Move Photo folder

Hello,
Recently I have bought a new external USB HDD which is now connected to my NAS (Buffalo TeraStation). Now I'm wondering if it is possible to move my "Photo" folder from the original location, a share on the built-in (but nearly full) TeraStations drives, to the new HDD.
However, I have de-selected the option in iPhoto to copy files into the library during import, thus there are "only" Alias files in the "Originals" folder of my photo library. The original files are on the external NAS, and only there.
Is there some way to switch the location of that folder or am I stuck with the old one?
Just to avoid a misunderstanding, having the library folder(s) of iPhoto on my iMac is fine for me. I'm only talking about the location where the original files are being stored.
many thanks for your efforts in advance
regards

Seven_709
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
That's the biggest reason for letting iPhoto manage the files, becauase if you want to move them now, you'll have to resolve each alias to the new location. I'm afraid there's no other way to do it. If you're lucky, you may only need to resolve one alias per folder.
Regards
TD

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