On a Mac Pro how to move lightroom 5 photos to My Book external hard drive?

I have a Mac Pro with a Western Digital (My Book) external hard drive for back-up. The external will back-up everything except what is in Lightroom 5. Need to know how to make the transfer in order to free up space in Light room 5. Please provide assistance. Dave
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Move the files to wherever you want using your operating system, then reconnect in Lightroom via: Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

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