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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Use of external HD for photos
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1857311" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Assuming you get the newer images into the database, it's going to be very large. If you want to be able to have it on the internal drive and edit images/videos there, you are going to have to free up the space on the internal drive to be able to do that. The database that is now on the internal drive that you called HD is, if I understand it correctly, reporting errors and therefore of no real use to you, so you could make some space by deleting it and then, if that makes enough space, copy the new database onto the internal drive (making sure Photos knows of the move in Preferences). Now, if you can open that current database on HD, and if it has your newer images in it and if you can export them to files, you can and maybe should do that before you do anything with it. You would hate to delete that database and then discover it held photos you wanted. Even if you cannot edit, you may be able to export the originals. It's worth a try.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1857311, member: 396914"] Assuming you get the newer images into the database, it's going to be very large. If you want to be able to have it on the internal drive and edit images/videos there, you are going to have to free up the space on the internal drive to be able to do that. The database that is now on the internal drive that you called HD is, if I understand it correctly, reporting errors and therefore of no real use to you, so you could make some space by deleting it and then, if that makes enough space, copy the new database onto the internal drive (making sure Photos knows of the move in Preferences). Now, if you can open that current database on HD, and if it has your newer images in it and if you can export them to files, you can and maybe should do that before you do anything with it. You would hate to delete that database and then discover it held photos you wanted. Even if you cannot edit, you may be able to export the originals. It's worth a try. [/QUOTE]
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