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Why aren't my photos appearing??? This is very annoying.



MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 18, 2020 8:57 PM

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Posted on Mar 19, 2020 9:40 AM

Boot into Safe Mode (Use Safe Mode to isolate issues with your Mac and Playing Safe: what does Safe Mode Do?) and check there to see if the problem persists. (This tells us if there's any 3rd party software that might be contributing to the problem.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


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Mar 19, 2020 9:40 AM in response to WoodbineOne

Boot into Safe Mode (Use Safe Mode to isolate issues with your Mac and Playing Safe: what does Safe Mode Do?) and check there to see if the problem persists. (This tells us if there's any 3rd party software that might be contributing to the problem.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


Mar 19, 2020 8:14 AM in response to WoodbineOne

You may need to make your Photos Library the System Photo Library. After you launch Photos, check the "Photos Preferences > General". If the button "Use as System Photo Library" is not greyed out, click it.


If you are using iCloud Photos, you may need to download the photos from iCloud, if your iCloud Photos Library is using "Optimize Mac Storage". View the photos enlarged in Photos.


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