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    Make sure that your external storage device, such as a USB drive or Thunderbolt drive, is formatted for Mac: either APFS format or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.

    You can't store your library on a storage device used for Time Machine backups.

    And to avoid possible data loss, don't store your library on a removable storage device like an SD card or USB flash drive, or on a device shared over your network or the internet, including over a cloud-based storage service.

    1. Quit Photos.

    2. In the Finder, open the folder that contains Photos Library.

      By default, Photos Library is stored in the Pictures folder of your home folder. You can open your home folder by choosing Go > Home from the Finder menu bar.

    3. Drag Photos Library to a location on your external storage device.

      Learn what to do if you get an error.

    4. After the move is finished, double-click Photos Library in its new location to open it.

    5. If you use iCloud Photos, or to access the library via the Photo Picker in other apps, designate this library as the System Photo Library.

    If you want to delete the original P