Hi all,
I currently have a 2011 (I think) Macbook Pro, running OS X El Capitan version 10.11. Long story short, I have been trying to access a photos library with 84 gigabytes of photos on it. Yet whenever I try to do that, it responds with the graphic shown in the below image. Please help me fix this, I can't lose all those photos. Thank you.
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
To repair a Photos library you select the library in the Finder. Then hold down the key combination option-command while you double click the library to open it.
Keep holding down both keys firmly, until the repair dialog appears.
but before trying to do that, make a backup copy of the library, without overwriting an older backup. You may need any older backup to restore your library.
and check first, if your Photos Library is stored on a correctly formatted drive, if you are not keeping it in your Pictures folder. A Photos Library can get corrupted beyond repair, if it is on an external drive that is used by Time Machine, or is not formatted Mac OS Extended. The drive needs to have a wired connection And not a network connection. The library must not be in a cloud storage - Dropbox or iCloud drive or goole drive.
Also, have you been running any cleaning software to remove duplicates? Some applications are dangerous.
To repair a Photos library you select the library in the Finder. Then hold down the key combination option-command while you double click the library to open it.
Keep holding down both keys firmly, until the repair dialog appears.
but before trying to do that, make a backup copy of the library, without overwriting an older backup. You may need any older backup to restore your library.
and check first, if your Photos Library is stored on a correctly formatted drive, if you are not keeping it in your Pictures folder. A Photos Library can get corrupted beyond repair, if it is on an external drive that is used by Time Machine, or is not formatted Mac OS Extended. The drive needs to have a wired connection And not a network connection. The library must not be in a cloud storage - Dropbox or iCloud drive or goole drive.
Also, have you been running any cleaning software to remove duplicates? Some applications are dangerous.
See this article How to use the Photos library repair tool - Apple Support
After repairing the photo library see the steps in the article Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
How can I repair a photos library?
