Move catalog and pictures?

How do I move my catalog and original images to an external hard drive?  I have it all on my iMac now and would like to move both the catalog and images to an external drive.  And keep the program itself on the iMac.
Thanks!

You move the catalog file by moving it in your operating system.
You move the photos by moving them in your operating system, keeping the exact folder structure unchanged (just on a different disk).
Open the catalog file you just moved by double-clicking on it. Then, you reconnect in Lightroom via Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

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