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I am using iMovie on both my MacBook Pro and an iMac. I have just realised that my iMovie files are saved to the hard rives and not the iCloud. Is there any way I can move to the iCloud and amalgamate the two libraries?
Thank you,
An iMovie library cannot be stored in the cloud. It must be stored on a drive formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
There is no designated command to merge two iMovie libraries. One way would
be to create a new library on an external drive formatted Mac OS Extended
(Journaled) and copy the projects from your two libraries over to the new
library. First, before doing anything, on your two libraries do a
File/Consolidate Library Media, and then back them up. Keep your backups just
in case.
-- Rich
Thank you, Rich,
I was just looking at an external drive I bought last year, thinking, that was a waste of money, I’ve hardly used you. Now I know why. I will try this over the next few days.
Christine
Make sure that the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). It needs to be in that format or an iMovie library will not work correctly on it. There could be data loss. Most drives that are sold in stores are formatted for Windows (FAT 32) rather than Apple, so if that's the case with your drive you can reformat it with the Disk Utility app on your Mac. Be aware that reformatting a drive erases all data on it, so back up any data on it that you want to keep.
-- Rich
You need to select the library's name in the media sidebar. Then the File/Consolidate Library Media option will be available.
-- Rich
You are welcome. 😊
— Rich
Hi Rich, sorry for the delay, however, I wanted to do some computer house keeping and I have been busy at work.
When I try to do a File/Consolidate Library Media the option is greyed out.
Moving iMovie files to the iCloud.
