Are you migrating to another Mac or want to free up space on your hard drive? In either case, you may want to move/copy your Apple Photos library to a new location.

This tutorial will walk you through the steps to move non-iCloud Photo Libraries and iCloud Photo Libraries to an external hard drive to free up space on your Mac.

We'll also discuss referenced photos and photo file consolidation, as it makes sense to look at these things before moving your files!

How to merge Apple photo libraries
https://youtu.be/7Zvn5mMBxlI

00:00 Intro & Welcome back!
00:36 How to find your photo libraries
02:15 Rename photo libraries
02:55 Why you need/want to move photo libraries
03:24 Understanding referenced files
04:14 Find referenced files manually
05:17 Automatically find referenced files with smart albums
06:12 Understanding missing referenced files
06:59 Move photo library to external hard drive
08:02 Checking the reconsolidation of files in Photos
10:43 Verify iCloud photos
13:19 Third-party app recommendations
14:18 ONE MORE THING – Repairing photo libraries

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