hsinn

Q: Hard drive and iphoto

Hi! I'm a little confused about how the hard drive works exactly.

So I put all my photos into a hard drive to save space on my mac

however, it seems that a hard drive is quite different from a usb

so if one day my mac dies can i just plug my hard drive into another mac to retrieve my photos?

if not, how should I back up my photos? ( I tried putting them in google photos but a lot of them don't show up for some reason)

 

Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Jan 6, 2016 8:17 PM

Close

Q: Hard drive and iphoto

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by Terence Devlin,

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Jan 6, 2016 10:46 PM in response to hsinn
    Level 10 (139,475 points)
    iLife
    Jan 6, 2016 10:46 PM in response to hsinn

    however, it seems that a hard drive is quite different from a usb

    I'm not sure what that means, but I think the answer is 'Yes' to your question.

  • by clodo9,

    clodo9 clodo9 Jan 7, 2016 6:06 PM in response to hsinn
    Level 2 (194 points)
    Jan 7, 2016 6:06 PM in response to hsinn

    1- that hard drive must be formatted correctly ( Mac OS journaled ), otherwise the answer is "no"

    2- you write " so i put all my photos into a hard drive to save space on my mac " ; that means that if that EHD goes kaput, you lose your pics...In fact, you now have NO BACKUP of your pics.

    Please read

    Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives

    right here on this apple site, at :

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031

    it'll give you a very solid base on backups.

  • by clodo9,

    clodo9 clodo9 Jan 7, 2016 6:07 PM in response to hsinn
    Level 2 (194 points)
    Jan 7, 2016 6:07 PM in response to hsinn

    1- that hard drive must be formatted correctly ( Mac OS journaled ), otherwise the answer is "no"

    2- you write " so i put all my photos into a hard drive to save space on my mac " ; that means that if that EHD goes kaput, you lose your pics...In fact, you now have NO BACKUP of your pics.

    Please read

    Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives

    right here on this apple site, at :

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031

    it'll give you a very solid base on backups.