wherever you have stored it (on the external drive? - or if you haven't moved the library, in your pictures folder)
Is your app with the line through in the dock - it is possible the dock icon is linking to an old incompatible version.
Look in the applications folder (or in the launchpad) for an up to date version of the photos app.
It was in my Portable Hard Drive. I did drag it back on the desktop but it still has the line through it. It says that my version (v. 6) is incompatible with the new mac os. I tried to open the app and I have tried to drag that photos app into the new one with no success.
Lost Photos after Upgrading to Monterey
