# MacBook User Guide

# Export from the Photos App

Ensure the *Photos* app is open.  
In the *Photos* app, select **Library** from the left pane, then the **All Photos** tab from the top.  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/9SdZvLNFeaOsqCgY-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/9SdZvLNFeaOsqCgY-image.png)

Press **Command+A** to select all photos.  
From the *Menu Bar*, select **File**, then **Export**, then **Export *X* Photos**.  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/d9T4loePeXGUxDeu-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/d9T4loePeXGUxDeu-image.png)

In the *Confirmation Window*, leave the defaults as shown, and select **Export**.[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/tLDDrwW9LjbwSjqp-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/tLDDrwW9LjbwSjqp-image.png)

A *Finder* window will open.  
Select **Documents** from the left menu pane, then **New Folder** from the bottom left.[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/wnjPdn8ZpqI0Stip-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/wnjPdn8ZpqI0Stip-image.png)

In the *New Folder* dialogue, enter **My Photos** as the folder name, and select **Create**.  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/arvW5RJZbZi2AJmT-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/arvW5RJZbZi2AJmT-image.png)

Select the newly made **My Photos** folder within *Finder*, and select **Export** from the bottom right.[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/9wBiQ4Ie3AJYId3r-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/9wBiQ4Ie3AJYId3r-image.png)

The MacBook will take some time to process the export of all photos.  
When complete, view the newly made **My Photos** folder to verify the export's success.

# Export Passwords & Bookmarks from Safari

Ensure *Safari* is open.  
From *Safari*, select the **File** dropdown from the *Menu Bar*, then select **Export**, then select **Passwords...** or **Bookmarks...**[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/GB49Wt16IsNvZ22Y-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/GB49Wt16IsNvZ22Y-image.png)

From the confirmation dialogue, select **Export Passwords...** or **Export Bookmarks...**  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/M0CAEaYg1XuxTVCF-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/M0CAEaYg1XuxTVCF-image.png)

From the *Export Passwords* or *Export Bookmarks* window, in the *Save As* field enter **Safari Passwords** or **Safari Bookmarks**. In the *Where* field, select **Documents**.  
Select **Save** when complete.  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/ElPfg0y4Hwfca5Mw-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/ElPfg0y4Hwfca5Mw-image.png)

A dialogue window will open requesting your sign-on password.  
Enter it, and select **OK**.  
[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/EnXGCSERMr7XszOq-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/EnXGCSERMr7XszOq-image.png)

Safari will export all saved passwords.  
To confirm successful export, open **Finder**, and select **Documents** from the left menu pane.  
**Safari Passwords.csv** or **Safari Bookmarks.html** should be present in the list of files.[![image.png](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/38lqT3bxB06XcZB3-image.png)](https://richerkb.ca/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/38lqT3bxB06XcZB3-image.png)

<p class="callout danger">The Safari Password export is unprotected, and the passwords within are all in plaintext.  
Once the passwords are re-imported, or referenced, the Safari Password file should be deleted, and the trash emptied.</p>

# Self-Migration Checklist

- [ ] Export all photos and videos from the [**Photos**](https://richerkb.ca/books/macbook-user-guide/page/export-from-the-photos-app) app, and any content from **iMovie**
- [ ] **[Sync Google Chrome](https://richerkb.ca/books/applications/page/sync-a-google-chrome-profile)** profile information, or **[export Safari passwords &amp; bookmarks](https://richerkb.ca/books/macbook-user-guide/page/export-passwords-bookmarks-from-safari)**
- [ ] **Optional:** Manually **[backup files to OneDrive on the web](https://richerkb.ca/books/applications/page/backup-folders-files-with-onedrive-online)**, if the OneDrive application is not operating correctly
- [ ] Ensure **[OneDrive is syncing](https://richerkb.ca/books/applications/page/setup-onedrive)**, and files from *Downloads* are moved to the *Desktop,* *Documents,* or *OneDrive* folders