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Q: how do i copy an album to a flash drive?

just got a new Mac Air, and imported photos from my phone, have set up a new album, and went to copy it to a flash drive, but I cannot find the album listed in finder, how can I copy it?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jan 25, 2016 8:41 AM

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Jan 25, 2016 8:44 AM in response to steve98765
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    Jan 25, 2016 8:44 AM in response to steve98765

    That is because albums are not available directly - you never directly access your  photos as they are in a SQLite database and must be accessed using the proper tools

     

    to put the contents of an album on a flash drive launch Photos, open the album and select all, export (file menu ==> export) the photos to a desktop folder and then using the finder drag that folder to the mounted, unlocked flash drive - you can then thras the desktop folder

     

    LN