Hi Ronni Thank you for your prompt reply, as always. I'm busy at present but will reply shortly, please, don't hold your breath. Talk soon Ronni, thank you
Best wishes & Kindest regards Tony xoxo Tony: Sent from my iPhone. > On 8 Sep 2014, at 13:13, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tony, > > Firstly: What is your current backup plan... How are you backing up your > entire Mac computer? Are you using Time Machine for regular backups? > What OS X are you running - OS X 10.9.4? > Are you using iPhoto'11 v9.5.1? > ----- > If you are wishing to have an extra backup just of your iPhoto Library onto > an External Drive. > Make sure the external drive is formatted 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' - > Partition Map Scheme: GUID Partition Table. > You can check the format of the external drive in Disk Utility. > > If the External Drive is formatted correctly: You can create a backup by - > 'Copy' the Entire 'iPhoto Library'to your external Hard Drive' > Your iPhoto Library is located: in your Home Directory (Home Folder) > > Pictures - "iPhoto Library". > > 1. Make sure iPhoto is Quit. > 2. Connect the External Drive to your Mac > 3. Copy the "entire iPhoto Library folder" to the new drive. > > That's the only way to copy the photos and the database, which includes > albums, keywords, and all other iPhoto metadata. > > 4. Once copied, you can Option-launch iPhoto, choose the library on the > External Drive, and open it to check that it functions properly. > > Note: You'll have to Option-launch iPhoto and select your main library to get > back to it after you have tested the back-up. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > >> On 8 Sep 2014, at 12:14 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hello fellow Mac’ lovers >> >> Now, I have been on line, through all of my past notes and my “Keepers” >> e-mails for past solutions before requesting your assistance. >> >> I have connected a Portable Had drive to my lap top with the intention of >> backing up my iPhoto Library into it. In the past I have created some major >> problems, and headaches for Ronni and Peter, for myself by trying to do it >> on my own. >> >> Would someone be willing to give me the instructions required please to back >> up my iPhoto’s Library to the Portable Hard Drive?? >> >> Thank you >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Tony >> >> BODDINGTON. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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