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Hi,
I have an M1 2021 iMac. There is advice in the Apple Support pages: "Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac"
If I move Photos to a remote HD, as in this article, is it backed up by Time Machine?
Also, if I move iMovie by following the guide in "Move your iMovie for Mac library". Is this also backed up by Time Machine?
Thanks for your time.
iMac 24″, macOS 11.5
Yes, I have two external drives connected to my Mac: one contains my photolibrary, the other is my TimeMachine drive. Whenever TimeMachine makes a backup, it backups both my internal drive AND the drive containing my photolibrary
Yes, I have two external drives connected to my Mac: one contains my photolibrary, the other is my TimeMachine drive. Whenever TimeMachine makes a backup, it backups both my internal drive AND the drive containing my photolibrary
Thank you mulberry, but the Apple guide says: "You can store your library on an external storage device, such as a USB or Thunderbolt drive formatted as APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled). However, you can't move your library to a disk that's used for Time Machine backups."
So, moving Photos/iMovie to another Hard Drive NOT assigned for Time Machine data, will the photos and iMovies be backed up by Time Machine?
TimeMachine makes backups of the internal drive and of connected external HD's, unless you exclude the external drives.
If you open your TimeMachine drive and open the latest backup, you should see the external drive on which your PhotoLibrary is stored
Thank you mulberry. I will proceed with confidence.👍🏻
Sure, just check it afterwards by opening your TimeMachine backup drive
Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac
