Photos app allows you to create a new photo library for specific purposes like personal, private, work and more. There is not mentioned about a limit to how many new photo libraries you can make in Photos app for Mac. Once you have create a new photo library in Photos app, you can connect a camera or memory card to import photos. You can also import photos by turning ON iCloud Photo Library or choose import from the File menu. A new photo library will not contain any of the previously imported photos. If you want them, you need to add them again.

Use Terminal To Move Photo Library Mac

Now that Photos is open, click on Preferences General and choose Use as System Photo Library (you have to do this in order to get it to work with iCloud Photo Library if you use it). Open mac Terminal 2. Type 'cp -rpv '. There is a space between p and - and a space at the end.

Use Terminal To Move Photo Library Mac

Apple Photo Library

Here are the steps to Create a New Photo Library in Photos App for Mac:

  1. Quit 'Photos' app on your Mac.
  2. Re-launch the 'Photos' app in OS X while holding down the 'Option' key.
  3. A 'Choose Library' window opens up.
  4. Click 'Create New...' button.
  5. Give a name for new photo library and choose a location on the Mac to store the new Photo Library.
  6. Click 'Ok' button.
  7. A new and completely blank photo library will appear.
  8. Now you can import photos by connecting a camera or memory card, or from an iCloud Photo Library and iCloud account, or from File menu.

Imac Pictures Folder

Quit Photos and re-launch it. Using the Terminal to “kill” certain Photos-related background agents and jobs. (This is a little tweaky and can cause problems, so I hesitate to recommend it. Download photos from iPhone to Mac using iCloud Photos; Transfer photos from iPhone to Mac using AirDrop; Method 1: Download Images Using iCloud Photos. Best For: Automatic wireless transfer of all photos from your iPhone. ICloud Photos offers a simple way to transfer your entire photo library from iPhone to Mac. It doesn’t involve any cables.