{"id":53529,"date":"2022-05-31T18:46:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-backup-lightroom-to-external-hard-drive-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:46:28","slug":"how-to-backup-lightroom-to-external-hard-drive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-backup-lightroom-to-external-hard-drive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to backup lightroom to external hard drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Step 1: <strong>Backup<\/strong> Your Lightroom Catalogue and Images.  <\/li>\n<li>Locate your catalog and images.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Plug in your <strong>external<\/strong> 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 <strong>Lightroom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, how do I backup Lightroom CC to an external hard drive? From the Folders panel, click on a folder that you want to put on the external <strong>drive<\/strong> 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>Considering this, can I store Lightroom on an <strong>external<\/strong> <strong>hard<\/strong> drive? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLSzncSkvB4\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, how do I backup my entire Lightroom? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3u19GDNsmrs\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this regard, how do I use an external hard <strong>drive<\/strong> with <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> Classic? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHqK2HqXCXA\"><\/iframe><strong>Lightroom<\/strong> is a catalog app, not a browser. It will not show any drives that do not contain any photos that are imported. So in order to let Lightroom &#8216;recognise&#8217; a <strong>drive<\/strong>, you simply need to import at least one photo from that drive.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change my Lightroom storage location?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Choose Edit > Preferences (Win) or Lightroom > Preferences (macOS). In the preferences dialog, choose Local Storage from the menu at the left. In Local Storage preferences, click Browse next to the Storage Location For Originals preference and then choose your network drive&#8217;s path.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can I run Lightroom from an external SSD?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lightroom Guru Running Lightroom with its catalog on an external SSD is fine, and 500 GB should give you enough room for now. But 1 TB means you&#8217;ll never have to worry about the size of the catalog folder. A bus powered SSD should be fine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I transfer a Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Locate and Copy Your Lightroom Catalog. Copy the Lightroom 5 Catalog.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 2 (Optional). Copy Your Preview Files.  <\/li>\n<li>Transfer the Catalog and Preview Files to the New Computer.  <\/li>\n<li>Transfer Photos.  <\/li>\n<li>Open the Catalog on the New Computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I save my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Export a catalog Choose File > Export As Catalog. Specify the name and location of the catalog. Indicate whether you want to export the negative files and previews, and then click Save (Windows) or Export Catalog (Mac OS). &#8220;Negative files&#8221; refers to the original files that were imported into Lightroom Classic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does Time Machine backup Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to restore the Lightroom catalog (. lrlibrary) file, from Time Machine (on a Mac) or another backup. By default it&#8217;s located in the Pictures folder in your home folder. As a precaution, copy the current (goofed) file to an external drive or elsewhere, just in case, and then restore the backup.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How many Lightroom backups should I keep?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, you only need a few catalog backups to have peace of mind, and if you haven&#8217;t configured Lightroom 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 backups; only the most recent 2-3 should be good enough.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need to backup Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Backing up this catalog is important (and to a separate hard drive I might add), because if your computer ever had a serious crash and your hard drive died, or your computer gets damaged or stolen, you&#8217;d be starting over from scratch in Lightroom, but that backup of your catalog does not include any actual photos.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I free up space in Lightroom cloud?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to Lightroom on the web.<\/li>\n<li>Select Deleted in the left sidebar.  <\/li>\n<li>Select the files you want to delete permanently from the cloud, and then select .  <\/li>\n<li>In the confirmation pop-up window, select Delete to delete your files permanently from the cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I organize my photos on an external hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juo3Kxn3lVA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Should Lightroom catalog be on same drive as photos?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Lightroom Catalog does not need to live on the same drive as the images that it indexes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where are Lightroom photos stored?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your Device. Lightroom offers the option of storing your edited photos on your device (i.e., your digital or DSLR camera).  <\/li>\n<li>Your USB. You can also choose to save your files to a USB drive instead of your device.  <\/li>\n<li>Your Hard Drive.  <\/li>\n<li>Your Cloud Drive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the backup location in Lightroom Classic?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>How Do I Change the Backup Location in Lightroom Catalog? You can specify the backup location in the Back Up dialog box that pops up when you are exiting Lightroom. Simply click on the >Choose button by >Backup Folder and navigate to the location you&#8217;d like to backup the Lightroom catalog to.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where should I store my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For the best performance, store your Lightroom catalog on your local hard drive. A Solid State Hard Drive (SSD) is even better.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to be portable, store your Lightroom catalog and photos on a fast external hard drive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where does Lightroom store album locally?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lightroom CC stores your entire library in one place. On the Mac it&#8217;s in a package file, which is a folder that looks and acts like a file (within your Pictures folder); under Windows it&#8217;s a folder buried a few layers deep (specifically, UsernameAppDataLocalAdobeLightroom CC).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Should Lightroom catalog be on SSD or HDD?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Photo files should go on regular spinning hard disks and not on SSD. Catalog should go on SSD.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I move my Lightroom catalog to SSD?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find where your catalog is located (Lightroom can show you)<\/li>\n<li>Make sure Lightroom is closed.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the folder where your catalog is located to the SSD drive.<\/li>\n<li>Validate the copied catalog opens.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the new location will be used going forward.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I move Lightroom to another computer?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1 \u2013 Install Lightroom.<\/li>\n<li>Step 2 \u2013 Transfer Photo Library to a new computer.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3 \u2013 Move Lightroom Catalog from old computer.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4 \u2013 Port Configuration and Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Stap 5 \u2013 Re-link the missing folders.<\/li>\n<li>Step 6 \u2013 Bring Preview Files (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Where is Lightroom library stored?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>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<h2>How much space does a Lightroom catalog take up?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>On my Mac Lightroom 6 is a 1.6GB file, so that&#8217;s a lot of hard drive space to give to a program that you may no longer use. If you&#8217;ve installed Lightroom Classic and you&#8217;re happy with it then I see no reason to keep Lightroom 6 on you computer. Uninstall it to free up space. To do so, go to the Creative Cloud app.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I export photos from Lightroom Classic to hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Choose File > Export, or click the Export button in the Library module. Then, choose Export To > Hard Drive in the pop-up menu at the top of the Export dialog box. Choose the presets, in which you want to export your photos, by selecting the checkbox in front of the preset names.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Backup Your Lightroom Catalogue and Images. Locate your catalog and images. Step 3: Plug in your external drive. Step 4: Copy\/Move Your Catalog and Images. Step 5: Copy your images (Optional) Step 6: Open the new catalog in Lightroom. Correspondingly, how do I backup Lightroom CC to an external hard drive? 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