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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Potus5 on March 31, 2009, 04:06:12 pm

Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: Potus5 on March 31, 2009, 04:06:12 pm
By default my LR 2.3 catalog is lodged on my "C" drive. This drive is becoming 'overloaded' - I'm startign to get error messges that the drive is too full. I want to move my LR catalog, previews, backup, etc.,  to another drive - one that has lots of unused capacity.
My question is how to do so? Do I merely export the catalog and import it to the new drive, or is there a more effective way to do this transfer?
Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: PeterAit on March 31, 2009, 04:36:45 pm
Quote from: Potus5
By default my LR 2.3 catalog is lodged on my "C" drive. This drive is becoming 'overloaded' - I'm startign to get error messges that the drive is too full. I want to move my LR catalog, previews, backup, etc.,  to another drive - one that has lots of unused capacity.
My question is how to do so? Do I merely export the catalog and import it to the new drive, or is there a more effective way to do this transfer?

Just copy using Explorer or the Mac equivalent. Your catalog consists of a file named XXX.lrcat where xxx is the catalog name and, in the same folder, a sub-folder named xxx Previews.lrdata. Copy the file and the folder, with all its contents, to the new location, then open LR and use the Open Catalog command to open it. Once you are sure everything is working OK, delete the originals.

Peter
Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: Potus5 on March 31, 2009, 04:48:36 pm
Quote from: PeterAit
Just copy using Explorer or the Mac equivalent. Your catalog consists of a file named XXX.lrcat where xxx is the catalog name and, in the same folder, a sub-folder named xxx Previews.lrdata. Copy the file and the folder, with all its contents, to the new location, then open LR and use the Open Catalog command to open it. Once you are sure everything is working OK, delete the originals.

Peter

Peter

Appreciate the assistance. I had thought of using Explorer [I'm a PC Vista user] but was concerned the method would result in a 'lost' catalog that LR would not be able to find. You've reassured me - thanks.

Glenn
Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: howardm on March 31, 2009, 08:32:08 pm
even if the catalog is 'lost', it'll ask you if you want to locate it and then you just navigate to it
Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: digitaldog on March 31, 2009, 08:57:44 pm
Quote from: Potus5
By default my LR 2.3 catalog is lodged on my "C" drive. This drive is becoming 'overloaded' - I'm startign to get error messges that the drive is too full. I want to move my LR catalog, previews, backup, etc.,  to another drive - one that has lots of unused capacity.
My question is how to do so? Do I merely export the catalog and import it to the new drive, or is there a more effective way to do this transfer?

Yes. Safest way (other than using a bit by bit clone utility) is to use the Export, Import catalog command.
Title: LR catalog transfer to new drive/directory
Post by: Potus5 on April 01, 2009, 11:31:16 am
Appreciate all the help - one further question - just to confirm-  in addition to the catalog 'lrcat' file and the preview files 'lrdata' I can, using the Explorer method should also transfer/move the presets files, etc?