1. My used Mid 2007 iMac OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6 was getting tired and I could not afford to replace it so I purchased a custom built PC (traitorous, I know) in December for $625.
2. A year ago, I transferred all of my photos to the OneTouch4 Mini external hard drive which is no longer read on either the iMac or the PC. Early this year, I began the time consuming process of transferring each album or partial album from Photos to a Lexar 64GB flash drive. It took me about a month to move app. 6000 photos to the PC. When I was ready to move last years album, "2017", they were gone. I have looked everywhere that I can think of to no avail.
3. A friend said that somehow some of his photos ended up in iCloud so I went to System Preferences, clicked on iCloud Drive then clicked on the box "Photos" and Photos opened up just as it would have if I had clicked on the Photos icon in the tray. It is empty.
2. A year ago, I transferred all of my photos to the OneTouch4 Mini external hard drive which is no longer read on either the iMac or the PC. Early this year, I began the time consuming process of transferring each album or partial album from Photos to a Lexar 64GB flash drive. It took me about a month to move app. 6000 photos to the PC. When I was ready to move last years album, "2017", they were gone. I have looked everywhere that I can think of to no avail.
3. A friend said that somehow some of his photos ended up in iCloud so I went to System Preferences, clicked on iCloud Drive then clicked on the box "Photos" and Photos opened up just as it would have if I had clicked on the Photos icon in the tray. It is empty.