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So my largest file in "other" is iMovie library...I moved it to a USB 8TB drive. Is it ok now to delete from Mac internal HD?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Hi, glenn2189,
As long as you copied your iMovie library to an external drive that is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS, you can delete the library from your Mac internal HD. However, before deleting it make sure that the library on your external drive is functioning correctly. You should have your iMovie library backed up on a second external drive as well. That way, if your first external drive fails (and they do) you will have a back up. Note: If you are using a Time Machine backup, your external drive may not be backed up by a Time Machine backup if the external drive is not selected to be backed up in the Time Machine settings.
If you need to reformat your external drive per the above, be aware that reformatting will delete all data on the drive. So before reformatting back up any data, including the iMovie library, that you want to keep. Best to reformat, if you need to, before copying over your iMovie library.
-- Rich
Hi, glenn2189,
As long as you copied your iMovie library to an external drive that is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS, you can delete the library from your Mac internal HD. However, before deleting it make sure that the library on your external drive is functioning correctly. You should have your iMovie library backed up on a second external drive as well. That way, if your first external drive fails (and they do) you will have a back up. Note: If you are using a Time Machine backup, your external drive may not be backed up by a Time Machine backup if the external drive is not selected to be backed up in the Time Machine settings.
If you need to reformat your external drive per the above, be aware that reformatting will delete all data on the drive. So before reformatting back up any data, including the iMovie library, that you want to keep. Best to reformat, if you need to, before copying over your iMovie library.
-- Rich
That's what I thought. I was curious why these are showing in the "other " category? When I click get info after searching "This Mac" , the iMovie library shows stored on my "easy Store" already? as well as other files. Is this a system glitch? just wondering why they are showing on my internal 1TB hard drive as well?
The iMovie library is probably showing in both drives because you have not yet deleted your iMovie library from your internal drive. When you do a "This Mac" search for "other - iMovie Library" it will show all iMovie libraries on your internal drive and on any external drives that are plugged in to your Mac. It is showing in "other" because the iMovie library doesn't fit any other category.
-- Rich
Gtocha! thanks! so I verified my iMovie libraries are stored on 2 separate Mac OS Extended (Journaled) external drives. Safe to delete from "This Mac"
Also I opened iMovie and dropped those into my library list and appears to be working fine. Although I'm not an expert on iMovie :-(
Thank you again!
You are good to go!
Have fun.
-- Rich
So my largest file in "other" is iMovie library...I moved it to a USB 8TB drive. Is it ok now to delete from Mac internal HD?
