Move Photos

[kate2kate]

How do I properly move my photos from an external hard drive to my new Mac laptop.

[Ralf F]

Hi Kate,

have a look at these 2 options, most people recommend option 2.

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/move-photos-another-hard-drive-leaving-catalog/

Ralf

[dj_paige]

How do I properly move my photos from an external hard drive to my new Mac laptop.

By @kate2kate

It sounds like you are moving to a new computer. If so, the instructions are here: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-move-lightroom-to-new-computer/

[Randy Hufford]

Are you sure you have enough space?

[kate2kate]

I have 1T. I don't have a lot of pictures. I take pictures of my jewelry and there is no benefit to keeping all photos. I am going to back up the entire computer, so the photos get backed up with it.