Photos in Mac OS running slow, crashing, and not syncing with iphone properly

When I open Photos, it takes a long time to load- maybe 5 minutes or so. Then, when it does, it won't show recent photos from the iphone. If I try to select another folder, or anything for that matter, inside the application- it will become unresponsive and require a force quit.


I wanted to delete and re-install the app, but I haven't figure out how to do that. If I try to delete it, nothing happens. And even if I could, I don't see how I could re-install it.


Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope.

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Dec 13, 2023 8:11 AM

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Dec 13, 2023 9:35 AM in response to BV05

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What system and Photos versions are you running?

Where is the Photos library located? If on an external drive how is the drive formatted and connected to the MBP?

How big is the library?

Do you have iCloud Library enabled? If so do you also have Optimize Mac Storage enabled?


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