Check that you migrated the correct library
- Jan 22, 2016 I can't access my Photos library from my Mac. It's all there from my iPhone and in the Photos app itself on OS X, but when I try to access them from anywhere else, I have problems. In Safari, the albums are all there, but they're empty.
- The iPhoto app wouldn’t open, and it was resolved after download the new Photos app. Yes, according to Apple official announcement, starting with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3, every Mac now includes the Photos app. I had no problem upgrading iPhoto to Photos app.
If you have more than one library in your Pictures folder, Photos will ask you to choose a library to migrate the first time you open the app. This library becomes the default library, and contains the pictures Photos will display every time you open the app.
Why Can't I Open My Photo Library On Mac
“Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! I had my old iphoto library backed up on an external hard drive, and when I tried to open it as the library for iphoto (both from the external drive AND after copying it to my internal macbook drive), it didn’t show any photos in it!! Even though the library was 26GB. Oct 16, 2019 Photos for Mac is only compatible with one primary library per Mac: This means that you can't combine multiple old iPhoto or Aperture libraries into one master library. As such, if you have multiple libraries on your machine, Photos will ask you to select which library you'd like to import when you first launch the app. Jul 18, 2019 In my case, while doing Library First Aid I can still use my Mac though it is a little sluggish during the process. Restore Lost Photos after Update with Time Machine Backup The above two ways didn’t retrieve back the lost photos after Catalina update? If you are facing the iPhoto not working on Mac Catalina issue, it is because that is the way things are designed. IPhoto has actually been retired and Apple no longer supports it. As a replacement to the app, you now have the Photos app that does pretty much all the tasks as the iPhoto app.
If you choose a different library the first time you open Photos — for example, an older iPhoto library — you might not see all the pictures you expect. You can migrate another library by holding down the Option key when you open Photos. This brings up the Choose Library dialog, which lets you select from the available photo libraries in your Pictures folder:
Click My Albums in the sidebar to see all your albums
The first time you open Photos, you'll see your pictures in the Moments view. This view shows your pictures individually, but doesn't show your albums. To see them, click My Albums in the Photos app sidebar.
Find iPhoto Events that have become albums
When you migrate an iPhoto library to Photos, iPhoto Events are turned into albums. You can find these albums in a folder called iPhoto Events in Photos' Albums view.
Turn on My Photo Stream
If you had pictures more than 30 days old in My Photo Stream that you didn't import into iPhoto or Aperture before moving the library to Photos, those pictures won't appear in Photos.
If you recently created your Apple ID, My Photo Stream might not be available. If My Photo Stream isn't available, use iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud.
Why Won't My Photo Library Open On My Mac
You can turn on My Photo Stream in Photos with these steps:
- In the menu bar, choose Photos > Preferences.
- In the Preferences window, click the iCloud tab.
- Click My Photo Stream.
Wait for Photos to generate all picture thumbnails
When you migrate a library to Photos, it can take some time to generate thumbnails for the entire library. A picture will appear as a white square until its thumbnail is created.
Learn how Photos displays Smart Albums and RAW + JPEG image pairs
Photos displays some Smart Albums differently than the program that created them. Learn more about How Photos displays Smart Albums from iPhoto or Aperture.
If your Aperture library included RAW + JPEG image pairs, only the JPEG file will be visible in Photos.
View all burst pictures
Sets of pictures taken in burst mode with your iPhone are displayed with a single thumbnail in Photos. To see all the pictures from the burst, double-click the thumbnail and then click 'Make a Selection…'
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After you update to Photos for macOS, turn on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos securely stored in iCloud and up to date on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV, and iCloud.com.