I can no longer get my photos!

Hi Tinkerbell1949,

We are glad to hear that. You may consider downloading them from iCloud to make sure you have a backup. This article has the steps: Set up and use iCloud Photos.

"When you turn on iCloud Photos, your photos and videos automatically upload to iCloud. They're not duplicated in your iCloud backup, so you should keep backup copies of your library. Use the steps below to download copies of your photos and videos to your Mac or PC. Or you can import your library to your Mac or PC. 

Download your photos and videos from iCloud.com

1. On iCloud.com, click Photos.
2. Select the photos and videos that you want to download. 
3. To download in the highest resolution, click the download button in the upper-right corner of the window. Or click the More button , then click More Download Options.

To download in the format most compatible for your device, JPEG or H.264, select Most Compatible. To download your content as it was originally captured or imported, select Unmodified Original. 

4. Click download."

However, you may just need to move the location of your photo library from iCloud Drive to it's previous location which is probably your Pictures folder in Finder.

Take care.

First you need to transfer your library from your iCloud drive to either your internal drive or an attached USB/thunderbolt drive. While Apple never wanted the Photos Library on the iCloud drive, they have now started enforcing it.

Hey Tinkerbell1949,

Have you tried performing those actions to see if you have the same response in safe mode? After testing, go ahead and restart normally and test again because sometimes just starting in this mode and then restarting normally can resolve issues: How to use safe mode on your Mac.

Keep us updated!

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