bwright22
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Q: My external hard drive will not show up in iMovie 10.0.4.  How do I copy my movies into it?

My Mac OSX 10.9.4 has both iMovie 10 and iMovie 9. I've started uploading all of my videos from my camera to iMovie 10 and have not worried about my external hard drive. Now it's been a couple months of putting those videos onto iMovie 10 and I just connected my external hard drive and it doesn't show up in sidebar anywhere.  Is this new to iMovie 10? How can I copy my events and projects to my external hard drive from imovie 10?

 

If iMovie 10 is the issue, I will gladly begin using iMovie 9 again, but will need those events to get into iMovie 9.  Is there anyway to move movies in iMovie 10 to iMovie 9.

 

Thanks for the help!

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 11, 2014 9:42 PM

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Q: My external hard drive will not show up in iMovie 10.0.4.  How do I copy my movies into it?

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  • by Jason L,

    Jason L Jason L Aug 14, 2014 9:46 AM in response to bwright22
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    Aug 14, 2014 9:46 AM in response to bwright22

    Hi bwright22,

     

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

     

    It sounds like you want to copy videos to and from an external hard disk in iMovie. Take a look at the article linked below, I believe it has the information that you're looking for.

     

    iMovie (2013): Work with multiple libraries

    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14745

    Show or hide the Libraries list

    You select libraries and events in the Libraries list.

    To show the Libraries list: Click the Show button  on the left side of the toolbar.

    To hide the Libraries list: Click the Hide button  on the left side of the toolbar.

    You can also choose Window > Hide Libraries (or press Shift-Command-1).

    Copy or move projects, events, or clips between libraries or hard disks

    1. Connect a hard disk that contains the target library to your computer, or copy the target library to your computer.
    2. Choose File > Open Library, and choose an option from the submenu.
      You can choose from recently opened libraries at the top of the submenu, locate an existing library on your computer, or create a new library.
    3. The selected library is opened in the Libraries list, with the first event selected and its contents displayed in the browser.
    4. In the Libraries list, select the event that contains the item you want to move or copy.
    5. In the browser, select the item you want to move or copy.
      Note:   To select multiple items, hold down the Command key as you click the items you want to select, or drag a selection rectangle around the items.
    6. Do one of the following:
      • To move items between events or libraries: Drag the clip or project to another event or library.
      • To copy items between events or libraries: Option-drag the clip or project to another event or library by first starting to drag and then holding down the Option key as you drag.

     

     

    I hope this helps.

    -Jason

  • by Elraidor,

    Elraidor Elraidor Sep 30, 2014 10:14 AM in response to Jason L
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    Sep 30, 2014 10:14 AM in response to Jason L

    Nope Jason - these instructions do not work with iMovie 10.0.5 on Mavericks 10.90.5. I cannot open a Library on an external drive even though it is formatted MAC OS journaled

  • by charissa152,

    charissa152 charissa152 Sep 24, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Elraidor
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    Sep 24, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Elraidor

    I had the exact same problem, but what Jason described worked for me.

    The trick is to make a new library on your external harddrive:

    Archive => open library => new => select your external harddrive and rename the library.

     

    You will now see the new library on the side bar of iMovie.

    Then copy/move your event and/or project to the external library (see Jason's steps above).

    If the project in your external library is selected and you press import, you'll import videos through your external harddrive.

     

    I've had trouble editing for years, because of my lacks of space and this was a big break through for me.

     

    I hope this helps!