
now's a good time to start! Back up your Photos library manually And if you don't currently use a backup service, well. No matter which method you prefer (though it's highly recommended to use both), your Photos library (and all images and video automatically downloaded from iCloud) will be backed up as well. If you've turned on the Download Originals option for your Photos library, you can back up your Photos library as part of your regular backup routine with Time Machine or even an online clone service like Carbon Copy or BackBlaze. (You can also export sections of your library if you don't want to back up the whole thing.) Back up your Photos library automatically There are two ways to back up your iCloud Photo Library to an external drive: backing up your Photos library automatically or manually.

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How to back up your iCloud Photo Library content to an external drive Depending on how big your iCloud Photo Library is, it may take a while - just be patient. Your Mac will now download full-resolution copies of all your images to your Mac's hard drive, stored inside your Photos app library.

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