How can I transfer a back up file to an external drive?

I need to create space in my computer. But, I need to transfer a back up of my image to an external that is not my time capsule. How can I do this?

Assuming there is nothing else of importance on the 'external' drive, you can just plug it in then in Time Machine preferences panel select 'Add or remove back up disk...'
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2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
Now you have two full versions of the Library.
3. On the Internal library, trash the Events you don't want there
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I would recommend always saving files to the hard drive, eject the flash drive, and then open from there rather than directly from flash drive
We've all had flash drives that go bad or act wonky.
Not trying to work on the files while they still reside on the flash drive is just one less problem to worry about.
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