I'm having trouble exporting my photo library to an external hard drive. Whether I try dragging and dropping or using the export function in the file menu, nothing happens—no loading screens, no error messages, it's just silent. I've tested exporting various types of files, from large videos to small images, but none seem to work. On top of that, the Photos app won't close, and I'm stuck unable to restart my Mac. Has anyone experienced this before or have any suggestions?
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It might help to move your entire photo library instead of trying to export it bit by bit. Apple has a guide on this that could be useful. Check it out to see if that's a better approach for you!
I gave that a shot, but it only transferred 103 GB out of my 1.3 TB of photos. It seems like not all my data is downloaded from iCloud. How can I get everything from the cloud onto my external hard drive?