In the browser window that appears, navigate to your external hard drive, click the iPhoto Library file you've copied and click Choose. IPhoto will open and as long as the external hard drive is connected, will reference the library on the external drive and not on your computer's drive. Quit iPhoto once again and eject the external hard drive holding your new iPhoto Library. Open a new Finder window and navigate to the Pictures folder in the left sidebar again. Right click or Ctrl+click on the iPhoto file and move it to the Trash.
Click on the Passport folder you wish to transfer the photos to, or right-click a blank area and select “New,” then “Folder” to create a new folder. Right-click a. The tips below describe how to locate your data and copy it to an external hard. You'll see a list of documents, pictures, music, and videos on the left side. Answer ID 1199: How to copy or move files or folders to a different hard drive on a Mac. Answer ID 1694: Starting macOS Time Machine Backups to My Passport.
Your iPhoto Library has officially been removed from the internal drive. You can now reconnect the external hard drive you used to copy the iPhoto library, open iPhoto and use it as normal. If you open iPhoto without your external hard drive connected, iPhoto will give you an error message saying the 'Library cannot be found.'
Quit iPhoto, connect the external hard drive and reopen to fix. For those looking to expand their beyond their Mac's internal storage HDD or SSD, AppleInsider recommends having at least 1TB of extra space at the ready. A few high quality external and portable hard drive options from Seagate, HGST and Western Digital are listed below.
Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Slim for Mac for and or Also available in 2TB for $99 from and or. HGST 1TB Touro S Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive for or Available in 4TB for $149 from and. Western Digital 1TB My Passport Drive for Mac from, or Available in 2TB for,.
In the browser window that appears, navigate to your external hard drive, click the iPhoto Library file you've copied and click Choose. IPhoto will open and as long as the external hard drive is connected, will reference the library on the external drive and not on your computer's drive. Quit iPhoto once again and eject the external hard drive holding your new iPhoto Library.
Open a new Finder window and navigate to the Pictures folder in the left sidebar again. Right click or Ctrl+click on the iPhoto file and move it to the Trash. Your iPhoto Library has officially been removed from the internal drive. You can now reconnect the external hard drive you used to copy the iPhoto library, open iPhoto and use it as normal. If you open iPhoto without your external hard drive connected, iPhoto will give you an error message saying the 'Library cannot be found.'
Quit iPhoto, connect the external hard drive and reopen to fix. For those looking to expand their beyond their Mac's internal storage HDD or SSD, AppleInsider recommends having at least 1TB of extra space at the ready. A few high quality external and portable hard drive options from Seagate, HGST and Western Digital are listed below. Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Slim for Mac for and or Also available in 2TB for $99 from and or.
HGST 1TB Touro S Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive for or Available in 4TB for $149 from and. Western Digital 1TB My Passport Drive for Mac from, or Available in 2TB for,.