Re: Photos app crashes on launch in Catalina

I have installed the beta on two Macs (all but my primary.)  My only issue was on my Mac Mini, on which I had the Photos library on an external drive.  In that case I had to start Photos with the option key held, then select the library.  Then it updated the database and all was well.

I also am getting the same message:

Except I get this: Error Domain=PHPhotosErrorDomain Code=4302 "PHPhotosErrorInvalidState" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=PHPhotosErrorInvalidState, currentState=error, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000012e82d0 {Error Domain=com.apple.photos.error Code=43002 "(null)" UserInfo={currentState=error, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000012e8000 {Error Domain=com.apple.photos.error Code=46007 "Lightweight migration failed from model version 13256 to version 13267." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/klayanderson/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite, NSLocalizedDescription=Lightweight migration failed from model version 13256 to version 13267.}}}}}

I have also tried with a restored ealier time machine library version and get the same result

I have not yet found a workaround. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I have a similar issue:

Error Domain=PHPhotosErrorDomain Code=4302 "PHPhotosErrorInvalidState" 
UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=PHPhotosErrorInvalidState, currentState=error, NSUnderlyingError=0x600001b16e20 
{Error Domain=com.apple.photos.error Code=43002 "(null)" 
UserInfo={currentState=error, NSUnderlyingError=0x600001b16d90 
{Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service on pid 1476 named com.apple.Photos.Migration" 
UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=connection to service on pid 1476 named com.apple.Photos.Migration}}}}}

Have no idea how to fix.

Start Photos with Option key and create new library. So far so good.

Happens for me too - even migrated library to an external drive with more room (just in case it was a problem with drive space) same crash. If i create a new empty library it opens and then starts bringing my shared albums down from icloud. (i do not use icloud photo library and do not have photo stream turned on with this Mac)

Simialr issue after Catalina Beta 4--PHPhotosErrorDomain error 1000.  Photo Library starts updating at 79% and fails at 100% with that message.  The backup photos library some documentation references was never created.

it seems that if you launch a new library then switch back to your original library it works

I have several albums (1 per year).

So one of them crash the app.

I have try to repair but lost all photos (only the index, the Master still alive)

I have rename the album (old stuff)

Then try to create a new albums (2018) in a directory with spaces in it (/Users/myuser/Pictures/Directory With Spaces/2018). It crash.

I try to create on a directory without spaces, (/Users/myuser/Pictures/2018), it works !

I try to restore the photo I have move somewhere else (and restore a backup just in case it works).

I’ve the same issue with Catalina beta 5. I solved it by starting Picture app with options key and create a new library. Then I go to preferences and clicked on use system library. Then it started to import pictures from iCloud.

I renamed my "Photos Library" to "_Photos Library" and re-opened Photos and it fixed the issue. Photos Library should be in your user home directory.