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data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtcafe645b6/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtcafe645b6/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTCAFE645B6' data-tocid='PHTCAFE645B6' > <span class='name'>Apply changes to specific colors</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Reduce noise' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phta85f0d224/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phta85f0d224/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phta85f0d224/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTA85F0D224' data-tocid='PHTA85F0D224' > <span class='name'>Reduce noise</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' 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href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phta3a9f5c61/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTA3A9F5C61' data-tocid='PHTA3A9F5C61' > <span class='name'>Change the lighting of a Portrait mode photo</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Apply a vignette' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtafbdcae9d/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtafbdcae9d/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtafbdcae9d/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTAFBDCAE9D' data-tocid='PHTAFBDCAE9D' > <span class='name'>Apply a vignette</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Write or draw on a photo' 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data-tocid='PHT820C5BA8A' > <span class='name'>Use other apps when editing in Photos</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Change a Live Photo' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht427071907/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht427071907/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht427071907/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHT427071907' data-tocid='PHT427071907' > <span class='name'>Change a Live Photo</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Change a video' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phte8a1fcd79/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phte8a1fcd79/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phte8a1fcd79/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTE8A1FCD79' data-tocid='PHTE8A1FCD79' > <span class='name'>Change a video</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Edit a Cinematic mode video' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht8c73455f9/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht8c73455f9/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht8c73455f9/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHT8C73455F9' data-tocid='PHT8C73455F9' > <span class='name'>Edit a Cinematic mode video</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <button class='section' 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class='name'>Turn on Shared Albums</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Create a shared album' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtf7fe6394/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtf7fe6394/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtf7fe6394/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTF7FE6394' data-tocid='PHTF7FE6394' > <span class='name'>Create a shared album</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Add, remove, and edit photos in a shared album' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht5f6df5f0/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht5f6df5f0/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht5f6df5f0/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHT5F6DF5F0' data-tocid='PHT5F6DF5F0' > <span class='name'>Add, remove, and edit photos in a shared album</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Add or remove subscribers' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtdfcac5c5/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtdfcac5c5/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtdfcac5c5/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTDFCAC5C5' data-tocid='PHTDFCAC5C5' > <span class='name'>Add or remove subscribers</span> </a> </li> <li> <a 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data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtc4361d5a/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/phtc4361d5a/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHTC4361D5A' data-tocid='PHTC4361D5A' > <span class='name'>Use Messages and Mail to share photos</span> </a> </li> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Use AirDrop to share photos' class='toc-item' data-ss-analytics-link-url='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht1d4c62349/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht1d4c62349/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht1d4c62349/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHT1D4C62349' data-tocid='PHT1D4C62349' > <span class='name'>Use AirDrop to share photos</span> </a> </li> <li> <a 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data-ajax-endpoint='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht6e157c5f/7.0/mac/12.0' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" href='https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/pht6e157c5f/7.0/mac/12.0' id='toc-item-PHT6E157C5F' data-tocid='PHT6E157C5F' > <span class='name'>Export photos, videos, slideshows, and memories</span> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <button class='section' data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Create slideshows and projects' data-ss-analytics-event="acs.link_click" aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='node-children-PHT6E15D3AA' onClick='' > <span class='name'>Create slideshows and projects</span> </button> <ul id='node-children-PHT6E15D3AA' class='non-leaf-node-children'> <li> <a data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='Photos User Guide' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='toc list' data-ss-analytics-link-text='Create slideshows' class='toc-item' 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role='presentation'> <div class='AppleTopic apd-topic dark-mode-enabled book book-content'> <div><body dir="ltr" id="pht6d60b524" class="AppleTopic apd-topic dark-mode-enabled" data-istaskopen="true" data-designversion="2" lang="en"><a name="pht6d60b524"></a><figure class="topicIcon"><img src="https://help.apple.com/assets/61E86DE4C4014C13661EB419/61E86DEAC4014C13661EB421/en_US/f1e225cbd2d09efe77ff8d1f7aaecc6d.png" alt="" height="30" width="30" originalImageName="SharedGlobalArt/AppIconTopic_Photos.png"></figure><h1>Create additional photo libraries in Photos on Mac</h1><p>You can create additional photo libraries to organize your photos, albums, and projects, and then switch between the libraries. For example, you could keep separate libraries for personal photos and work photos.</p><div class="Alert"><p class="Important"><strong>Important: </strong>If you use iCloud Photos, remember that only the photos and video in your <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/system-photo-library-overview-pht211de786/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">System Photo Library</a> are uploaded to iCloud. Be sure to <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/back-up-the-photos-library-pht6d60d10f/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">back up</a> all of your photo libraries.</p></div><p><a href="x-help-action://openApp?bundleId=com.apple.Photos" class="URL">Open Photos for me</a></p><div id="pht6d603b4f" class="Task"><h2 aria-controls="aria-pht6d603b4f" class="Name">Create a new photo library</h2><div class="TaskBody" role="region" aria-hidden="false" id="aria-pht6d603b4f"><ol><li><p>If the Photos app <img src="https://help.apple.com/assets/61E86DE4C4014C13661EB419/61E86DEAC4014C13661EB421/en_US/f1e225cbd2d09efe77ff8d1f7aaecc6d.png" alt="" height="30" width="30" originalImageName="SharedGlobalArt/AppIconTopic_Photos.png"> on your Mac is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos.</p></li><li><p>Hold down the Option key and double-click the Photos icon in the Applications folder (or click the Photos icon in the Dock) to open Photos.</p></li><li><p>In the Choose Library dialog, click Create New.</p></li><li><p>Type a library name and choose a location to store the library.</p></li><li><p>Click OK.</p></li></ol></div></div><div id="pht6d605ea2" class="Task"><h2 aria-controls="aria-pht6d605ea2" class="Name">Switch between photo libraries</h2><div class="TaskBody" role="region" aria-hidden="false" id="aria-pht6d605ea2"><ol><li><p>If the Photos app <img src="https://help.apple.com/assets/61E86DE4C4014C13661EB419/61E86DEAC4014C13661EB421/en_US/f1e225cbd2d09efe77ff8d1f7aaecc6d.png" alt="" height="30" width="30" originalImageName="SharedGlobalArt/AppIconTopic_Photos.png"> on your Mac is open, choose Photos > Quit Photos.</p></li><li><p>Hold down the Option key and double-click the Photos icon in the Applications folder (or click the Photos icon in the Dock) to open Photos.</p></li><li><p>In the Choose Library dialog, do one of the following:</p><ul><li><p>Click the library you want to use, then click Choose Library.</p></li><li><p>If the library you want doesn’t appear in the Choose Library dialog, click Other Library, navigate to the location of the library, select it, then click Choose Library.</p></li></ul></li></ol></div></div><div id="pht211de311" class="Task"><h2 aria-controls="aria-pht211de311" class="Name">Designate a library as the System Photo Library</h2><div class="TaskBody" role="region" aria-hidden="false" id="aria-pht211de311"><p>You can switch to another library and designate it as the System Photo Library. For information about considerations to keep in mind when choosing the System Photo Library, see <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/system-photo-library-overview-pht211de786/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">System Photo Library overview</a>.</p><ol><li><p>In the Photos app <img src="https://help.apple.com/assets/61E86DE4C4014C13661EB419/61E86DEAC4014C13661EB421/en_US/f1e225cbd2d09efe77ff8d1f7aaecc6d.png" alt="" height="30" width="30" originalImageName="SharedGlobalArt/AppIconTopic_Photos.png"> on your Mac, choose Photos > Preferences, then click General.</p></li><li><p>To make the current library the System Photo Library, click Use as System Photo Library. </p></li></ol><div class="Alert"><p class="Important"><strong>Important: </strong>If you switch to another library, Photos automatically turns off iCloud Photos and Shared Albums. You can turn them on again in the iCloud pane of Photos preferences. When you turn on iCloud Photos after designating a new System Photo Library, the photos stored in iCloud are merged with those in the new System Photo Library. After the content from the new System Photo Library is uploaded to iCloud, the libraries cannot be unmerged, so consider carefully before changing your System Photo Library.</p></div></div></div><p>If you run out of storage space on your computer, Photos alerts you. To make more space, you can <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/delete-photos-or-recover-deleted-ones-pht3bfab2f96/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">delete photos</a> from your library.</p><div class="LinkUniversal"><strong>See also</strong><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/import-photos-from-another-library-phtcca765b2b/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/repair-the-library-pht6be18f93/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">Repair your library in Photos on Mac</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/from-icloud-photos-phtf5e48489c/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">Use iCloud Photos to store photos in iCloud</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/restore-from-time-machine-pht6d60348f/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">Restore a library from Time Machine in Photos on Mac</a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-lk/guide/photos/change-where-photos-and-videos-are-stored-pht1ed9b966d/7.0/mac/12.0" class="xRef AppleTopic">Change where your files are stored in Photos on Mac</a></div></body></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id='aside-hidden-content'> <div class="main"> </div> </div> <div id='helpful-rating-wrapper'> <div id='helpful' class='ratings okapi-enabled'> <div id='question-state' class='show'> <fieldset> <legend> <span id="okapi-a">Helpful?</span> </legend> <div class='helpful-btn-grp'> <button class='button button-secondary' id='yes-button' data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='helpful' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='helpful' data-ss-analytics-link-text='yes' data-ss-analytics-event=acs.link_click title='Solved my problem'> Yes </button> <button class='button button-secondary' id='no-button' data-ss-analytics-link-component_name='helpful' data-ss-analytics-link-component_type='helpful' data-ss-analytics-link-text='no' data-ss-analytics-event=acs.link_click title='Not helpful'> No </button> </div> </fieldset> </div> <div id='feedback-state' class="form-element form-textbox-labelbelow hide"> <form autocomplete="off"> <input type='hidden' id='form-counter-error-message' value="Maximum character limit is 250." /> <label id='feedback-label' data-no-label="Thanks for letting us know." data-yes-label="We’re glad this article helped." ></label> <div class='form-element form-textbox-labelbelow' id='feedback'> <div class="textarea-wrapper"> <span class='form-label' id='optional_label' aria-hidden='true'></span> <div> <textarea class='form-textbox form-textbox-textarea form-counter-textarea form-textbox-entered' data-no-placeholder="How can we make this article more helpful? 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