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jaswilsox Author

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Photos Won't scan 75% of Library

Photos is stuck about 25% through my photo library. My photos are all on my Mac.

Here is what I've done:

- Shut down & rebooted in safe mode.

- Held SHIFT and double-clicking on the Photos app to open.

- Quit Photos, (it did not appear to crash.

- Opened Terminal & typed: diskutil resetUserPermissions / ‘id -u’

- Waited for the command to run then saw “User permissions have been reset”

- Restarted MacBook Air

- Opened the Photos app and allow 5 minutes to reset everything that was cleared in Safe Mode.

- Quit Photos.

- Set System Preferences for MacBook Air to not sleep.

- Left it plugged in & running for ~12 hours, but it has made no progress

MacBook Air, iOS 11.2.6

Posted on Mar 17, 2018 5:22 AM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Mar 17, 2018 11:33 AM

Where will Apple put my photos if I conform?

They are stored inside the library package.

Can I get to them manually?

If you use Photos as intended you don't need to access the original files manually. If you need one for use outside of the library for purposes other than editing just export the original or edited versions, whichever you need, to the Desktop and use from there.

They are

For use in other apps, if the app has been updated to work with the new system and Photos you can access the photos thru the media browser in that app.

What happens if I want to migrate them to some other platform in the future?

You can export either the original or edited versions to folders on the hard drive. There is an AppleScript that will export the albums from Photos to folders with the same name on the hard drive.

Managing the images with Photos lets you assign keywords, titles, descriptions to them for greater organization purposes like many professional DAM (digital asset management) apps do. Also editing is nondestructive as the original file is always keep untouched as the digital negative.

The script I mentioned and others can be accessed here: Thematic Index to Photos for Mac Related User Tips:

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LarryHN

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Mar 18, 2018 1:06 PM in response to jaswilsox

Again, I have never used iPhoto, and have always manually kept my photos (since, ~1994) in folders.

and again

If you are copying imported items to the Photos library then you have a managed library not a referenced library which is a good idea - referenced libraries are not a good idea

and that does not jive with this statement you made

In Photos > Preferences, I have checked 'Copy Items to the Photos Library,' which I think is a carryover from iPhoto to not move photos. Is that preventing something?

With each post you say something different that contradicts previous statements which makes it extremely difficult to assist you - we can not see you so we only denpend on your clear and accurate statements

jaswilsox Author

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Mar 18, 2018 1:25 PM in response to LarryHN

Sorry. I tried iPhoto multiple times over the years, but always hated it. I had it leave my photos where I put them. I left that box checked so that, should I accidentally open iPhoto, it won't move my photos somewhere. Not inconsistent, just didn't think to mention that I had tried iPhoto.

Move on. Somehow, the way that Apple wants me to deal with photos makes no sense to me. It apparently does to a lot of people, so it's got to just be me. The face recognition stuff sounded compelling, but I guess it won't work out.

Thanks anyway.

LarryHN

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Mar 18, 2018 1:38 PM in response to jaswilsox

And the answer to not liking the way a program works is to not use it - you shoulld never use software you do not like

But in the future to get help with any program try giving accurate details - it will help you a lot

It is not possible to deal with

I have never used iPhoto,

is a carryover from iPhoto

I tried iPhoto multiple times over the years,

We only know what you tell us and those contradictory statements simply make no sense at all and make it impossible to figure out what you have or what you are doing which makes it impossible to help you

jaswilsox Author

Level 1

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Mar 17, 2018 7:03 PM in response to LarryHN

I am trying to follow your instructions, but it is making no sense. Here is a screenshot of what I have. How do I get my pictures into that Smart Album that I just created?