{"id":2460,"date":"2019-01-30T14:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hirelaptops.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2019-01-30T14:30:44","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:30:44","slug":"backing-up-mac-photo-library-to-an-external-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hirelaptops.co.uk\/blog\/backing-up-mac-photo-library-to-an-external-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"BACKING UP YOUR MAC PHOTO LIBRARY TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pictures are the memories that you want to keep safe forever. While storing your precious pictures in the cloud is good, you might also want to have the peace of mind of having your pictures stored locally. Luckily, it is an easy process to back up your Mac\u2019s photos to an external drive. In this guide, it is assumed that the pictures are the actual photos from the \u2018photos\u2019 app in the Mac, the default app if you have used iCloud photo stream or directly imported from your iPhone. If all your photos are just in a folder on your Mac, all you are required to do is to plug in your external drive and move them over directly. If you are using a different app that uses another library, you will be required to perform the configuration for that app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Moving pictures from the \u2018photos\u2019 library  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To know how this works, it is important to know how exactly the photos\napp files work. It is actually quite straightforward and simple. There exists a\nsingle file that contains the entirety of the photo library. If you are looking\nto back this library up, you are required to plug your external storage drive\nin and drag the file folder over to that external drive in the sidebar of the\nfinder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the easier part. The harder part comes when you are required to change which photo library you wish to use. You are then required to change the location from which the photos app is reading. While you can open the library just by double-clicking on it, it is advised to use \u2018photos\u2019 app to be used by default. You can always switch back to the regular library if need be. Double click on the backup library to access it, then click on preferences for photos from Photos folder. Click on the \u2018use as the system\u2019s photo library\u2019 which will switch the new library as the default. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Back up your photos automatically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Backing up files manually may require a lot of time and involve a lot\nof hassle, it is always better and advised to back up your photos\nautomatically, so you free yourself from the burden of doing it manually.\nApple\u2019s built-in time machine app marks as the best tool to back up\nautomatically to an external drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Cut short the hassle!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong> With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirelaptops.co.uk\/\"><strong>Hire Laptops<\/strong><\/a>, ease yourself off the burden of updating your equipment all by yourself. We provide updated and modern IT equipment to help you leverage the power of cutting-edge technology to your business. Our top-notch IT solutions will not only help you save costs but will also prove to be beneficial in your business\u2019s favor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures are the memories that you want to keep safe forever. While storing your precious pictures in the cloud is good, you might also want to<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BACKING UP YOUR MAC PHOTO LIBRARY TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DRIVE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pictures are the memories that you want to keep safe forever. 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