All my photos disappeared off my computer?

All my photos from years and years have suddenly disappeared off my computer. Not in recently delete, not in hidden photos, not in the cloud. Just gone. I don't know what to do

MacBook Pro 15″, 12.6

Posted on Jan 24, 2023 10:21 AM

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Yer_Man

Level 10

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Jan 25, 2023 1:22 AM in response to madginth

Go to your Pictures Folder. How many Photos Libraries are there?

Yer_Man

Level 10

165,834 points

Jan 24, 2023 11:36 PM in response to madginth

What changed recently? Do you have more than one library? Do you have a back up?

madginth Author

Level 1

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Jan 24, 2023 11:47 PM in response to Yer_Man

No, i don’t. And I had deleted a bunch of random photos off my phone so I could update it, but not the 1000s of photos from my computer.. the photos just vanished.

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