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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: dwswager on August 02, 2016, 01:35:22 pm

Title: Using A Network Location in Lr
Post by: dwswager on August 02, 2016, 01:35:22 pm

Is there a way to use a network location in Lr, without having to map it to a drive letter.

Assuming I'm in Library and I want to choose a location like \\WHS-SWAGER01\Image_Archive rather than having to map that location to a virtual drive letter and then using drive "x:".

BTW...Lr Windows on Windows 10.

Title: Re: Using A Network Location in Lr
Post by: john beardsworth on August 02, 2016, 03:00:28 pm

OK, you understand the catalogue itself can't be on the network? So I assume you mean you want the photos at network addresses.

For existing drive letters, go to the top level folder (maybe right click and Show Parents until you get to your share) and then right click, Update Folder Location, and navigate via the network address in Explorer to that folder. Accept, and you should then see the network address instead of the drive letter.

For new photos, when you import you need to be careful to point the Destination side of the panel to the network.