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Missing Photo library

 

I have recently moved via Time Machine from an intel Mac to an M4. Today I attempted to open my photos app and got this message: Photos does not have permission to access the library "Photos Library_1.photoslibrary" Please grant access to the library by double-clicking it in Finder or selecting it in "Open Other...." There is no such file in the Photos folder - it is empty. ?Using Time Machine to look for such a file I find the latest is on February 20. How should I go about correcting this problem? If I restore, will I lose photos from iCloud that have been put there since February 20? ?Should I create a new library instead? If so, what effect would that have on iCloud Photos?
Thanks in advance for any advice/assistance with this matter.?
- Jim?
 

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Hello again, Jim

You’ve just done what I will be doing in the not-too-distant future ……… so decided to ask AI for the answer!

Here is the response:- ?

You will appreciate that I do not have the personal knowledge to know whether the responses are 100% correct, but in your position, I would follow the guidance!

Good luck my friend! ?

David


On 10 May 2025, at 18:04, Jim Willett via groups.io <jimwillett@...> wrote:

I have recently moved via Time Machine from an intel Mac to an M4. Today I attempted to open my photos app and got this message: Photos does not have permission to access the library "Photos Library_1.photoslibrary" Please grant access to the library by double-clicking it in Finder or selecting it in "Open Other...." There is no such file in the Photos folder - it is empty. ?Using Time Machine to look for such a file I find the latest is on February 20. How should I go about correcting this problem? If I restore, will I lose photos from iCloud that have been put there since February 20? ?Should I create a new library instead? If so, what effect would that have on iCloud Photos?
Thanks in advance for any advice/assistance with this matter.?
- Jim?
 

Thank you very much, David. ?I followed the directions and have my photos back on my Mac but only through February 20. ?Everything is up to date on iCloud. ?So I am on the way to getting this all straightened out. ?
- Jim?
 

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You are most welcome, Jim. ?

It’s good to learn that you are making progress. ?Is the situation the same on your iPad and iPhone - if you have them?

There may well be a need to review your iMac ’System Settings’. Look at “Storage” - ‘optimise' rings a bell!

Warm regards

David

Note: Copied to my real-life friend too!



On 12 May 2025, at 13:14, Jim Willett via groups.io <jimwillett@...> wrote:

Thank you very much, David. ?I followed the directions and have my photos back on my Mac but only through February 20. ?Everything is up to date on iCloud. ?So I am on the way to getting this all straightened out. ?
- Jim?
 

Jim, although you can have multiple photo libraries, there is only one that iCloud uses. you can merge libraries however I think this video explains it better that I can
Hope that helps
 

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Hi

And if you need to manage or merge multiple libraries Fat Cat Software PowerPhotos is an excellent tool.?

Paul
. Some imagination required.?

On May 12, 2025, at 7:20?PM, jonbotting via groups.io <jonbotting@...> wrote:

?
Jim, although you can have multiple photo libraries, there is only one that iCloud uses. you can merge libraries however I think this video explains it better that I can
Hope that helps

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