I tend to use iMovie for a lot of simpler videos. The problem is, the iMovie library can get pretty large, and I also like to make sure everything is backed up in Dropbox. Yes there are many issues - bottom line is that it does not work - you can move photos to DropBox but not the Photos library - the Photos library must always be on a volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) and DB does not meet that - a number of people have tested and all reported tests have failed, none have been successful.
I moved my Photos library to Dropbox A Photos Library needs to be on a locally mounted drive. If you want to save storage on your Mac, move the library to an external USB drive. See Apple's instructions: Keeping the library in Dropbox will damage it sooner or later: If you store your Photos library in a location that's part of a cloud service (for example, Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive), your library might be damaged by the syncing process. As a result, you could lose photos. To see your photos on all your devices, you can use.
To back up your library, you can use. If you do not want a drive connected to your MacBook Pro, then iCloud Photo Library with 'Optimize Storage' is the only safe way to save storage for photos in Photos Library by moving the originals to the cloud. Do not put the library on a NAS either.
To prevent data loss, Apple doesn't recommend storing photo libraries on external storage devices like SD cards and USB flash drives, or drives that are shared on a network. Did you move the actual Photos library, or did you move the individual photos? Neither is likely to do what you want, but the recovery will be different. Either way, you will need to put your library/pictures back into the normal file system, then look for another solution to your space shortage. If you really moved the whole Photos library, you may have done irreparable damage to it and should restore it from your backup (ideally a Time Machine backup).
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If you only moved the pictures from the Photos library to Dropbox, you'll have to move the back into the Photos library before you can access them from the Photos app. I moved my Photos library to Dropbox A Photos Library needs to be on a locally mounted drive. If you want to save storage on your Mac, move the library to an external USB drive.
See Apple's instructions: Keeping the library in Dropbox will damage it sooner or later: If you store your Photos library in a location that's part of a cloud service (for example, Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive), your library might be damaged by the syncing process. As a result, you could lose photos. To see your photos on all your devices, you can use. To back up your library, you can use. If you do not want a drive connected to your MacBook Pro, then iCloud Photo Library with 'Optimize Storage' is the only safe way to save storage for photos in Photos Library by moving the originals to the cloud.
Do not put the library on a NAS either. To prevent data loss, Apple doesn't recommend storing photo libraries on external storage devices like SD cards and USB flash drives, or drives that are shared on a network. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.
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