Q: How can I share the photos library with another user on the same machine?

My wife and I share the same Mac Mini. I'm not comfortable using Cloud. I am the admin, my wife is a user. We each have our own account. I want to share the Photos library with all users of the machine. Preferably I'd like all users to have full privileges for the library. How can I do this without using the cloud?

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Jun 10, 2015 10:04 AM

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Subwaypoodle Jun 10, 2015 10:49 AM in response to Subwaypoodle
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Jun 10, 2015 10:49 AM in response to Subwaypoodle

I found the answer myself. Look at "How to share libraries locally on a Mac?" under Photos for mac community 5/10/15
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LarryHN Jun 10, 2015 1:46 PM in response to Subwaypoodle
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Jun 10, 2015 1:46 PM in response to Subwaypoodle

Use an external hard drive connected with a fast, wired connection like USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire and that is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) and has ownership ignored

see iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users - Apple Support - for this Photos is the same as iPhoto

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