The Photos app is definitely the best photos organization solution for iPhone and Mac owners. For Mac users, the pictures can be stored both in the system bookstore, from where they can be synchronized by iCloud, or new bookstores can be created. However, there are some risks. Error exporting photos from the Photos application to Mac is quite common, especially if the export is made from bookstores created on older macos versions.
Normally, when a Photos application bookstore is made on an older macos version, it will take a while until it is updated and it can be opened on a newer macos version. The waiting time is based on the hardware resources of the MAC device and the number of photos and video in the updated photo bookstore.
A pretty serious problem is when you try to export photos and video from the older bookstores of the Photos application.
“Export Complete with Errors. The export operation failed to create files for the photos… Unknown error (-1)”
What can you do if there is an error exporting pictures from the Photos app (Photo Library)
If the error "Unknown Error (-1)" appears to you at the export of photos from the Photos application on the Mac, it is very advisable to take a backup of the bookstore, then follow the steps below:
1. Închideți complet aplicația Photos (Photos > Quit Photos) apoi copiați librăria (.photoslibrary) pe un drive extern sau într-o altă locație de pe spațiul de stocare.
2. Press the option Option-Command and Click to open the Photos app.
3. In the "Repair Library" window, click on the "Repair" button.
4. Wait until the process of repairing the Photos bookstore is completed.
After this process is completed, resume the photos export process. There should be no error in exporting photos from Photos app to Mac. “Export Complete with Errors. The export operation failed to create files for the photos… Unknown error (-1)”.
Related: Error importing pictures into Photo Library on Mac
The above solution worked very well on Macos Sonoma.
