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NowApple Author

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Moving from High Sierra to Monterey: Photos

I have been moving from High Sierra to Monterey, and as per my photos library I copied the folder Photos Library to the new Pictures folder into the new Monterey OS.

After launching photos, it stated a message about rebuilding the library and after a long while, it started with activities like "Analysing Scenes, Composing Layout, Detecting Duplicates, Gathering Favourites, Curating Best Photos" and below "Leave device connected to power"... and after three days it still in that message.

The blue bar has almost reached the end since two days ago, though it is not moving from that point for over the last two days.

Could I shutdown Photos?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 12:55 PM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2022 9:58 AM

OK

Things to try - in this order.

Try restaring your mac (I guess you've already tried that)
Try restarting your mac in safe mode.
Backup the library, and then try repairing it. (backup is important)

How to use the Photos Repair Library on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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Jan 28, 2022 9:58 AM in response to NowApple

OK

Things to try - in this order.

Try restaring your mac (I guess you've already tried that)
Try restarting your mac in safe mode.
Backup the library, and then try repairing it. (backup is important)

How to use the Photos Repair Library on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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NowApple Author

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Feb 3, 2022 11:28 AM in response to TonyCollinet

- Try restaring your mac (I guess you've already tried that)

Yes, you guessed, restarted many times since I needed it for job.

• Try restarting your mac in safe mode.

I did this too many times ;-)

Backup the library, and then try repairing it. (backup is important)

I will try this as soon as I get an external disk for backup

How to use the Photos Repair Library on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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Jan 12, 2022 1:58 PM in response to NowApple

Hi

I've seen a couple of posts from people with the same situation who have restarted photos, after which it just works.

Do you still have a copy of the unmodified library, just in case?

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NowApple Author

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Jan 12, 2022 3:42 PM in response to TonyCollinet

Yes, I am keeping the original copy, I am moving to another Mac.

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Jan 13, 2022 12:12 AM in response to NowApple

Then just try restarting the app or restart the mac.

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NowApple Author

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Jan 13, 2022 1:12 PM in response to TonyCollinet

Yes, I did, and also restarted the Mac, then when I opened Photos again it back to the same point.... it seems still working ...(???)

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Jan 13, 2022 1:27 PM in response to NowApple

OK - how big is the library?

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NowApple Author

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Jan 28, 2022 8:43 AM in response to TonyCollinet

128 GB... and still working, I have been leaving it on all the nights, although still working .... ???

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