download photos from iMac to external drive

I have an external drive. I can attach it to my iMac. How do I download photos from iMac to the external drive?



Posted on Mar 12, 2024 10:51 AM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2024 11:36 AM

Do you mean the Photos library, or a bunch of images in your own folder structure?


For the first:

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


For the second, just drag them over and be prepared to wait. If it is a laptop, make sure it is fully charged or plugged in.

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Mar 12, 2024 11:42 AM in response to noelle002

If you want to copy some photos to the external drive for sharing?

You can simple drag and drop them from the Photos App to the external drive.


If you want to move your entire Photos Library to the external drive?

see > Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support


Please keep in mind, that if you move your entire Photos Library to an external drive.

You should backup the Photos Library to a second external drive to help prevent loosing your Photos.

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