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goldenman456 Author

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Photos Application

Hi, after installing Catalina my photos app failed to open. Each attempt to 'verify' & 'update' failed. I have tried to 'repair' as well but without success. While speaking with an Apple agent, he got me to uninstall photos library and install a fresh one from my external hard drive. Voila! all photos returned and the app worked. Sadly, upon the next reboot photos app was again not working. Any help to recover my 'lost' photos will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 26, 2019 4:36 AM

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goldenman456 Author

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Posted on Dec 27, 2019 5:49 AM

Hello! Thanks for your reply. Your first solution appears to have done the trick. Somehow, after I had created a new Test library I was able to switch back to the original Photos Library. After a couple of restarts & a shut down, photos is still there and is up and running with all my photos. Many thanks. Kind regards

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