{"id":47312,"date":"2022-04-16T18:48:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/lightroom\/question-how-many-lightroom-backups-do-i-need-to-keep\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T18:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:48:04","slug":"question-how-many-lightroom-backups-do-i-need-to-keep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/lightroom\/question-how-many-lightroom-backups-do-i-need-to-keep\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: How many lightroom backups do i need to keep ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I usually <strong>keep<\/strong> 3 \u2013 4 most recent copies (just in case) and delete the rest. If you don&#8217;t periodically remove the oldest ones <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> will just <strong>keep<\/strong> creating new backup copies until it fills up your drive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, do I <strong>need<\/strong> to keep all my Lightroom <strong>backups<\/strong>? However, you only need a few catalog backups to have peace of mind, and if you haven&#8217;t configured <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> settings effectively, you might end up with a hundred of them. So, to answer the question, you don&#8217;t need to keep all your Lightroom Catalog <strong>backups<\/strong>; only the most recent 2-3 should be good enough.<\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, can I delete old versions of <strong>Lightroom<\/strong>? Choose Start > Control Panel > Programs And Features. Under Programs, select Adobe Photoshop Lightroom [version] and click Uninstall.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, can I delete Lightroom download backups? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INYZ391mpFU\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, how do I clean up Lightroom backups? To delete a backup, locate the backup folder and identify the backup folders to delete and go ahead and delete them. You will find your catalog backups, if you didn&#8217;t change the default location for them, in a folder called <strong>Backups<\/strong> inside your Lightroom catalog folder.Yes. Simply delete them (the . LRCAT file) in the OS File Browser by dragging to &#8216;Trash&#8217; or &#8216;Recycle Bin&#8217;, as you would any other type of file (like a document, or spreadsheet, etc). You should also delete the &#8216;Parent&#8217; folder of the un-wanted Catalog which will trash the Previews .<\/p>\n<h2>Where are my Lightroom backups stored?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find the location of your Lightroom catalog under >General, by >Location. If you click on >Show, it will take you to where the catalog is stored. The backup of your catalog is stored in the same location as your Lightroom catalog, in a \u201cBackups\u201d folder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if I delete Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Delete a catalog Deleting a catalog erases all the work you&#8217;ve done in Lightroom Classic that isn&#8217;t saved in the photo files. While the previews are deleted, the original photos being linked to are not deleted.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can I delete Lightroom library Lrlibrary?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can delete the Lightroom Library. lrlibrary. That&#8217;ll just delete the local cache, and then download it afresh.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I free up space in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t manually force clearing this cache of images from within Lightroom. Lightroom uses algorithms to decide which photos are \u201cactive\u201d and which are not, and will clear the cached images when it decides they are no longer needed. Delving into Lightroom&#8217;s preferences, you&#8217;ll find this tab under Local Storage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my Lightroom library so big?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>This file can get quite big if you use the Lightroom desktop app as it stores your photo files in this file before it uploads them to Adobe&#8217;s servers. It deletes the photo files after they have been uploaded, which then reduces the Catalog size.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Will deleting photos from Lightroom delete them from my phone?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>1 Correct answer. Yes deleting from the mobile app will delete them everywhere in the CC ecosystem, so also from lightroom.adobe.com and on any desktop installations of Lightroom CC. It will not delete them from the camera roll when you delete from the mobile app as again those are separate entities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why does Lightroom take up so much space on my phone?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>First, check how much space Lightroom is actually using, as Lightroom may not be the culprit. You can check this by going to iOS Settings > General > iPhone Storage or Android Settings > Device Maintenance (or Device Care) > Storage. You may be able to free up space by deleting unused apps or movies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is Lightroom library Lrlibrary?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>An LRLIBRARY file is a photo library created by the macOS version of Adobe Lightroom, a photo editing and organization app. It contains a copy of photos imported into a user&#8217;s Lightroom library, as well as information used to organize those photos.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I backup my Lightroom catalog to an external hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Backup Your Lightroom Catalogue and Images.  <\/li>\n<li>Locate your catalog and images.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Plug in your external drive.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Copy\/Move Your Catalog and Images.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Copy your images (Optional)  <\/li>\n<li>Step 6: Open the new catalog in Lightroom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can I delete Lightroom catalog Lrcat?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If that ever happens to you, you can simply delete the . lock file and Lightroom Classic should open normally. The . lrcat file is your catalog, and the .<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does Lightroom classic save automatically?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is that all the work you do in Lightroom \u2013 adding keywords, stars, flags and other metadata; editing your photos; creating collections or albums and more, is automatically saved as you do it \u2013 so there is no need to do a \u201cSave\u201d before you wrap up your session \u2013 just close the program!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Which Lightroom files do I need to back up?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Catalog.<\/li>\n<li>The Previews.<\/li>\n<li>The Catalog Backups.<\/li>\n<li>The Photos.<\/li>\n<li>Your Presets &#038; Templates.<\/li>\n<li>Settings shared with Camera Raw.<\/li>\n<li>Plug-ins you&#8217;ve installed.<\/li>\n<li>Your Lightroom Serial Number.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where should I save my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The ideal approach is to put Lightroom and its catalog in the Pictures folder on your computer, no matter where you store the image files. (I find, however, it&#8217;s useful to store the primary copy of the catalog and the image files in the same folder location.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I rebuild my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Rebuilding Process. Rebuilding is easy \u2013 just throw away the old previews, select all files in the catalog, and tell the Library to make new ones. Then, let the machine chug away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is the difference between Lightroom and Lightroom Classic?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>What are the differences between Lightroom and Lightroom Classic? Lightroom is the new cloud-based photo service that works across desktop, mobile, and web. Lightroom Classic is the desktop-focused digital photography product.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I restore a Lightroom backup catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose File > Open Catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Browse to the location of your backed up catalog file.<\/li>\n<li>Select and open the backed up . LRCAT file.<\/li>\n<li>You can also copy the backed up catalog to the location of the original catalog and replace it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How big can a Lightroom catalog be?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Two final recommendations: Although you can have multiple Lightroom Classic catalogs, try to work with just one. There&#8217;s no upper limit to the number of photos you can have in a catalog, and Lightroom Classic offers myriad ways to sort, filter, and otherwise organize and find photos within a catalog.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does Lightroom catalog take up space?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lightroom&#8217;s footprint has a tendency to grow as you add more photos to your Catalog. Don&#8217;t get me wrong \u2013 it still gives you a huge space saving compared to opening your photos one by one and converting them to 16 bit TIFF files, the old-fashioned way we used to do it before Lightroom Classic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How much storage do I need for Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>16GB of Memory Is The Sweet Spot For Lightroom The sweet spot in price to performance to provide you enough memory to do nearly everything in Lightroom and still have room to run web browsers and Photoshop at the same time is 16GB of memory.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How much storage does Lightroom take?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Lightroom plan includes Lightroom with 1TB of photo cloud storage. It&#8217;s the ideal option for photographers who want to access and edit their photography anywhere. The Creative Cloud Photography plan includes Lightroom with 20GB of photo cloud storage, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I usually keep 3 \u2013 4 most recent copies (just in case) and delete the rest. If you don&#8217;t periodically remove the oldest ones Lightroom will just keep creating new backup copies until it fills up your drive. Amazingly, do I need to keep all my Lightroom backups? 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