Mac Library Missing



  1. Mac Photo Library Missing
  2. Mac Library Folder Missing
  3. Access System Library Mac
  4. Mac Library Missing

This downloads the full-resolution version of the pictures you selected to your Mac and makes them permanently available in the Media Browser. If you want to make all the pictures in your Photos library permanently available to the Media Browser, you can select Download Originals to this Mac in the iCloud tab in Photos preferences. So the problem is, for whatever reason, your original library file with all of your master photos is missing — or iPhoto can no longer find it to load it up for you. Instead, it's loading either another library file you created at one time, or worse, it's created a new and therefore empty library file so you are seeing no photos or events at all.

The reason you are seeing this error is that your system doesn't have Xcode installed. Either you have never installed it on your Macbook or it got uninstalled during any OS update.

So to fix this issue, install Xcode. If you are into iOS App development, you can install the complete version and it will solve this issue as well. Download Xcode .dmg file from the Apple developers page.

Mac Library Missing

If you don't use it, like me, you can simply search for the Command Line Tools package for Xcode and download the .dmg file for it and install it. You can download it from the Apple developers page.

The Perfect Solution:

If you don't want to download anything and just want to run some commands in the terminal to fix this issue, then here's the command for you:

This is the command which can be run in the terminal and will install the command line tools for Xcode. When you run this command you will be prompted to accept the license, agree with the terms and conditions, etc.

If you are shown that the download requires 7GB+ of space, then be aware you are being forced to download the Xcode Application, in that case, download the .dmg file for command line tools package specifically from the apple developer page.

Mac Photo Library Missing

The above command should fix the issue if it doesn't run the following command too:

Although this will fix your issue, as a follow-up step, you may need to set the path for the command line tools to run without Xcode.

If you face permission issues while running any of the above commands, use sudo with the commands. For example,

This too can work:

Mac Library Folder Missing

If you have the Xcode app installed, then try running the following command:

PhotoLibrary

Access System Library Mac

Conclusion:

Mac Library Missing

This issue can happen post OS upgrade and can make services that were running well before, useless. But the above solution should fix the error that you are facing. If none of this works for you, feel free to share your error message in the comment section below.