Copy Mac Photo Library To External Hard Drive

I have been using WD External Hard Drives to backup my extensive photo library and have never had a problem with them.

I used the WD 2TB My Passport external hard drive to back up my 2 TB Brennan B2 music library. It worked very well. I also used a powered USB hub to connect as the download speeds are very fast. One thing I ought to mention is because the download speeds are so fast, I recommend placing a fan in front of the Brennan B2 as it can get hot. In fact, before I put the fan on my B2 froze and I had to hard close to shut it off to cool it. After using the fan I had no more problems with overheating. I did not have any problems with the external hard drive overheating. It took me about 3 days to download my music library as I have used about 500 GB on my B2 and I only ran the external hard drive for about 4 hours each day to avoid overheating. The other thing I have to recommend is the compact size of the external hard dive, 3 x 4 x 3/8, as it does not take up a lot of room.

Replaced my 5TB rotational external drive with this to store large photo library and Time Machine backup for my MacBook Pro. The SSD drive is super fast and silent. The performance of my culture is significantly better and backups are done in a fraction of the time. It is powered from the computer and it's small making very portable. I use Velcro to attach to my laptop. It does get pretty warm.

Great little external hard drive. Copy your important files to this little gem so you can preserve them and free up storage space in your computer.

This External Hard Drive Enclosure is ideal for those who need a fast and reliable solution to back up, copy, etc. their data. And additionally you get a free version of Acronis True Image solution. Top product in top quality.

I bought this with the intention of backing up my photo projects short-term so I can confidently clear all the images from my memory card after a project. The USB card works perfectly for that. It is so small I keep it installed all the time and barely notice it. When I bought my current laptop, I got a fast SSD drive instead of a comparably-priced HDD with a lot of storage space. This USB drive has the same capacity as my computer’s hard drive so it forces me into the good practice of using my internal drive only for storage of current and pending projects. When I am done editing a project, I copy that folder to the SanDisk drive and delete the original unedited version. At the end of the month, I copy all of that month’s photo projects to an external hard drive. I periodically copy those monthly folders to other drives and clear files of my laptop. Note that transferring data to the SanDisk USB drive is slower than transferring to an external hard drive, it’s not a big thing but just don’t expect blazing transfer speed. I usually start a transfer at a point where I’m ready to be away from the computer for a few minutes, no biggie and it’s a small price to pay for the convenience and peace-of-mind.

Excellent External hard drive.

I use it as an external hard drive for photos.

WD 5TB My Passport for Mac USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Midnight Blue) Purchased 06/10/2020: Backed up my data and storage allows for many additional activities and tasks.

I bought this to use with my WD 4TB My Passport for Mac external hard drive.  Perfect fit.