How to Store Photos on Mac?

Move your Photos Library to Save Space on your Mac

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

Where can I Store my Photos on my Mac?

Simply put, the photo files on Mac OS are stored here: ~/Pictures/Photos Library. photoslibrary/Masters/. You should remember that the symbol ~ shows your home directory. Therefore, if you intend to use the Go To Folder option to navigate through this directory, you should always use the prefix ~.

How do you Save all your Pictures on a Mac?

On iCloud.com, click Photos and select a photo or video. Hold the command key on your Mac or control key on your PC to select multiple photos or videos.
Click and hold the download button in the upper corner of the window.
Click Download.

How do I Save Photos on my Mac to Store Storage?

Open Photos and click Photos in the menu bar top left corner
Click Preferences…
Make sure the iCloud tab is selected.
Click Optimize Mac Storage if iCloud Photo Library is already turned on.

What is the Best Way to Backup Photos on a Mac?

Connect an external drive to your Mac via USB, USBC, or Thunderbolt.
Open a new Finder window on your Mac.
Click on Pictures in the sidebar.
Drag your Photos Library to your external drive.
Wait for it to copy over.