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Jul 28, 2017 Hold down the Shift key (or the Option key on a Mac) as you click the icon to start the iTunes program. The “Choose iTunes Library” box opens. Click the Choose Library button. Jan 15, 2016 You may use both, your MAC ssds plus a external gard drive. The better is the source to be outside and keep the ssd to rendering at the end, so one hard drive only read and the other only records, since one task interfere on another. Sep 07, 2016 Moving Final Cut Pro X Projects to an External Hard Drive - LearnMac.org Mac Tips, Tutorials and Tricks This video will show how to move Final Cut Pro X projects to an external hard drive so that you can then edit at another computer source.

Hi! I’m in the midst of some confusing computer issues.
I’m new to mac, and I’ve put a huge number of pictures into iPhoto. Now all of my old and new jpeg files exist in the iPhoto Library in Finder.
If a few years down the road I get a Windows laptop, will I be able to transfer my iPhoto Library to my Windows “My Pictures” and still be able to access the files? The Windows computer wouldn’t have iPhoto, so does that mean it wouldn’t be able to view them? I’m really nervous about losing the ability to access my pictures.
Would it be safer not to use iPhoto? I really like the program, but I don’t want to lose accessibility if I need to use Windows. I have two external hard drives that I frequently use to back up my files, and both are Mac/Windows compatible. The issue is just if the iPhoto Library will be transferable or not.
Thank you SO much in advance for any help! Sorry if I was repetitive – I’m trying to wrap my head around this!

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iPhoto is a bit tricky. You will find iPhoto Library in your pictures folder. You need to get the pictures out of that. Right click (Command click) on it and select “Show Package Contents” In there you will see a folder with the originals. From there you can drag them to a external drive. They will open without a problem on a Windows machine.

@thisisfun Thank you for your help!! I love the idea of being able to get the pictures out of iPhoto. I followed through and did the Show Package Contents, then clicked on the Originals folder. However, the Originals folder was only 4KB big (and I have about 200GB of pictures) – and didn’t contain pictures. Does this mean iPhoto doesn’t have the originals?
Thank you, again!!

@hellolulu No, it doesn’t nessesarily mean that. If you’ve edited a photo, it puts the original version of it in the original folder. If you haven’t touched it up or anything, it wouldn’t be in the original folder.

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In Final Cut Pro, you organize your work in libraries. A single library can hold multiple events and projects. A library can also hold the media and Motion content used in your events and projects. You can move your library to an external drive to save space on your Mac, to edit your project on another Mac, or to collaborate on your project with others.

Prepare to move your library

Before you move a library, be aware that the source media files linked to the clips in your project and Motion content might not be located in the library you want to move. If you want to open the library on another Mac for editing or collaboration, you should consolidate the media and Motion content in the library you want to move. That way, you'll have all the content you need to work on your project on another Mac.

If you plan on opening the library on another Mac, you'll have to install any third-party plug-ins and special fonts on the other Mac. Moving your library to another Mac doesn't move your third-party plug-ins and special fonts. Make sure that each plug-in is compatible with the versions of macOS and Final Cut Pro on the other Mac.

Prepare your drive

You can store libraries on an external storage device such as a USB drive, FireWire drive, or Thunderbolt drive formatted as APFS or MacOS Extended (Journaled).

You can’t store your library on an external drive or other disk used for Time Machine backups.

Remove generated files

Final Cut Pro creates generated files such as render files, optimized files, and proxy media files in the background while you’re working on a project. Before you move a Final Cut Pro library, you can delete generated files to save space. Final Cut Pro regenerates render files the next time you open and work on your project. If you delete optimized and proxy media files, you'll have to regenerate them manually when you reopen the library.

To see how much space generated files take up, select the library in the Libraries sidebar, then scroll to Cache in the Library Properties window.
Choose File > Delete Generated Library Files.
To save the most space, select all options, then click OK.