
See, I told you it would be easy, mostly thanks to OWC Copy That Mobile.

Maybe even a safety deposit box or a fireproof safe. When the app is finished making a backup of pictures and videos from your iPhone or iPad, you have an external drive you can stick somewhere secure. Fortunately, OWC’s application keeps you constantly updated on what it’s doing so you won’t be left wondering if it’s locked up. It’s possible you’re moving thousands of files - gigabytes of data - and the process could easily take a long time. Export from Photos App Connect the External Drive View Files on the External Drive Use Finder Search Tool Open Pictures Folder Select the Photos Drag. Select Browse Teams and Channels to choose from all the files you have access to in Teams, and then select Upload a copy or Share a link. Tap on the big, blue Copy That button at the bottom of the screen. Do one of the following: Select Recent to choose a file you recently opened, and then select Upload a copy.

Tap the big, blue Copy That button.Īnd you’re ready to go.
COPY PHOTOS FROM MAC TO EXTERNAL DRIVE HOW TO
Now, lets learn how to manually back up or move photos on Mac to an external drive. Select the photos that you want to back up and start backing up. Choose the external hard drive and click 'Use Disk'.

Hit the Done button to return to the home screen. Go click Apple > System Preferences > Time Machine. That opens yet another pop-up, this one with the choice of copying over, ignoring or making duplicates of files from previous backups you’ve made onto this same drive. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Macīack on the home screen of OWC Copy That Mobile, tap on Skip existing files. To do so follow these steps: Open Photos on your Mac (if it doesn’t automatically open the library you wish to combine the second one into, click on Option at the same time as you open Photos. Deal with duplicates and finalize your file backup Skip, replace or duplicate redundant files - another choice. Hit the Done button to close this window.
