Q: Moving the Photos.app library?
So the default location for the Photos library is: ~/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary.
I'm using a solid state drive that doesn't have much space. Any idea how I can change this library location to a different hard drive?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Posted on Apr 8, 2015 1:51 PM
Same as with iPhoto or Aperture:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit the app
2. Copy the Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD
Posted on Apr 8, 2015 1:58 PM