Switch to iCloud Photos’ Optimise Mac
Storage option if you need to save space.any new photos are added. Once you’re
sure everything has copied correctly and
is working as expected, delete Photos
Library from your Macintosh HD and
empty the Trash.
2
Move your music
Music downloaded from the iTunes
Store or imported into macOS Catalina’s
Music app lives in the Music folder in your
Home folder. (If you’re using an older
version of macOS, it’s much the same,
except that the folder is called iTunes.)
As with Photos, you may have
imported music into Music without moving
the original files. In Music, go to File >
Library > Organize Library and check
Consolidate Files to bring everything
together. Having done this, quit Music and,
in the Finder, copy the whole Music folder
— containing the Media folder and
subfolders — to your external drive.
Holding Opt, open Music and navigate
to the Music Library file inside Music/
Media in your new location. (Unlike Photos
Library, Music Library lives in the same
folder as your music but doesn’t contain it
— it’s just an index.) Then go to Music >
Preferences > Files, click Change and
select your new Music folder so that new
files will be stored there too. All OK?
Delete the original Music folder.3
Shift your shows
If we tell you that videos belonging to
macOS Catalina’s TV app live in a folder
called TV inside the Movies folder in your
Home folder, you can figure out everything
you need to know about moving it to an
external drive based on the instructions
for Music, above.Drives to banish
your media to
G-TECHNOLOGY G-DRIVE USB 3.0
DESKTOP 4TB
$129.95 FROM shop.westerndigital.
com FEATURES 7,200rpm hard
disk, USB–A cable
This chunky Mac–formatted hard
disk offers a relatively high speed of
up to 165MB/s, which isn’t held back
by the USB 3 Gen1. The supplied
USB–A to B cable will need an
adapter for USB–C.SEAGATE FAST SSD 1TB
$189.99 FROM seagate.com
FEATURES Transfer up to 540MB/s,
USB–C and USB–A 3.0 cables included
This SSD doesn’t need to be plugged
in to the wall. Its speed is limited by
the USB 3 Gen2, but it’s four–times
quicker than most hard disks and
cheaper than Thunderbolt drives.WD MY PASSPORT
ULTRA FOR MAC 4TB
$129.99 FROM shop.westerndigital.
com FEATURES 5,400rpm hard
disk, USB–C cable, USB–A adapter
This USB 3.0 hard disk isn’t fast
but has room to back up a 2TB Mac
and store a large media collection.
Speed won’t really be an issue once
you have completed the initial bulk
file transfer.Image rights clockwise from top: Apple, Seagate Technology, Western Digital, Apple.
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