Photo library... COPY NOT move to an external hard drive

Hi... hope someone can clarify for me... i would like to COPY not move my entire library of Photos on a hard drive external not to use time machine... I want that all my photos again an another external drive alone... I use my passport for Mac... and seagate for mac... when I went to finder and slip and fall on hard drive he copied like I wanted... BUT then missed my computer! I then dragged back and that's where once again... I'm just not understand the concept... I have also an external hard drive 24/7 backup my studio book on my iMac constantly backup with time machine... so I do not see my backups, everything is good, but how can u really tell if all your r pictures actually on the hard drive of the computer and the external hard drive? Help! I really want to understand this... Thanks to all in advance for helping me!

If you click and drag the library of your boot drive to the external HD all you do is copy the library on this disc.  To make a "gesture", hold command key while dragging.

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