#BACKUP IPHOTO TO EXTERNAL DRIVE FULL#

Ĭopy items to your iDisk: If you’re a MobileMe member, you can use the Backup utility to copy your iPhoto library to your iDisk.To open Time Machine, click its icon in the Dock, or click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and choose Enter Time Machine.įor more information on Time Machine or Backup, see the topics in Mac Help. Using your lightning cable, connect your iPhone to your external hard drive Confirm that your iPhone is connected by clicking on the Files app and then clicking Browse Navigate to your Photos app and choose the ones you want to transfer.

To restore your entire iPhoto library, quit iPhoto, open the folder containing your iPhoto library, and then open Time Machine. Copying the data across is a simple if lengthy process, ctrl (control) click the iPhoto Library file and select copy (or use ctrl + c) and then paste it into your cloud account (or use control ctrl +v). If you use earlier versions of iPhoto or Mac OS X: To restore specific photos or Events, open iPhoto and choose File > Browse Backups. If you use iPhoto 9.1.4 or later and Mac OS X v10.7 or later: To restore photos, quit iPhoto, open the folder containing your iPhoto library, and then open Time Machine. To ensure that Time Machine does a complete backup of your library, quit iPhoto periodically before backing up. Save photos to an external hard drive: If you have an external hard drive set up, you can use Time Machine or the Backup utility to make a backup copy of your.

#BACKUP IPHOTO TO EXTERNAL DRIVE FULL#

Important: Time Machine can’t do a full backup of your iPhoto library when iPhoto is open.

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