Move my library of photos on a different internal HD

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• Move the library of photos from applications to the images folder

  I recently used the import in photos app option to import my photos images folder in the photos app.

  I deleted all the images in the images folder and discovered later, the photos app choose to save the photo library in applications (?). Why, I don't know.

  Reading on the default location of the photo apps, I learned that the photo library must be in images (not in applications)...

  For the life of it, I can't move the photos to the pictures library. I can't choose 'copy to another location', I can't drag and drop, I can duplicate but only in again once the applications folder.

  How to get to the library of photos of my applications?

  I recently used the import in photos app option to import my photos images folder in the photos app.

  How exactly import you?

  When you launch Photos it will create the library of Photos in the pictures folder.  Are you really seeing the photo library in Applications or the Photos.app? The icons are very similar: compare file name extensions.

  The photo library looks like this - a fan of pictures.

  

  The Photos.app shows that the flower of the unique Rainbow and not a fan.  What you describe is typical of the Photos.app.  It is specially protected under the system and cannot be removed from the Applications folder. Any other file or folder that you copy into the applications folder can be deleted.

• Move the library file to new mac, as well as metadata

  If I had to move my library of Photos to another mac, all the metadata (faces, keywords, etc.) will come with it? Not in terms of the timing, but the library of faces real itself, etc. Is it as simple as move the photo library file to the new location or is there an official way to do this?

  Thanks as always!

  Just drag it to the new computer or transfer using a hard drive in Mac OS extended (journaled) format

  LN

• Can I access my library of Photos of a NAS (QNAP) safely?

  I have 650 GB of photos stored on my iMac which is clearly take too much space and slow down my machine (I also have a libraryMy great iTunes I)

  My pictures are saved on iCloud photo library.

  I just bought a NAS of QNAP TS251 and would like to move my library of photos to the NAS. My questions are:

  1. Simply by moving the photo library will work? The drive QNAP NAS should be formatted in a special way (HFS +)? I have to open a sparse image/sparsebundle on the NAS to move the photo library to?
  2. The synchronization of the iCloud library will still work?

  Thank you!

  1 - iCloud is not a backup - you need a local backup

  2 - photo library can be on a drive as Mac OS extended (journaled) is connected via a fast wired connection FireWire, Thunderbolt or USB, and which is not used as a unit of backup Time Machine - so far, I have not seen a NAS that responds to this

  LN

• How the library of photos on external hard drive?

  I have a huge library of photos and a disc ssd local that is small, relatively. I have a RAID 5 external drive I want to move my library of photos on and get the images out of my ssd. How can I do?

  In the Finder, drag it to a volume format Mac OS extended, launch Photos with the key Option key, click on another library and select it.

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• Import photos from a different library Mac

  On a recent trip, I took a lot of pictures, I've downloaded from time to time at my MBAir (photo library), where I removed some and edit others using Photos and other extension applications.

  Now I'm at home, I would like to move everything in my main photo library on the iMac with, of course, the edited versions.

  I do not have a complete icloud account I have too many pictures of pay for storage (> 150 GB).

  I tried to select the photos and drag them to a folder on a hard drive and tried to export relevant files of the pictures on the hard drive. In both cases the pictures lose quality 6 MB photos are reduced to 1.5 to 2 MB.

  What is the best way to get them in my library of photos on the iMac in full size and all while keeping the changes already made?

  Subsidiary question: if I do that my camera SD card will recognize photos that have already been imported and only import new ones? If this isn't the case, I can select those that were not imported on the MBAir.

  I don't want to import all the photos in my camera and go through the process of deletion and editing these photos that have already been made.

  Thank you very much for your ideas.

  In both cases the pictures lose quality 6 MB photos are reduced to 1.5 to 2 MB.

  How did you write pictures in file transfer?

  Do not drag and drop them from the browser to a folder. This will only export previews.

  Select photos and click on "file > export > export photos..." and make sure that the quality parameters are set to a high value.  And set the 'Size' to 'Full SIze'.

  

• How can I move photos from a Photo library on my Mac to a library of photos in an external drive?

  I have 10 GB of photos in a photo library on my Mac Air, which is running out of storage space. I would like to move the photos to another library of Photos in an external drive which already hosts most of my photo archives. How can I execute the move?

  Thank you!

  Marco.

  Copy the library from the internal drive to the external drive. You can then open the library on the external hard drive by double clicking it and check, if the copy does not work.

  Photos has no tools to merge libraries. You can use both libraries alternating, or export the photos of a library and import them into the other library.

  Or use the application PowerPhotos to merge the two libraries move photos from one library to another.

  You will need the full version and paid f PowerPhotos to do.

• Can I download originals to iCloud for mac before move library of photos on external hard drive

  I moved my library of photos from my laptop on a thunderbolt 2 TB external drive. I opened pictures (option click) and chose this place to open. Then I opened the photos and click preferences on use this as library of photos of systems. I checked iCloud and he said that I had referenced files that could not be downloaded and consolidate them. I do not know which files are "referenced". These would be photos of the former library of iPhotos that was imported in the Photos. I have more than 20,000 pictures on iCloud. Will they all finally downloaded to my new library of pictures on the external hard drive? Or I have to download the originals on my mac before moving the library of photos on the external drive. I maybe need all start over and do it - except that I don't have enough space on my drive SSD from Mac to keep them all.

  Any suggestions? My plan was to have my photos on iCloud, the originals on disk external hard and then the mac and HD on my time capsule. Access iCloud on my iPad photos air and iPhones, iPad pro.

  When I look at the size of the library of photos in my pictures folder, it is about 12 GB - there is also an iPhotos library in the images folder which is 63 GB. I think I have to combine these files but don't know how to do this. If I also moves the iPhotos library to the new external hard drive which will be done automatically. Obviously I have not deleted the folders in the library on my Mac until it works.

  They must synchronize the external disk if it's where you said Photos your library is (that you have).

  Try to create a new smart album to see what is not downloaded.

  

  iPhoto for pictures

  iPhoto Library from iPhoto to picture for Mac

• Library of photos on a NAS file server?

  Hi guys,.

  We are about to move to OS 10.11 and therefore immune from iPhoto in Photos.

  A NAS file server currently holds all of our image files; on our different Macs iPhoto libraries have albums and lists that refer to these images, but the original files are only on the server. We have more than 300 GB of images. iCloud is therefore out of the question for the storage of files.

  We want to continue to keep our files image centralized on the file server, accessed by our different Macs. Is this possible with pictures? We are confused by the fact that almost all the discussions of Photos mentions iCloud at one time or another. ICloud is mandatory for the Photos and if so why?

  Thanks in advance

  John / Bauatelier

  iCloud is not mandatory.  It is an option to synchronize photos between several devices that are connected to the same iCloud account.

  Although technically Photos can function as a reference library with some source files on a NAS server is not a stable configuration.  It is not nearly as robust that Aperture was referencing Server source files.  Most of the users end up with a library damaged at some point.

  If you want a reliable library then consolidate your library of Photos into a managed library and put it on your boot drive or on an external HD which is being shaped as shown in this screenshot and directly connected to the Mac by USB cable, Firewire, or Thunderbolt.

  

  If you want to use the iCloud photo library to sync with all your devices, you will need to purchase enough storage iCloud to house the library and should read these Apple before committing to the iCPL:

  iCloud Photo library FAQ - Apple Support

  http://www.Apple.com/support/icloud/photos/

  If the library is for a family, these can be interesting:

  https://www.Apple.com/icloud/family-sharing/

  Implement the family sharing - Apple Support

  

• What happens when the photo of system library is on an external drive and then the system creates a library of Photos? How do merge you them?

  What happens when the photo of system library is on an external drive and then the system creates a library of Photos? How do merge you them?

  Your library system can be on an external drive, if the drive is Mac OS extended (journaled) format and mounted on-site.

  But you must be careful, your external drive is always connected and available before the Photos and to import new photos.

  If Photos opens a different library, news, you can switch to the library on your external drive by double clicking on an external library. You can have several libraries, no problem.

  But pictures don't have any tools to merge libraries. You can switch between libraries, then open them alternately.  To merge two libraries export the photos of the smallest library and import the photos exported in the largest library.

  Or use third-party "PowerPhotos" to move photos between libraries.  But the merger is not supported in the free trial version. You must purchase the full version. You can download it here: Fat Cat Software

• To move the library continues to be the library system hard disk

  Hello everyone,

  I would like someone to help me with this question. I've migrated the pictures opening. My library as subject of 70,000 photos.

  Everything went well. I imported the photos keeping referenced masters to na DHM (external hard drive). But, as I wanted to access all my library in the devices of ohters (Iphone and Ipad) that I bought the 1 TB Icloud.

  I noticed that I had 2 thousand pictures consolidated and referenced 68,000.  Then only 2,000 photos are ok to download.

  And there is the first question. It takes too long to download and photos do not appear on devices! Is this normal?

  Here's what I thought:

  I move my library to an another DHM (os Journeling) and consolidate all the photos. Then I will download them all to the ICLOUD. And this way, I'll have all the pictures in all devices.

  But my concern is the following.

  I tried this.

  I copied the actual library to na DHM and deleted in the MBP and open PICTURES. I expected that PHOTOS recognized the library the library even only in a different location. BUT ISN'T. Photos 'think of it as a new library and not the photo of system library.

  Is it possible to move the library and continuing to be photography libray system?

  Help me please.

  Thanks in advance

  Antunes Duarte (greetings from Portugal)

  Is it possible to move the library and continuing to be photography libray system?

  You can set the photo library of the system in Photos > Preferences.

  Double click on the library on your external drive to open pictures. When the Photos is running, open the Photos > Preferences > General.

  Click on the button 'Use as Photo Library system'.

  

  If this button is gray, fine - the library is already the photo library of the system and you can activate iCloud photo library for her.

  If you want to use the library with iCloud, the disk must be formatted correctly.  You can use a hard drive with iCloud photo library, if the file system is Mac OS extended (journaled).

• How to copy events in a library of photos on an external drive

  Hello I need to know how to copy events in a photo library on an external drive.

  I have OS X El Capitan 10.11.6

  Thanks for the help

  as the pictures has no events which is not possible - and you cannot copy to a library of photos to another library - you can export to a library and import in another library or you can use PowerPhotos to move photos between libraries

  What exactly do you have and exactly what you want to accomplish?

  LN

• How to manage a large library of Photos with iCloud

  I have an iMac with a 1 TB drive. El Capitan.

  I have a library of Photos that is 450 GB.

  I use NOT currently in iCloud photo library.

  Library to backup to external hard drive.

  I would switch to 500 GB SSD drive, so I need to cut the pictures library to adapt.

  I tried to read as much information, but I'm still not clear on some points.

  Hard to test on the great library.

  Traverse and the cleaning of a large library of Photo are your time, I'm looking for less than hands on options.

  My thought:

  1. upgrade to iCloud 1 TB storage Plan

  2. turn on iCloud photo library (original leave) and wait a few days/weeks/months to the great library to synchronize with iCloud.

  3. turn on iCloud photo library (optimized) on iPhone and iPad to synchronize all libraries and get all the originals to iCloud and then the iMac

  Q1. How much space will be a large library as it takes on an iOS device. I'm afraid that even an optimized library will fill 64 GB device.

  (I know that's dependent on media, but just looking for a guideline for iOS, I think OS X is 9to1)

  4. once everything is synchronized, copy the photo library in DHM (properly formatted) as a backup.

  5. start the on EHD photo library to ensure the proper functioning.

  6. allow photo library on iMac as the synchronized library. Don't want to keep always connected DHM.

  7 change library Photos optimized on the computer and let the full synchronization.

  This should give me a library optimized on the iMac and a complete library on the EHD.

  However, since the EHD are not the Central Library for iCloud synchronization, it will remain not being updated.

  Q2. Can I create another user account on the iMac with my iCloud settings and using EHD originals full as the main library?

  That would allow me to periodically plug JEP, throw the other user account and let pictures synchronize updates and get new originals.

  This would be mainly used as a backup plan, so I rely not only on iCloud himself.

  Is this a reasonable plan or I'm far from base.

  Kind regards

  Brettdog

  Q1. How much space will be a large library as it takes on an iOS device. I'm afraid that even an optimized library will fill 64 GB device.

  (I know that's dependent on media, but just looking for a guideline for iOS, I think OS X is 9to1)

  My library has only about 200 GB on the Mac, with 40000 photos, but it's horrible on the iPad in an optimized version. Size is fine, he has been reduced to about 10% of its original size, but work with Photos is a pain, if each photo is just a fuzzy image and needs icloud download to view properly. Sometimes it takes a minute or more to recover the photo, so it is impossible to browse photos or making a slide show.  On the iPad, I returned to sync with iTunes, the albums selected. On the iPhone, it's not so bad, because the screen is smaller, and blurring is tolerable.

  Q2. Can I create another user account on the iMac with my iCloud settings and using EHD originals full as the main library?

  You can do it from your normal user account. Alternate between libraries and to the iCloud photo library on the external drive.

  It will be easier than permission risk issues when you access a library of two different user accounts.

  If you want to reduce the size of the internal Player library quickly, remove the library on internally, after that you are sure that the copy on the external hard drive is working properly.  Create a new library on the internal disk and make your iCloud Photo Library., optimized. The library will download in an optimized way and be much smaller to begin with.

• Moved from my library of Photos to iCloud by car and now the pictures will not open it...

  I thought being smart and transfer my library of Photos to iCloud by car so I can access all my devices, but now the pictures won't open it. I hold down the Option key when starting the Photos and told to open the library moved in my world of iCloud drive. He complains about the library in an incompatible format (or something similar). If I move just back off iCloud drive to any where in my regular Finder file system then pictures is perfectly fine opening of the library. What the heck! Anyone know what is happening or that seemingly obvious thing does not work why?

  Yes... I think the library should be 'local' to your Mac. It can live on a USB key and maybe even a network drive, but I do not expect any level of performance with her on the cloud. If you think you can avoid to keep your phone synchronized with iCloud and still have access to all of your library, it won't work.

  Apple don't tell you not to do it, but they said this without mentioning iCloud drive...

  

• If I exported my photos when I import them into another library of Photos, will they still be live photos?

  I plan to export my entire library of Photos on a hard drive, that I will then use import my library to another library of Photos on another computer (with the latest updates). When I export my photos (choosing File > export > export Photos X...), they will still be "live pictures" that is when I import them will be powered?

  For sure if you simply move a copy of the entire library to the new system, you will have all - export and import loses a lot of information and can lose quality if you're wrong - interconnect systems and drag the library photos of the current system to the new system images folder - or use an external hard drive to the Mac OS extended (journaled) format to move in all

  LN