OneDrive Photo's Library Error 3111

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OneDrive Photo's Library Error 3111

Hi,

About a year ago, I set up a system Photos Library pointing to a OneDrive Location on my Mac. My hope was this would work as a iCloud-like alternative (it had been working great until recently). I have not opened my library for a couple of months and am now getting the following error:

Is anyone familiar with this error code? I am currently downloading the full photos library package from one drive and hope to restore the photos library locally.

Thank you!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Feb 21, 2022 8:06 PM

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TonyCollinet

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Feb 21, 2022 11:39 PM in response to Yer_Man

For more info:

See

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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gp2494 Author

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Feb 21, 2022 8:09 PM in response to gp2494

I am not sure the error screenshot uploaded. The error is: The library could not be opened. Photos was unable to open the library “Photos Library.photoslibrary”. (3111)

It also appears I received the same error with a (-1) code!

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Yer_Man

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Feb 21, 2022 11:25 PM in response to gp2494

One Drive is not an appropriate location for a Photos Library. It cannot be used as an alternative to iCloud. Having a library in an inappropriate location can damage the Library and cause dataloss. The library needs to reside on a local disk (not a network share) formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS.

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OneDrive Photo's Library Error 3111

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