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I migrated my data from an old iMac to a New one. When I try to open Photos I get this message. Photos cannot find the System Photo Library named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”

I migrated my data from an old iMac to a New one. When I try to open Photos I get this message. Photos cannot find the System Photo Library named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”

iMac 24″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 21, 2022 11:52 PM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2022 11:55 PM

Hi


Hold down the option key while starting photos. Use the resulting pane to find the library you migrated from the old Mac.


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I migrated my data from an old iMac to a New one. When I try to open Photos I get this message. Photos cannot find the System Photo Library named “Photos Library.photoslibrary”

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