photo library won't load after monterey 12.5 update
Why won't my photo library load after Monterey 12.5 update?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3
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Why won't my photo library load after Monterey 12.5 update?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3
Please read the following user tip and restate your question/problem in detail:
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Try the following;
1 - As a test launch Photos with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and test to see if the same problem persists. Does it? This tells us if the problem is limited to your current library or is more wide spread.
2 - Log into a new, basic, admin user account, Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac, repeat #1 above and test to see if the problem persists. This tells us if the problem is limited to your user account or is system wide.
My original problem was that after I installed the Monterey 12.5 update, I tried to open Photos. At that point, I got a message that said photoslibrary would not open. Based on your reply, I did the Option open and created a new library. I imported 4 photos from my iPhone via AirDrop and put them in the new library. They imported correctly. Next I deleted the new library and tried to open Photos from the app icon and directly from double clicking the photoslibrary in my Finder. Now the only thing that happens is the Photos app icon pops up and then back down with nothing loading and no error message.
Try launching your problem library with the Option+Command keys held down and run a repair on the library.
Where is your library stored? If on an external drive, what is the format?
Is the location synced with any cloud service, or networked location?
Have you run any clean up/speed up/optimiser apps? Or duplicate removal apps?
My Photos are reloading from iCloud but everything is duplicated. I will get an app for that. Thanks for the help,
photo library won't load after monterey 12.5 update