{"id":47402,"date":"2022-04-16T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/lightroom\/frequent-question-do-i-need-to-keep-old-lightroom-catalogues\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:50:05","slug":"frequent-question-do-i-need-to-keep-old-lightroom-catalogues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/lightroom\/frequent-question-do-i-need-to-keep-old-lightroom-catalogues\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent question: Do i need to keep old lightroom catalogues ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
So, to answer the question, you don’t need to keep<\/strong> all your Lightroom<\/strong> Catalog backups; only the most recent 2-3 should be good enough.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Also, can I delete old<\/strong> versions of Lightroom catalogs? Yes. Simply delete them (the . LRCAT file) in the OS File Browser by dragging to ‘Trash’ or ‘Recycle Bin’, as you would any other type of file (like a document, or spreadsheet, etc). You should also delete the ‘Parent’ folder of the un-wanted Catalog which will trash the Previews .<\/p>\n Subsequently, should I keep Lightroom catalog backups? Lightroom simply stores information about your photographs in a catalog. So even though your images aren’t technically \u201cinside\u201d Lightroom, you still need<\/strong> to backup your Lightroom catalogs. This will ensure that any edits you’ve made to your images are not lost.<\/p>\n Also know, can I delete Lightroom<\/strong> library Lrlibrary? Yes, you can delete the Lightroom Library. lrlibrary. That’ll just delete the local cache, and then download it afresh.<\/p>\n You asked, what happens if I delete Lightroom<\/strong> catalog previews? Yes you can. The previews folder will be recreated but only the previews for images you view in the grid view or loupe view will be recreated in that folder. Close LR and use the File manager for the OS to delete it.<\/p>\n If you delete it, you’ll lose the previews. That’s not as bad as it sounds, because Lightroom will generate previews for photos without them. This will slightly slow down the program.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 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’s useful to store the primary copy of the catalog and the image files in the same folder location.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n I usually keep 3 \u2013 4 most recent copies (just in case) and delete the rest. If you don’t periodically remove the oldest ones Lightroom will just keep creating new backup copies until it fills up your drive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 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 When you import photos to Lightroom, the software copies them to another folder on your computer’s local drive before uploading them to the cloud. And then these cached images stay there, taking up your hard drive storage without so much as saying hello.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 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’s servers. It deletes the photo files after they have been uploaded, which then reduces the Catalog size.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Your Lightroom Classic catalogs are located in the following folders, by default: Windows: Users[user name]PicturesLightroom. macOS: \/Users\/[user name]\/Pictures\/Lightroom.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n For typical Lightroom use, you should NOT be using multiple catalogs. Using multiple catalogs can slow down your workflow, hinder your ability to organize your photos, increase the chances for file corruption, and gives you no actual benefits.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 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 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 More Detail: The Lightroom Classic catalog can be stored on an external hard drive, as long as that drive has excellent performance. If the external hard drive isn’t fast, overall performance within Lightroom can suffer significantly when the catalog is on an external drive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Lightroom Catalog is the place that Lightroom will store links to your photos, previews of your photos, and all the developing info you do to your photos along the way. Your photos ARE NOT actually stored in the catalog, they are stored on your hard drive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n From the Folders panel, click on a folder that you want to put on the external drive and drag it from your internal drive to the new folder you just created. Click the Move button and Lightroom transfers everything over to the external drive, with no extra effort required on your part.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The short answer is that as you work in Lightroom \u2013 adding keywords, stars, flags and other metadata; developing your photos; creating collections and more, your work is being saved automatically, so there is no need to do a \u201cSave\u201d before you wrap up your session.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n After editing a photo in Lightroom, the changes are saved to your Lightroom catalog. You do not need to save your work manually in Lightroom as it does so automatically. Whether you add flags, keywords, ratings, editing adjustments, and more, all that data is saved within the Lightroom catalog.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Only photos you place into synced collections will sync to the cloud. And here is the most important nugget of knowledge, photos synced from Lightroom Classic do not count against your Adobe cloud storage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Two final recommendations: Although you can have multiple Lightroom Classic catalogs, try to work with just one. There’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 Lightroom CC stores your entire library in one place. On the Mac it’s in a package file, which is a folder that looks and acts like a file (within your Pictures folder); under Windows it’s a folder buried a few layers deep (specifically, UsernameAppDataLocalAdobeLightroom CC).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Over time, you might end up with multiple copies of your catalog, and many of them might be outdated too. It is completely safe to delete old backups (just keep the last 2-3) to save space on your storage device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, to answer the question, you don’t need to keep all your Lightroom Catalog backups; only the most recent 2-3 should be good enough. Also, can I delete old versions of Lightroom catalogs? Yes. Simply delete them (the . 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What happens if I delete Lightroom library?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Where should I save my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How many Lightroom backups do I need to keep?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Does Lightroom classic save automatically?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Why does Lightroom take up so much space?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Why is Lightroom library so large?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Where are my Lightroom files stored?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Should I use multiple catalogs in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How do I rebuild my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How do I free up space in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Will deleting photos from Lightroom delete them from my phone?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Can I store my Lightroom catalog on an external hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
What is stored in Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How do I backup my Lightroom catalog to an external hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Can I exit Lightroom without saving?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Do you need to save Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Are my images from Lightroom Classic being backed up on cloud?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
How big can a Lightroom catalog be?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Does Lightroom store photos locally?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Should I delete old Lightroom backups?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n