“Photos Library” is in iCloud Drive, and needs to be moved to a folder on your Mac to open.

Suddenly unable to open photos in my MacBook Air -- can only see them on my phone even though I have enable sync

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 21, 2023 5:27 PM

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muguy

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Oct 21, 2023 6:24 PM in response to bethg62

Your photos library file has been moved into a location that syncs with iCloud. Move the photo library to your photos folder.

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“Photos Library” is in iCloud Drive, and needs to be moved to a folder on your Mac to open.

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