Hello,
I used to be able to hold down Option and click on Photos to open the Choose Library window. There I could find a couple separate photo libraries but it is now only showing one.
I've search around, looking for my other libraries, but no luck. If I looked in my Time Machine drive would there be a way to recover the other libraries (if they show up)?
Thanks!
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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.7
jl1997 wrote: … If I looked in my Time Machine drive would there be a way to recover the other libraries (if they show up)?
Sure. Go to your Pictures folder. Plug in the drive with Time Machine on it. Wait a bit for it to load. Then launch the Time Machine app-- you can use Spotlight-- command-spacebar, type Time Machine
You get this cool "time machine" picture that allows you to go back in time.
You can use the up and down arrows to scroll through time, or you can pick a date on the right. Then select the Library and click "Restore."
This may help:
Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
You didn't say how you searched for your Photos Library, but you should try a Finder search-- it works better than Spotlight:
Use command-F. Enter "photoslibrary" in the search field, and make sure you're searching "This Mac." You should get all of them that are on the Mac.
jl1997 wrote: … If I looked in my Time Machine drive would there be a way to recover the other libraries (if they show up)?
Sure. Go to your Pictures folder. Plug in the drive with Time Machine on it. Wait a bit for it to load. Then launch the Time Machine app-- you can use Spotlight-- command-spacebar, type Time Machine
You get this cool "time machine" picture that allows you to go back in time.
You can use the up and down arrows to scroll through time, or you can pick a date on the right. Then select the Library and click "Restore."
This may help:
Restore items backed up with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support
You didn't say how you searched for your Photos Library, but you should try a Finder search-- it works better than Spotlight:
Use command-F. Enter "photoslibrary" in the search field, and make sure you're searching "This Mac." You should get all of them that are on the Mac.
This is really helpful! I will give it a try. Thank you!
Let us know how it goes!
Can I recover missing photo libraries from Time Machine?
