Photo library on macbook pro won't open
When Photos I am unable to see any content and the drop downs are ghosted including settings. Is there a way to recover them?
MacBook Pro (2021)
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Try these things:
- Restart the computer (of course)
- Re-start in Safe Mode. This bypasses certain potentially disruptive processes. Safe Mode is different for different computers, so see this:
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
- Rebuild your Photos Library--close Photos and re-launch by option-command-clicking the app icon.
- Make a new user and see if the same problem recurs with it
- Use another library if you have one, or make a small test Library with a few pictures in it and see if the same thing happens. You can create a new Library by closing Photos and then option-clicking on the Photos icon.
The idea is to find out if the problem is with the Library, with your account, or with caches and login items, and stuff like that. One of these steps may fix the problem, but their failure to work also helps figure out what's happening.