To move an imovie project to external drive, hold down the command key as you drag the project to the connected hard drive and then choose move project or move project and events. Then when im in imovie it says that the file is missing. All youll need is an external hard drive plugged in to your mac before continuing. Jul 03, 2012 i cannot get imovie 11 to connect to an external drive or my time capsule data drive.
Click the disk cleanup tab, and then select the check boxes for the files you want to delete. You can also easily remove and archive projects and events. If youre still struggling to find disk space, you may like to move the imovie library onto an external drive. The movies folder is located on the lefthand side of this finder window, so click on movies. Well be looking at imovie for this particular howto but its really the same whether youre using a version of imovie or final cut pro x or similar. You will be asked if you want to transfer the events associated with the project. But whenever i move them there it just copys it from my computer, so i delete the file from my computer. It is recommended that you work on your project from your external hard drive. Apr 30, 2019 move the imovie library to external drive. This allows you to edit off of the external drive instead of taking up.
Moving imovie files from internal hdd to external hdd started sep 19, 2017. All of these files i never access outside of the context of the creating application and there is no advantage to grouping them with other files such as being related to the same project. Note make sure the connected external hard disk is in fat32 file format. How to move your iphone or ipad backups to an external. To move a project, hold down the command key on your keyboard and drag the project you want to move to the desired external hard drive within imovie. Understanding how and where imovie stores events and projects will help you manage your videos. It is highly recommended to bring an external hard drive in which to store all your files. Each project creates two folders with information stored in them. Dec 27, 2019 with this, you can have the option of having the finished imovie project saved to external usb drive with a large capacity, a network drive or external firewire drive. Mar 18, 2020 when your external drive is connected to your mac, the library you moved to the external drive opens automatically in imovie.
Editing straight off and onto an external hard drive. How to move itunes library to an external hard drive. Best imovie file transfer to transfer imovie project from. Jul 11, 2019 now lets see how you can move files from your iphone or ipad to an external hard drive. In imovie, click on the drives icon so that the projects on it show up. Imovie copying problems from external drive mac support. Before you move an imovie library, its a good idea to back up your mac.
Move your imovie events and projects to an external drive. If there is no imovie events folder showing on the harddrive, drag the entire folder named imovie events on your thumbdrive into the movies folder on the harddrive. Hey there, i have found almost everything i need to know about this, but i do still have three questions i was unable to answer in my research if someone wants to indulge me. They are labeled imovie events and imovie projects. My latest imovie project opens with edits and various effects visibly in place. Moving imovie files from internal hdd to external hdd. I want to move files to disk drive d so that i can free up space. Jun 10, 2016 a proper way to move imovie projects into an external hard drive to save space mac imovie v. Move imovie files to external hard drive apple ios os help. When the library file is finished copying to your external drive, doubleclick the library file on the external drive to open it in imovie. Become a video editing guru with these tips, tweaks, and. This is the file you will want to move back and forth, between your external storage and the computer. If an alert appears asking you to give imovie access to a removable volume, click ok. If youre having a hard time figuring out how to transfer video files from iphone to an external hard drive, youd better find the suitable way below that meets your need.
Just make sure you do it within the imovie application e. With this, you can have the option of having the finished imovie project saved to external usb drive with a large capacity, a network drive or external firewire drive. Using imovie 11 with external storage what you need to know before you start. Open the movies folder, then drag the file named imovie library to your external hard drive. In imovie, click on the drive s icon so that the projects on it show up. If you disconnect the external drive containing the library, imovie opens to a new, empty library created in the movies folder on your mac. Video takes up a lot of space, and as you continue to add footage into imovie, you might find that your hard drive starts getting full pretty quickly. When you finish selecting the files you want to delete, click ok, and then click delete files to confirm the operation. Drag a project and drop it on the icon for your macs internal drive. Dec 14, 2017 so the best thing to do is to create or move imovie project to an external drive.
How to move videos from imovie event library to an. This video shows you how to create a new imovie library on an external drive to store your footage. How do i move files to disk drive d to free up space. One is that video files take up a lot of space, and the nondestructive editing that imovie does can also add to. How to create new imovie library on external hard drive. Item 2 the using imovie 11 with tech bar external storage. A proper way to move imovie project into an external hard drive to save space with imovie v. Images and videos can quickly consume storage, especially for prolific photographers shooting raw files, so moving the library to an external drive can be the best option for those with internal. Moving projects and events to an external drive and free up space on your computers internal drive.
But when i move files to the new drive space hogs like picasa and itunes i only seem to be copying to it. The third way of saving finished imovie project will be a bit tedious but it will cost you nothing for being patient enough. Thankfully, imovie 11 has the option to move projects and events. This video shows how to move your imovie project to an external hard drive. Copy or move events to an external hard disk, imovie help. If your imovie library is large and you want to free up storage space on your mac, you can move your imovie library to an external drive. Step 1connect your external hard drive or flash drive. How to move imovie library to external hard drive folder. Different types of videos are stored in different place on iphone, which causes different ways to. Connect your external drive and format as macos extended journaled if necessary. The time has now arrived to free up some space on your iphone or ipad. So, you can close imovie, move all your files to the external, open imovie and it should ask you to locate the missing files. My macbook only has a 250gb hard drive, and i need access to more than 250gb worth of files in my dropbox on a regular basis, so i keep it on a. How to move your iphone or ipad backups to an external hard drive.
This information will be used when creating a terminal pathway. How to move foldersfiles from your iphone or ipad to an external hard drive. May 27, 2014 well be looking at imovie for this particular howto but its really the same whether youre using a version of imovie or final cut pro x or similar. Click hard disk button located at the top right corner on the event library to see all available hard disks, which are listed in your event library. We have already seen that when you import footage, imovie lets you choose on which drive youd like to save that. Drive selection dialog box appears, select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click ok. You can store clips and projects on your internal drive, or a secondary or external drive. I would like to move all imovie imove 11 events to a specific folder of an external hard drive.
Connect a compatible external hard drive to your mac computer. You can even have multiple library files open at once. Select your external drive in the finder, then choose file get info. To use an external hard disk with imovie, it must be formatted as mac os extended journaled. How to move the itunes library to an external hard drive how to move the itunes library to an external hard. This video will show how you can backup your imovie projects and events to an external drive. During a move from panther to tiger i backed up a directory full of imovie projects from a fat32 formatted external drive i use the external for both machines to an ntfs formatted windows win2k machine. I cannot get imovie 11 to connect to an external drive or my. So the best thing to do is to create or move imovie project to an external drive. Move imovie files to external hard drive she needed a computer for junior high and also wanted to experiment with imovie a bit. For audio and images, simply drag and drop your files into the project panel from a finder window. Apple documents a means to do this, but without specifying the folder.
Now you have transferred the imovie file from mac to usb or external drive, and then you can hook up the disk to another mac or pc to view or edit the project. Jul 14, 2012 open imovie with the external drive plugged in. Video footage takes up a lot of space, and as you continue to add footage into imovie, you might find your hard drive starts getting full pretty quickly. Click finder in the dock and navigate to the video file that you would like to import. Move imovie files around to save space on your mac os x. I have imovie 09 and when i try to input my new video project which is a big project it wont let me select my external bigger drive. The space on my disk drive c is full however my disk drive d is empty. May 20, 2009 i work a lot with video on my imac, but it takes up lots of space. I need to move my imovie answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. A proper way to move imovie projects into an external hard drive to. Different types of videos are stored in different place on iphone, which causes different ways to transfer video from iphone to external hard drive. Backing up project to mc storage from a media commons imac. My latest imovie project opens with edits and various effects visibly in. Commanddrag the project to move a project, hold down the command key on your keyboard and drag the project you want to move to the desired external hard drive within imovie imovie will prompt if youd like to just move the project file or if youd like to move the events related to it as well.
You might do this, for example, to create a duplicate copy of your entire video library or to copy an event to a friends hard disk. Tips for moving imovie project to another macpc or external. Feb 22, 2008 im trying to free up space on my computer, so i got an external hard drive. How to move your itunes library to an external hard drive imore. One is that video files take up a lot of space, and the nondestructive editing that imovie does can also add to the file load on your main hard drive or ssd, in the case of a macbook air. Im trying to free up space on my computer, so i got an external hard drive. The best external drives for mac computers are undoubtably g drive ones. An imovie library holds all the media and data used to make movies in imovie.
If there is an imovies events folder, drag your imovie events folder into it. Click yes, otherwise you will need the external drive plugged in to view. A proper way to move imovie projects into an external hard drive to save space mac imovie v. I work a lot with video on my imac, but it takes up lots of space. I would like to use an external hard drive to move my movies to seeing that i only have 11 gigs left on my computer. Moving files to an external hard drive february 2008. I cant move my imovie files to my external hard drive. But, you really have to pay close attention to the name of your hard drive and the new folder names you create, including punctuation and spacing. The first option you have is to store your footage on a second hard drive or even move existing events to another hard drive. Move imovie files to external hard drive apple ios os. Do not doubleclick on this file, otherwise it will open you project back up and you will have to close out of imovie again. Taking advantage of this, we can move all of our hefty apps and support files over to an external drive to free up space on the builtin drive, and in short, speed up your system.
Copy imovie projects and events to an external drive youtube. Move imovie files around to save space on your mac os x tips. When your external drive is connected to your mac, the library you moved to the external drive opens automatically in imovie. So you can store your videos on your mac or an external hard drive. Flash drive, external hard drive, or other storage device only video, audio, or image files move all your files to your scratch disk location. You can move the events to an external drive in imovie 08 or 09. How to use external hard drives with ipad and iphone in ios. Deleting content of privatetmp moved on different hdd. Some of these applications would allow me to move their data to another location, but others require their data to be in the documents folder. The smart way to move imovie projects to external disks. I cannot get imovie 11 to connect to an external drive or my time capsule data drive. Your work must be set up correctly before you begin editing and importing your work. External hard drives are available for purchase at the computer showcase.
Refer to the how to start an imovie 11 project guide for setting up your scratch disks. These are small files which dont contain the large movie files. So lets see how you can do it with an external hard drive. The project files in imovie 08 are much different than in imovie hd. Drag the file icon from its current location onto an event in the. Here are the steps to move or copy videos from imovie event library to an external hard drive. Aug 21, 2011 moving projects and events to an external drive and free up space on your computers internal drive.
Im pretty sure i know the answer to my own question, but if editing on the go from a laptop, would there be a difference in speed if i keep all the project files and assets on an external hard drive or am i better off pulling everything onto the system to then edit from. Nov 16, 2009 move imovie files to external hard drive she needed a computer for junior high and also wanted to experiment with imovie a bit. How to copy or move imovie projects to an external hard disk. When i click on save to it wont give me a choice it always defaults to the mac pro internal harddrive.
How imovie stores files imovie 09 has its own unique way of storing files. How to transfer video from iphone to an external hard drive. She is now running out of space on the smallish flash drive and is down to less than 2 gb of free space. That way you can do what you like with the app without impacting your mac storage. Jun 21, 2012 there are two main reasons to move your imovie files to an external storage drive. The time machine back ups are running fine and i also managed to store some normal files on the wd, but with the imovie and the photos file, i am not successfull. Movie files eat up disk space, but try to manage your imovie 11 projects by dragging things onto an external drive, youll break it. How to move videos from imovie event library to an external. The best external drives for mac computers are undoubtably gdrive ones. Here we will show you steps to copy or move a project to an external hard disk or usb flash drive. The first option you have is to store your footage on a second hard drive, or even move existing events to another hard drive.