Warewolf73 wrote: … I will try & store some elsewhere & see if that solved the problem, if works add more gradually
Well, it doesn't really give up, but 9000 may take more time!
If you have time to mess around, here are some things to try:
- Restart the computer (of course)
- Re-start in Safe Mode. This bypasses certain potentially disruptive processes, and it often helps. Safe Mode is different for different computers, so see this:
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
Those are easy and quick things to try first. Then try these:
- Use another library if you have one, or make a small test Library with a few pictures in it and see if the same thing happens. You can create a new Library by closing Photos and then option-clicking on the Photos icon.
- Make a new user and see if the same problem recurs with it
- If you don't use iCloud Photos, then try rebuilding your Photos Library--close Photos and re-launch by option-command-clicking the app icon. iCloud with or without "Optimize" and shared Libraries, may make rebuilding more complicated.
I forgot that you mentioned the location maps-- are they all disappeared? Let us know what happens…
