Photos unable to import

I'm unable to import any photos into my photo library. I have 145 images to add to my library, but it's stuck on "Importing 0 of 145 items"

I'm just importing the photos from a local folder. The new photos and the photo library are both on an external SSD.

Mac mini, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 15, 2023 09:23 AM

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Jan 15, 2023 10:16 AM in response to tanveer106

The first thing we ask when someone says "external drive," is, "How is it formatted?"

To get full functionality (and to avoid damaging the Photos Library) an external drive must be formatted in either APFS format or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. When you select your external drive and type command-I for information, you can see the Format:

(Don't use case-sensitive unless you have to!)

Could that be the problem?

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