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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Pete JF on September 17, 2014, 11:10:05 pm

Title: Moving LR catalog to my External Drive..drag and drop?
Post by: Pete JF on September 17, 2014, 11:10:05 pm

Hi Folks,

I need to move my LR Catalog to my external drive where my image files reside..it's getting to big for my Laptop drive.

Is a simple drag and drop ok?

After that, will LR find my catalog in it's new place automatically?

Title: Re: Moving LR catalog to my External Drive..drag and drop?
Post by: Schewe on September 18, 2014, 12:03:21 am

Assuming the images don't move, yes, moving the catalog folder (with the catalog and previews) to a different drive is pretty easy, drag and drop. Be sure to double click the catalog in it's new location so LR doesn't get confused about where the catalog lives.

Title: Re: Moving LR catalog to my External Drive..drag and drop?
Post by: Pete JF on September 18, 2014, 12:30:49 am

Jeff,

Not sure what you mean by 'double click' the catalog..Go to the new drive and simply do a double click on the folder as if to open it?

I had also planned on deleting the original copy of the Lightroom folder in my internal (sys) drive..would that solve the problem for LR?

Thnx

Title: Re: Moving LR catalog to my External Drive..drag and drop?
Post by: Pete JF on September 18, 2014, 01:25:55 am

Got it done. Pointed to Lightroom to open a different catalog and things are fine..