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Photos repair stuck at 5%

Hi,


I had trouble opening Photos recently (it would open but then get stuck loading pictures, not showing any pictures in the library). I tried to repair the library by pressing option+command and opening Photos.


The repair started but then has been stuck at 5% for over 36 hours. My Photos library is around 70 GB.


This is on a mid-2012 macbook pro running mojave (10.14.6).


Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 8, 2020 10:08 AM

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Posted on May 8, 2020 11:05 AM

Do you have a backup of the library and your boot drive?


36 hours is way too long. Force quit Photos and try opening the library without the repair.


What system and Photos versions are you running?


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Photos repair stuck at 5%

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