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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: larryg on January 31, 2008, 08:48:44 pm
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Just purchased a new notebook computer. I installed Lightroom to it. I have the database on a usb drive.
My main computer with all the raw/processed images is where I do all adjustments printing etc.
I use my notebook for field work and general selection of raw images that I might want to print.
The database still works fine with the desktop/main computer.
After installing Lightroom on the new computer I attached the usb hard drive to view (make sure it worked). Many thumbnails no longer have an image but a blank space etc. I hooked up the mybook of my raw files to the new notebook trying to get thumbnails loaded. Some came through but still have about 1700 missing thumbnails.
Have I missed something in the new install? I am assuming that the thumbnails are not stored on the database drive but the Lightroom program on each computer?
Anyone deal with this. looking for a basic/simple solution (if there is one)
thanks for your reply
Some additional info My desktop computer (main computer) is XP the new notebook is Vista Home Premium
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I'm not sure this answers your question but here goes. I have Lightroom installed on a laptop and a desktop. On my portable usb drive I have my images and in the Lightroom folder I have 1) Lightroom Database Previews.lrdata
2)Lightroom Database.lrcat
3) the Lightroom Settings folder (containing presets, labels, templates etc)
That way nothing changes when I move from one computer to another, after editing or whatever. Hope that helps.
David
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Yes, the YOUR LR NAME Previews.lrdata folder needs to be with your catalog to see the previews.
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This makes sense I will copy over the main Previews.Irdata folder and try it.
Thanks for your help