Photos.app: "Nothing to import - None of these files can be imported into your Photos library." #

While clicking and dragging multiple folders containing JPGs into Photos.app, the following error appeared:

Nothing to import - None of these files can be imported into your Photos library.

Quitting and restarting Photos.app only worked for a few more files, then back to the same error message. File > Import... did not work either.

Happily, PowerPhotos was able to import everything (over 100GB worth), automatically skipping duplicates and providing a detailed report of the process via Library > Import Photos...

/mac | Oct 26, 2016

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