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Q: Photos library migration to external drive

how do I move the photos library to an external drive without Photos loosing the link to see it? I'm using my iMac as the base to store all my originals but there is no longer space to do so Forcing me to move to an external drive. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Posted on Jul 17, 2015 7:50 AM

by LarryHN,Apple recommended
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A:

Quit Photos and drag the Photos library to the external drive and then hold down the option key while launching Photos and select the new location - full test the library before deleting the old one and test one more time before emptying the trash

 

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Posted on Jul 17, 2015 8:04 AM

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