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Photo library

Is the iPad able to read the MacBook photo library (.photoslibrary) stored in an external hard drive?

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 6:43 AM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 10:34 AM

No. The only way an iPad Photos app can view or use images in a library on a Mac is if iCloud Library is enabled on both devices and both are logged into the same iCloud account.

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