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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1811118" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>A possible solution might be to copy your Photos library in toto to an External Hard Drive (EHD).</p><p></p><p>Whatever you do, don't meddle with, open up or alter your library. But it can be found here:</p><p></p><p>Macintosh HD > Users > Your Name > Pictures > Photos Library.photoslibrary</p><p></p><p>You could copy/paste or use any method you care to copy that library to an EHD. The structure of the library would remain intact.</p><p></p><p>However, to view them on another Mac, you would need the same version of Photos app and you would have to direct Photos app to the EHD. This is done by opening the Photos app > Preferences > General > Show in Finder</p><p></p><p>This article takes you through the steps: <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/214569/how-to-move-your-apple-photos-library-to-another-location/" target="_blank">https://www.howtogeek.com/214569/how-to-move-your-apple-photos-library-to-another-location/</a></p><p></p><p>As far as getting a Windows PC to view the Photos Library, that's a different proposition altogether.</p><p></p><p>I think a much better way than via an EHD is to set up and use iCloud Photos on the Windows PC. See how to do this here: <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205323" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205323</a></p><p></p><p>Therefore I suggest you Format your EHD as OS X Extended (Journaled) and use it exclusively for a Mac - and use the iCloud on the Windows PC.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1811118, member: 83420"] A possible solution might be to copy your Photos library in toto to an External Hard Drive (EHD). Whatever you do, don't meddle with, open up or alter your library. But it can be found here: Macintosh HD > Users > Your Name > Pictures > Photos Library.photoslibrary You could copy/paste or use any method you care to copy that library to an EHD. The structure of the library would remain intact. However, to view them on another Mac, you would need the same version of Photos app and you would have to direct Photos app to the EHD. This is done by opening the Photos app > Preferences > General > Show in Finder This article takes you through the steps: [url]https://www.howtogeek.com/214569/how-to-move-your-apple-photos-library-to-another-location/[/url] As far as getting a Windows PC to view the Photos Library, that's a different proposition altogether. I think a much better way than via an EHD is to set up and use iCloud Photos on the Windows PC. See how to do this here: [url]https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205323[/url] Therefore I suggest you Format your EHD as OS X Extended (Journaled) and use it exclusively for a Mac - and use the iCloud on the Windows PC. Ian [/QUOTE]
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