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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.
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.
This will help you obtain all read-write permissions to the drive on which iPhoto library is present. Mac file permissions. Now you should be able to open the library without any issues.
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.
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.
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!
Your Photos library holds all your photos, albums, slideshows, and print projects. If your library is large, and you want to free up storage space on your Mac, turn on iCloud Photo Library and use Optimize Mac Storage, or move your library to an external drive.
Before you start, be sure to back up your library.
Prepare your drive
You can store your library on an external storage device, such as a USB or Thunderbolt drive formatted as APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled).1 Find out how to check the format of your external storage device.
To prevent data loss, Apple doesn't recommend storing photo libraries on external storage devices like SD cards and USB flash drives, or drives that are shared on a network.
Move your Photos library to an external storage device
Delete original library to save space
After you open your library from its new location and make sure that it works as expected, you can delete the library from its original location.
In a Finder window, go back to your Pictures folder (or whichever folder you copied your library from) and move Photos Library to the trash. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash to delete the library and reclaim disk space.
Open another Photos library
If you have multiple libraries, here's how to open a different one:
Can't Repair Photos Library Mac
Photos uses this library until you open a different one.
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If you have a permissions issue with your library, you might be able to resolve the issue by using the Photos library repair tool.
1. You can't move your library to a disk that's used for Time Machine backups.
Unable To Repair Photos Library On Mac
2. If the volume isn't formatted APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled), or has been used for Time Machine backups but hasn't been erased, this checkbox will either not be present, or won't be selectable after unlocking. Erase and reformat the drive for this option to be available.
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