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How To Move Your Mac Photos Library To An External Drive
https://macmost.com/e-3470 If your Photos library has outgrown your internal drive, you may want to consider moving it to an external drive. You can do this even if you are using iCloud Photos. FOLLOW MACMOST FOR NEW TUTORIALS ▶️ Subscribe — https://macmost.com/j-youtube (And hit the 🔔) 🦋 Follow on Bluesky, Mastodon and more: https://macmost.com/social FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER 📬 See what's new each week and more — https://macmost.com/newsletter 📆 Per-Video Email Notifications — https://macmost.com/ytn SUPPORT MACMOST AT PATREON ❤️ https://macmost.com/patreon 00:00 Intro 00:46 Better Option For Most: Use iCloud Photos With Optimize On 01:46 External Drive Requirements 04:23 Find Your Photos Library Location 05:43 Create Additional Photos Library Backups 06:24 Copy Your Library To the External Drive 07:07 Launch Photos With Your New Library 07:38 Restore Connection To iCloud Photos 09:03 Delete the Old Library 09:34 Troubleshooting Tips 10:42 Recommendations #macmost #mactutorial
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