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Photos can't open library from network share

Hi all,

I have a Mac Mini connected to a promise R4 storage that I use for network sharing.

My iPhotos Library was stored on it and I was able to open it from my iMac and my Macbook Pro with iPhoto over the network.

I've upgraded my Mac Mini to 10.10.3 and so to Photos for Mac.

The iPhotos Library has been upgraded to Photos and I am able to open it on the Mac Mini.

But I'am no more able to open it over the network with Photos for Mac from my iMac or my Macbook Pro.

I get the following message :

"The library could not be opened. Photos has attempted to repair the library 'Photos Library', but it is unable to open it."

Is there a workaround to be able to open the Photos library over the network ?

Thanks.

Yannick

OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 12, 2015 11:56 PM

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Yer_Man

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162,396 points

Posted on Apr 13, 2015 12:43 AM

No, and it's a fluke that you have managed to use iPhoto in that way as it's not supported either.

See this article

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168

Note the comment:

“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”

The Library needs to be on a locally mounted disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

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LarryHN

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Nov 29, 2015 8:42 AM in response to JuneBride

It is not possible - the Photos library must be on a local drive formatted mac OS extended (journaled) connected with a fast wired connection like FireWire, ThunderBolt or USB that is not being used as the TimeMachine backup volume

Photos can't open library from network share