{"id":54334,"date":"2022-06-01T17:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-move-lightroom-to-another-computer\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:43:56","slug":"quick-answer-how-to-move-lightroom-to-another-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-move-lightroom-to-another-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Answer: How to move lightroom to another computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JoTp1HlivRQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, how do I <strong>move<\/strong> Lightroom from one <strong>computer<\/strong> to <strong>another<\/strong>? <\/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>Amazingly, how do I reinstall Lightroom on a new <strong>computer<\/strong>? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preparation \u2013 set up your folder hierarchy.  <\/li>\n<li>Check your backups.  <\/li>\n<li>Install <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> on the new machine.  <\/li>\n<li>Copy the files.  <\/li>\n<li>Open the catalog on the new computer.  <\/li>\n<li>Relink any missing files.  <\/li>\n<li>Check your preferences and presets.  <\/li>\n<li>Reload any disabled plug-ins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Furthermore, can I put Lightroom on two computers? First of all \u2013 if you&#8217;re wondering \u2013 yes, you are allowed to install Lightroom on two computers. You&#8217;re just not allowed to run both copies simultaneously. That&#8217;s the license agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, how do I move my <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> library? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Locate And Access Your Lightroom Catalog. Before you can <strong>move<\/strong> a Lightroom catalog, you need to find it.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Select Your Catalog And Move It To A New Location.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Open The Catalog From It&#8217;s New Location.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Confirm It&#8217;s New Location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Backup Your <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> 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 <strong>Lightroom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\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 redownload Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Reinstall Lightroom 6 Uninstall Lightroom Classic from your computer. Follow the instructions in Uninstall Creative Cloud Apps. Download the Lightroom 6 installer from Download Photoshop Lightroom and install it again on your computer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I restore a Lightroom backup catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Locate and unzip the backup file.<\/li>\n<li>Choose File > Open Catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the location of your backed up catalog file.<\/li>\n<li>Select the backed up . lrcat and . lrcat-data files and click Open.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Copy the backed up catalog to the location of the original catalog to replace it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can Lightroom catalog be on external drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can store and use a Lightroom catalog on most external drives. However, you can only store, but not open, a catalog while it is on a network storage drive or NAS.<\/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>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 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 export Lightroom to external hard drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select photos from the Grid view to export. See Select photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip. 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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if I uninstall Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Uninstalling Lightroom doesn&#8217;t touch the catalog file, the preference file, your presets, or your photos. Uninstalling Lightroom removes only the application. When you reinstall, you find all those other files just as you left them.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if I uninstall Lightroom Classic?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>They are NOT removed or changed if you uninstall Lightroom. They will remain on your computer, as will all your images. The Lightroom uninstall will only remove the files that are required to make Lightroom function. Adobe doesn&#8217;t do anything like that with your old Lightroom 6.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I access old Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To access the previous versions, go back to the Application Manager, but don&#8217;t just click the Install button. Instead, click that same down-facing arrow to the right and choose Other Versions. That will open a popup dialog with other versions going all the way back to Lightroom 5.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need to keep old Lightroom backups?<\/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>What happened to my Lightroom catalog?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In Lightroom, choose Edit > Catalog Settings > General (Windows) or Lightroom > Catalog Settings > General (Mac OS). Your catalog name and location are listed in the Information section. You can also click the Show button to go to the catalog in Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS).<\/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>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 use SSD in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Access to this file would ideally be as quick as possible. Setting this up is as simple as copying your current lightroom catalog file to the SSD that you want it on, and opening Lightroom by double-clicking it. This should speed up access to it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I move my Lightroom folder to an external drive?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>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<h2>Where are Lightroom photos stored 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>Can I delete my Lightroom catalog and start over?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you are done with the catalog deletion, start Lightroom once again. As the previous catalog is no longer available, it will ask you to start with a new catalog. A fresh new catalog will be opened.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I uninstall Lightroom on Windows 10?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose Start > Control Panel > Programs And Features.<\/li>\n<li>Under Programs, select Adobe Photoshop Lightroom [version] and click Uninstall.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Delete the preferences file, the catalog file, and other Lightroom files on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I uninstall and reinstall Lightroom on Mac?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbV3G_ZaO4w\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need Adobe Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>While Lightroom and Photoshop are both digital photography editing programs with a lot of functional crossover, they are designed to meet different needs and achieve different goals. On a high level, Lightroom is the best tool to manage and process the thousands of photos that live on your devices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is Lightroom vs 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 update Lightroom Classic without Creative Cloud?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Adobe Lightroom has recently been updated by Adobe, and you no longer need to use Creative Cloud to install it. This collaboration between Adobe and Microsoft marks the beginning of a new era. Now you can download Adobe Lightroom directly from the Microsoft App Store.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is Lightroom Classic the same as Lightroom 6?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5xkUOpxYVk\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subsequently, how do I move Lightroom from one computer to another? Step 1 \u2013 Install Lightroom. Step 2 \u2013 Transfer Photo Library to a new computer. Step 3 \u2013 Move Lightroom Catalog from old computer. Step 4 \u2013 Port Configuration and Settings. Stap 5 \u2013 Re-link the missing folders. 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