Copy of Photos library appears on my Desktop

I'm using Sequoia (15.7.3) on my MacBook Pro (16" 2021).

Every time I restart my system, a copy of my photo library appears on my desktop, while the regular photos are still in my Pictures folder.

What's causing this, and more importantly, how can I fix it?

MacBook Pro (M1 Max, 2021)

Posted on Dec 31, 2025 2:47 AM

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Posted on Dec 31, 2025 7:05 AM

Matti Haveri wrote:

That happens sometimes also for me after fiddling with many old and new libraries. Try to set the main library in ~/Pictures (or elsewhere) as System Photo Library in Photos > Settings...

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Copy of Photos library appears on my Desktop

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