I can no longer get my photos!
I have changed to OS Sonoma 14 and can no longer access my photos!! Says Photo Library cannot be opened. Photo library in icloud drive and needs to be moved to a folder. HELP!
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.7
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I have changed to OS Sonoma 14 and can no longer access my photos!! Says Photo Library cannot be opened. Photo library in icloud drive and needs to be moved to a folder. HELP!
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.7
Hi Tinkerbell1949,
We are glad to hear that. You may consider downloading them from iCloud to make sure you have a backup. This article has the steps: Set up and use iCloud Photos.
"When you turn on iCloud Photos, your photos and videos automatically upload to iCloud. They're not duplicated in your iCloud backup, so you should keep backup copies of your library. Use the steps below to download copies of your photos and videos to your Mac or PC. Or you can import your library to your Mac or PC.
Download your photos and videos from iCloud.com
To download in the format most compatible for your device, JPEG or H.264, select Most Compatible. To download your content as it was originally captured or imported, select Unmodified Original.
4. Click download."
However, you may just need to move the location of your photo library from iCloud Drive to it's previous location which is probably your Pictures folder in Finder.
Take care.
First you need to transfer your library from your iCloud drive to either your internal drive or an attached USB/thunderbolt drive. While Apple never wanted the Photos Library on the iCloud drive, they have now started enforcing it.
Hey Tinkerbell1949,
Have you tried performing those actions to see if you have the same response in safe mode? After testing, go ahead and restart normally and test again because sometimes just starting in this mode and then restarting normally can resolve issues: How to use safe mode on your Mac.
Keep us updated!
I found all my photos on icloud. I don't know how to get them back without going to icloud.com first, but at least they are still there!
Well, I cannot download my photos from icloud. It isn't even an option. Sigh.
How do you transfer from icloud drive to an internal drive?
Assuming you have the room, just drag it.
I can no longer get my photos!