Restore photo library

How do I restore only a photo library to a new Mac from a backed up hard disk using time machine?

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 7:04 PM

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Barney-15E

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Posted on Aug 24, 2020 7:15 PM

Enter Time Machine.

Find your Photos Library which is normally inside your Pictures folder.

Select the Library and click Restore.

Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support

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Barney-15E

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Aug 24, 2020 7:15 PM in response to kevinchanda

Enter Time Machine.

Find your Photos Library which is normally inside your Pictures folder.

Select the Library and click Restore.

Use Time Machine to restore deleted files or older files - Apple Support

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