Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="hempomatic" data-source="post: 1932506" data-attributes="member: 335450"><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😵" title="Dizzy face&nbsp; &nbsp; :dizzy_face:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f635.png" data-shortname=":dizzy_face:" />‍<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💫" title="Dizzy&nbsp; &nbsp; :dizzy:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f4ab.png" data-shortname=":dizzy:" />&nbsp; I tried again, but the same result.&nbsp; I did everything step by step, followed the directions to the letter.&nbsp; I'm obviously doing something wrong. Make sure your external storage device, such as a USB drive or Thunderbolt drive, is <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac" target="_blank">formatted for Mac</a>: either APFS format or Mac OS Extended (Journalled) format.&nbsp; DONEDrag the Photos library to a location on your external storage device.&nbsp; &nbsp; DONEAfter you've finished moving it, double-click the Photos library in its new location to open it.&nbsp;&nbsp; DONEIt opens fine, editing works perfectly, quits normally after use. ANY changes to the files however prevents the disk from being ejected in Finder, or being un-mounted in Disk Utility.If I can't eject it, do I need to have the drive hanging from a wire forever or just keep my fingers crossed that I don't corrupt a 600 GB photo library every time I have to force eject?&nbsp; From what I can tell, those seem to be the only 2 possibilities other than just leaving things where they were.Sometimes, I wish I knew what the heck I was doing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hempomatic, post: 1932506, member: 335450"] 😵‍💫 I tried again, but the same result. I did everything step by step, followed the directions to the letter. I'm obviously doing something wrong. [I][B]Make sure your external storage device, such as a USB drive or Thunderbolt drive, is [URL='https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac']formatted for Mac[/URL]: either APFS format or Mac OS Extended (Journalled) format. [/B][/I] DONE [I][B]Drag the Photos library to a location on your external storage device. [/B][/I]DONE [I][B]After you've finished moving it, double-click the Photos library in its new location to open it. [/B][/I]DONE It opens fine, editing works perfectly, quits normally after use. ANY changes to the files however prevents the disk from being ejected in Finder, or being un-mounted in Disk Utility. If I can't eject it, do I need to have the drive hanging from a wire forever or just keep my fingers crossed that I don't corrupt a 600 GB photo library every time I have to force eject? From what I can tell, those seem to be the only 2 possibilities other than just leaving things where they were. Sometimes, I wish I knew what the heck I was doing. [/QUOTE]

Verification

Name this item. 🍎