Photos on external drive

What is the best way to move and store all of my photos to an external hard drive to save space on my MacBook Pro?

Posted on Sep 1, 2019 03:40 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2019 03:43 PM

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support. Also it should be formatted as shown in this screenshot and connected by cable:

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Sep 1, 2019 03:43 PM in response to Putter73

Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support. Also it should be formatted as shown in this screenshot and connected by cable:

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