Moving the library

[larkis]

I have created my lightroom library that I have been using for the last few months on /Volumes/PhotoRaid/Digital2/ and would like to get rid of the 2 in the digital or move the whole library up one level so it sits on /Volumes/PhotoRaid/ along with all my photos (and 1:1 previews). Is there a way to do this without having to export it, making a new library in the location I want and re importing ?

[john beardsworth]

It's simpler than you think. Close Lightroom, then go to that folder and move the catalogue and associated previews file where you want. Then double click the catalogue file.

[larkis]

So there is no path issue when doing that ? I guess the path names in the catalogue are relative and not absolute ?

[wolfnowl]

There's a difference between moving the catalogue and moving the images that are associated with that catalogue.  Moving the images is best done within Lightroom, but the catalogue you can move to a parent directory as described.

Mike.