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Photos storage location

Can I store ,y photos on a separate device such as an external device?

iMac Pro, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 29, 2019 3:01 AM

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Yer_Man

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Posted on Dec 29, 2019 3:11 AM

Yes. You can move your library to an external hard drive as long as a: it's directly connected to your Mac (i.e a wired USB or thunderbolt connection, not networked) and b: it's formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or afps. This means that a NAS is not a suitable device, nor anything online or connected to wirelessly.

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