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Can my photos library be on an external drive?

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Posted on Feb 19, 2022 6:07 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2022 6:10 PM

Yes. Drag it to a volume formatted as Mac OS Extended or APFS, launch Photos with the Option key held down, click on Other Library, and choose it.

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Yes. Drag it to a volume formatted as Mac OS Extended or APFS, launch Photos with the Option key held down, click on Other Library, and choose it.

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