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i photo fault. Photos cannot load adjustments for this image.

Has anyone managed to sort this problem out please? The 'Photos cannot load adjustments for this image' message seems to be more common on older photos, but oddly not all. I have found you can solve it by copying the image and pasting into a folder. Once there it can be dragged back into i photo and then is available for editing as normal. Not being technical that does not help me overall. Some help would be appreciated. Thanks.

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 3:25 AM

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Posted on Jan 5, 2021 3:32 AM

When this happens in my library it usually helps to click the button "Revert to Original" in the Edit pane. It usually happens in my library for photos with older iPhoto or Aperture adjustments applied to the image, or for photos I have edited on an iPhone or iPad on a newer system version.


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Jan 5, 2021 3:32 AM in response to Robin AB

When this happens in my library it usually helps to click the button "Revert to Original" in the Edit pane. It usually happens in my library for photos with older iPhoto or Aperture adjustments applied to the image, or for photos I have edited on an iPhone or iPad on a newer system version.


Jan 14, 2021 4:50 AM in response to Robin AB

I have the same issue:


My symptoms include:


1. Cannot export the photo: Unknown error (4)


2. Cannot export original of the photo: Unknown error (4)


3. Cannot edit the photo: Photos cannot load adjustments for this image << This is what you report.


4. Cannot duplicate the photo: Failed to download assets for duplication


Note: revert to original is grayed out in the menu (i.e. not possible to revert)


I opened a support case with Apple on 10-Aug-2020.


They confirmed that the issue was real and they escalated the issue to Apple engineering.


Their only response so far has been "try upgrading photos", which I always did whenever a new release was available, but which never fixed the issue.


Over the past few months they have stopped responding to my e-mail asking about the status of the case (which is still open).


It appears to be a common issue:


https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/387121


https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/399027


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251674403


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251872717


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251602029


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250932769


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250852440


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250870058


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250771558


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251094038


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251245094


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251602029


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251036700


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251382514


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251854636


Jan 5, 2021 4:10 AM in response to Robin AB

You're welcome.

About the obstinate photos, that cannot be reverted: Try to restart the Mac, if "Revert to Original" does not help. And ensure, that your Network is working and you are having plenty of free storage. If the problem persists for some photos, check, if the original version of your photo exists at all. To check the original, try to export it with "File > Export > Export unmodified original".

If the original cannot be exported, you trick with Copy and Paste" and reimporting is really all that is left and will save at least the current edited version.


Jan 14, 2021 5:18 AM in response to Robin AB

In my case the option "revert to original" in the "image" menu is grayed out.


In the edit screen, I don't have a "revert to original" button. I do have a "reset adjustments button" but it is grayed out.


Note: when I click the "edit" button, I get a "photos cannot load adjustments for this image" error. When I click on the "ok" button in the error pane, I still enter the edit screen but all editing options are grayed out.


Any manual process (e.g. manually copying and pasting affected photos) is not an option for me. I have a library of more than 100,000 photos. I don't know which photos exactly are affected, and even if I did, it would be hundreds if not thousands of photos. An automated solution is needed.

i photo fault. Photos cannot load adjustments for this image.

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