Accidentally created a referenced library - Help!

I just finished the importation of hundreds of photos from an external drive and them organized into albums photos Apple on my iMac.  Some of these albums already contained the photos stored on my iMac (physically) locally.  Now, I found that I don't have the option import 'returned copy at the library' selected, so none of the images have been stored locally on my iMac.  I now have albums in which some of the photos are locally registered, but the vast majority is referenced on the external drive (which I don't want to stay connected).  Needless to say I want to have all the photos stored locally.  The only way I can say to those that is referenced is to open and wait for the message "the volume of xxxx.jpg is not found!"

Help!  If I connect the external hard drive, is it possible to easily make the library referenced a 'good' managed library by some massive copy of all the files referenced?  The thought of having to do it carefully by hand, file-by-file is unbearable.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

You can move the files referenced automatically.

Create a smart album in Photos (file > new smart album) and use a rule "Photo is referenced.

Select some of the photos in this smart album, and then use the command "file > consolidate."  Who will move the photos referenced in your photo library.

Continue using ' file > consolidate "for several photos selected until the smart album is empty and all the pictures are safe in your library.

When you create a new smart album, Photos not open automatically. The smart album will appear in the sidebar in the folder in the album section you currently selected, or to the top level of the Album section.   To bring up the sidebar with the albums enter the combination of keys ⌥⌘S (command-option-S).

It would be tempting to try to move all the pictures at once, but I found that it's easier to do it in small slices, just in case one of the referenced files could not be found. It will be easier to detect the photos that may give problems, if you did not attempt to move all at once.

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