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How can I move my Photos library to a new drive?

How can I move my Photos library to a new drive? I have a small SSD as my boot drive.

Posted on Apr 19, 2015 6:24 PM

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Apr 19, 2015 10:24 PM in response to Eric Helm

Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)


1. Quit Photos


2. Copy the Photos Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.


3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.


4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.


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TD

How can I move my Photos library to a new drive?

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