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How do I move my iMovie library to my external hard drive?
Click on your desktop to make sure that you’re in Finder, then choose Go > Home from the menu bar at the top of your screen. Open the Movies folder, then drag the file named iMovie Library to your external hard drive. When the library file is finished copying to your external drive, double-click the library file to open it in iMovie.
How do you move a project in iMovie?
iMovie will prompt if you’d like to just move the project file or if you’d like to move the events related to it as well. Select Move projects and events and iMovie will move the project and any related events to the external hard drive.
How can I transfer iMovie files from one computer to another?
On the original computer, open iMovie. You’ll need to be able to access both the source and destination iMovie libraries from the same computer. You can do this by connecting an external hard drive, setting up network sharing, or by temporarily copying the destination library to your computer.
Do you need external hard drive for iMovie 11?
Thankfully, iMovie ’11 has the option to move projects and events between hard drives, and although it’s not particularly well documented, it’s quite simple to do. All you’ll need is an external hard drive plugged in to your Mac before continuing.
What happens when I move my iTunes library to an external drive?
Your existing iTunes Library will be moved to the new drive and any new music, videos, or whatever you have in iTunes will be backed up to the new drive as well. Please keep in mind that you can go back to step 2 and change where your iTunes Library is stored—to your computer or a different external drive— at any time.
How do I open a library file in iMovie?
When the library file is finished copying to your external drive, double-click the library file on the external drive to open it in iMovie. If an alert appears asking you to give iMovie access to a removable volume, click OK.
What’s the best way to move music to an external hard drive?
One of the best tools to accomplish this is a network-attached storage device such as Synology DiskStation DS115j with Seagate® Barracuda® Pro drives. You can move all your music (or videos, movies, and other files) to one of these NAS systems, and stream them via Wi-Fi to whatever device you choose.