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Photos 4302 Domain error on Ventura 13.3.1

I've reset my Mac to factory settings and am trying to open the photos library that I had saved on my Time Machine drive, but after I import the file to my Mac and try to open it with the photos app I get the 4302 error. The file is formatted as APFS and is on the local drive, not on anything external.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 29, 2023 7:55 AM

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Apr 29, 2023 10:29 AM in response to 下げ髪

Give this a try: relaunch the library with the Option+Command keys held down and see if you can repair the library.


What system did you restore your Mac to? Were you running a newer system previously? If so that's why you can't open the library as they are not backward compatible, i.e. a newer library can't be opened with an older Photos app.


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Apr 29, 2023 8:31 AM in response to 下げ髪

You are using macOS Ventura now, but is that the system you were using when you last saved the Library?


You've mentioned Time Machine-- have you tried to restore the Library from Time Machine?


It sounds like you have a corrupted file, but I'm confused about a few things. I think you had the Photos Library on an APFS external drive that also had Time Machine on it. Is that correct? A Photos Library can't be used on a volume that has, or has had, Time Machine. Time machine requires its own volume, and having the Photos Library trying to co-habit the drive can corrupt the Library. This may be the source of your problem.


You have dragged this Photos Library package to your Mac's internal drive-- is that correct? Since you didn't mention it, I'm going to assume you are not using iCloud.com to sync your devices-- is that correct?


Since it seems to have corrupted files, you may need to get the Library onto your internal drive in way different from dragging it in. The app Carbon Copy Cloner might make a cleaner copy of the Library, the CCC is great for making backups. Try that.


With the Library on your internal drive, try repairing the Library by closing Photos and option-command-clicking the Library.




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Photos 4302 Domain error on Ventura 13.3.1

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