Can't Repair Photos Library On Mac

Every update of macOS creates many problems on Mac. Likewise, Mojave also has some issues. One of the important issue is photos quit unexpectedly on Mac. Many people said that this problem occurred after updating Mojave. Here I am going to tell you the solutions to fix Photos keeps crashing on macOS Mojave.
Fix 1: Force quit Photos app

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Sep 24, 2019  The easy and the established approach to viewing all your photos again in Photo Library is to employ a professional Photo repair software that is supported in Mac. Alternatively, you can also try Apple’s inbuilt Photo Library Repair tool but that may not fix your severely corrupt photos. Jul 26, 2018  If you go ahead with the repair, the system will display a progress bar while it chugs away. Depending on the size of the photos library and the speed of the Mac being used, this could take a few.

  1. Press and hold Command + Option + Esc keys simultaneously.
  2. A pop-up box will appear. Select “Photos” and then click “Force Quit”.
  3. Restart your Mac via Apple menu->Restart.
  4. Now launch Photos app and check whether it is working or not.

Note: You can force quit Photos app via Apple menu->Force Quit->Photos->Force quit.
Fix 2: Repair the Photo Library

  1. Launch Photos app. If it crashes, close it.
  2. Press and hold Command + Option keys and open the Photos app (while holding those keys).
  3. Select “Repair” in the Repair Library window. Wait until the process is finished.
  4. Then Create a new library and restore everything from iCloud Photo Library.

How to create a new Photo Library on Mac?

  1. Close the Photos App.
  2. Press and hold the Option key and open the Photos app while Holding the Option Key.
  3. The “Choose Library” window will appear. Select “Create new”.
  4. Enter the Name for your New Library and select a Location for your new Photo Library.
  5. Click “OK”.
  6. Open the Photos app. No Photos will be there.
  7. Turn on iCloud Photo Library and restore photos from an iCloud account.

Fix 3: Check for Software Update

  1. Go to Apple Menu->About This Mac->Software Update.
  2. Click “Updates” tab.
  3. Click “Update All”.

Fix 4: Restart your Mac in Safe Mode
Restarting your Mac in Safe Mode will fix many issues in the Mac. But you can’t use some features in Safe Mode.

  1. Turn off your Mac via Apple menu->Shut Down.
  2. Press the Power Button to turn on your Mac.
  3. Press and hold the Shift Key immediately after pressing the Power Button.
  4. You can see the Apple Logo on the screen. Don’t leave the Shift key when you see the Apple Logo.
  5. Keep pressing the Shift Key until you see the Login Window.
  6. Select your User Account and then enter the Password to login. You may need to login twice if FileVault is turned on.

Note: If it doesn’t work out, leave Safe Mode and then try next solution. To leave Safe Mode, restart your Mac via Apple menu->Restart. Wait until your Mac restarts.
Fix 5: Fix disk errors in Recovery Mode

  1. Turn off your Mac via Apple menu->Shut Down.
  2. Press the Power Button.
  3. Press and hold the Command + R keys simultaneously as soon as possible after pressing the Power Button until the Apple Logo appears.
  4. After that macOS Utilities window will appear with 4 options. Tap “Disk Utility”.
  5. Tap “Continue”.
  6. Select the disk/drive (Macintosh HD) that you want to repair.
  7. Select First Aid->Run. This action will check disk for errors.
  8. Click “Done”.
  9. Close Disk Utility.
  10. Restart your Computer via Apple menu->Restart.

Fix 6: Reinstall Mojave

  1. Press and hold the Power Button to turn off your Mac.
  2. Press the Power Button to turn on your Mac.
  3. Press and hold the Command + R keys simultaneously as soon as possible after pressing the Power Button.
  4. Keep pressing Command + R keys until the Apple Logo appears.
  5. After that macOS Utilities window will appear with 4 options. Tap “Reinstall macOS”.
  6. Tap “Continue”.
  7. You will be prompted to choose your hard disk/drive. If you are not asked to select your disk, tap “Show All Disks”. You may need to enter your Apple ID.
  8. Tap “Install”. Wait until the installation process is completed.
  9. Your Mac will restart after completing the installation.

If you know any other solutions to fix photos keeps crashing on macOS Mojave, let us know through your comments.

Sometimes, when you use iPhoto to open a photo library, you may see an error that says ‘This photo library is locked, on a locked disk or you do not have permissions to make changes’. What are the reasons for the error and how can you resolve it? Let us understand more in this article.

Case 1: Make sure iPhoto is being accessed from only one machine

Please note that the iPhoto library can be accessed from only one iPhoto at a time. So, if you are accessing the library that is already open on another machine (using file sharing or any such feature) you may receive the error. In that case, close the iPhoto on the machine that has it open and try re-opening it on your machine.

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Case 2: Obtain read and write permissions

To be able to open the iPhoto library, it requires that you have both read and write permissions. Even if you don’t intend to make changes to the library, you still need to have write permissions just to open the library and view images.

  • If the iPhoto library is on an external hard drive or a USB pen drive, follow the steps below to obtain permissions.
  1. Connect the device on which you have iPhoto library and open Finder
  2. Choose the device from the list and click on File > Info
  3. At the bottom of the Info dialogue, check the box next to ‘Ignore ownership on this volume’ and close the window.

This will help you obtain all read-write permissions to the drive on which iPhoto library is present. Now you should be able to open the library without any issues.

  • The same is the case when you are accessing an iPhoto library from a NAS drive or Time Capsule; make sure you obtain write permissions.

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Mac library folder. Case 3: Repair iPhoto library

If the above methods don’t help, there may be corruption issues within your iPhoto library. To repair such issues, use the built in Repair library feature as explained in the steps below.

  1. Click on the Command + Option keys and open iPhoto
  2. Press the keys until the Rebuild Photo Library dialog box appears
  3. Click on Repairthe iPhoto Library Database for the tool to repair the database and click on Rebuild
  4. Then proceed with the on-screen instructions to repair the library’s database

Can't Repair Photos Library Mac

If Repair library doesn’t fix the issue, you can also use ‘Rebuild the iPhoto library database’ feature which will allow you to rebuild the library. This can resolve most problems, but before you attempt this step, make sure to have a backup of your photos just in case anything happens during the process.

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However if you have lost photos after repairing or rebuilding library, and no backup is available, you can use Remo Recover to recover lost photos from iPhoto library. A trial version of the software is available for free, be sure to try it out today!