How to retrieve ruined RAW Photos file on my iMac running macOS Monterey

All of my old RAW photos are blurry, cannot be edited, and cannot be exported. They are essentially ruined. What can I do?

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iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 4, 2024 9:30 AM

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BDAqua

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Apr 5, 2024 4:50 AM in response to stephenmangum

Quit Photos.

In Finder navigate to...

/Users/YourUserName/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary

Right click & choose Show Packege comtents.

Open the Masters Folder, there you should see folders for Year>Month>Day holding your originals hopefully, open them in anything but Photos.

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