Storing Photo Library on External Drive on New Photos App.
Can i store the library file for the new photos app on an external drive? Like how Aperture allows me to?
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Yes, and in exactly the same way:
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.
Regards
TD