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Q: How do I export photos from the new Photos app onto an external hard drive?

I just downloaded the new Photos app on my OS X Yosemite MacBook Pro, and I would now like to export all my albums and events onto an external hard drive to free up space. I have already backed up my computer onto another external hard drive through Time Machine, but now when I have looked around how to proceed further, I only find answers that relate back to exporting iPhoto libraries... How do I do this through Photos?

MacBook Pro

Posted on May 23, 2015 10:52 AM

by Old Toad,Solvedanswer
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A:

Select each album and copy the original files to a folder on the EHD in one of two ways:

 

1 - use the File ➙ Export Unmodified Original... menu option

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2 - Option-drag the thumbnails to the designated folder on the EDH.  Option-drag will give you the original file.

Posted on May 23, 2015 12:47 PM

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  • by rakehellkat,

    rakehellkat rakehellkat Mar 24, 2016 9:42 AM in response to artemen
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    Mar 24, 2016 9:42 AM in response to artemen

    I'm wondering if there is a way to do this more gracefully.  I need to manually back up all my albums in iphoto and aperture onto an external hard drive but the loss of info is scary.  Glad to hear exporting originals worked.  I feel like this is going to take me 24 hours to do it.  I found the thread helpful but wasn't able to click after the first two.  Thanks for the help and info.

  • by qatherine,

    qatherine qatherine Sep 11, 2016 2:02 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Sep 11, 2016 2:02 PM in response to Old Toad

    Hi,

    When you say 'select each album', from where do you select it? When I select it in the list on the left and go to File / export, all the options are greyed out. Any idea why?

    Katherine

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 11, 2016 4:25 PM in response to qatherine
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    Sep 11, 2016 4:25 PM in response to qatherine

    open teh album and select all so all fo teh photos are sleected then you can export - you do not export the album - you export all of the photos in the album to a new folder which you probably will name the same as teh album

     

    LN

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