, to a 2TB SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (with the default ExFAT format),
First, locate your Folders pane on the left side of the Library module of Lightroom. Then click the + button in the top-right corner and choose “Add Folder”. This is going to let you create a new folder for storing your images. In this case, navigate to your external drive and create a new folder at that location. Step 1: Copy over your Photos library. Connect an external drive to your Mac via USB, USB-C, or Thunderbolt. Open a new Finder window. Open your external drive in that window. Open a new Finder window. Don't close your previous window (open to your external drive), as you'll need it shortly. But your photos will be neatly arranged in folders by date, so they can then be uploaded to Google Drive or stored on an external drive, whichever you prefer. However, the metadata for the photos. How to transfer photos from PC/Mac to external hard drive. After you have downloaded the photos from iCloud on your Windows PC or Mac, you can start to transfer them to your external hard drive. Plug in your external hard drive to your computer via a USB cable. Find the photo files saved from iCloud and copy them to your external hard.
The problem seems to be the file system format. Photos cannot work with a Photos Library on a volume with an incompatible format.
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Try to drag the Photos Libraries to a drive with the format MacOS Extended (Journaled) or APFS.
Follow the instructions in this support document on how to prepare the external drive:
Once this proved to be not working, I tried copying one of the libraries, from the SanDisk SSD to another external HD, a 4TB WD My Passport (non SSD), which resulted in copied files (not the library itself), which has me completely baffled.
Copy Photos Library To External Drive Mac
If you are seeing separate files instead of a library package, when you copy the Photos Library, the filename extension of the Photos Library may have been lost. Add the filename extension back to the folder containing the library. The name should be 'Photos Library.photoslibrary'. the '.photoslibrary' extension is telling the Mac, that the folder is a library package.
Can't Copy Photos Library To External Drive
Copy Photos Library To External Drive Windows 7
Aug 28, 2019 12:25 AM
Copy Photos From Iphoto Library To External Hard Drive
Hi Gary, I am using an older Mac with “only” 80 gig hard drive. Operating system is 10.11.6. When the conversion from iPhoto happened, my pictures took over my computer and I now have less than 1 gig left. I preferred the old way of transfer using a physical connection to Image Capture to transfer to an external drive. Now with iCloud, I can’t do that. Neither can I download from the cloud anywhere but my hard drive (which doesn’t have room). I’m afraid of losing data but something must be done. Is there a solution? I realize that performance will be slower but I need the computer for other things as well. I’m really afraid to take ANY step until I’m certain I won’t delete data. I looked through your posts, questions and answers and I didn’t see this specifically addressed. If I’ve missed it, please feel free to direct me to that conversation. Many thanks.
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Cathy