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Photos on iPhoto or Photos for Mac

Will the PhotoStick be able to access the photos which are contained in my iPhoto software program?

My iMac is about 12 years old and has OS version 10.13.3

Anne

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 22, 2021 7:33 PM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2021 9:09 AM

Do you have Time Machine enabled for your iMac or some other backup strategy? If not you should and the easiest is with Time Machine as it's automatic and will make hourly, incremental back-ups. Having Time Machine enabled will automatically backup your photos and the iPhoto/Photos library.


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Jun 23, 2021 9:09 AM in response to KiwiAnne

Do you have Time Machine enabled for your iMac or some other backup strategy? If not you should and the easiest is with Time Machine as it's automatic and will make hourly, incremental back-ups. Having Time Machine enabled will automatically backup your photos and the iPhoto/Photos library.


Jun 23, 2021 12:31 AM in response to KiwiAnne

I would be *very* cautious about using this product on a Mac where you're using Photos or iPhoto. There is no indication on the website that it has any awareness of the intricacies of the library structure. At best you risk getting thousands of thumbnails/previews/originals treated as independent files, and worst you get massive data corruption of your Libraries.


If you want to back up your photos, and you should, then a less expensive and equally effective method would be to simply make a copy on an external drive.


Or, if you want something the size of the photo stick then


Select all the snaps in your library


Export them to a folder on the desktop


Drag the folder to a flash drive.


Done.

Photos on iPhoto or Photos for Mac

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