I'm a long time LR user and have recently got much more serious about LRM. Bought a 500 GB iPad Pro and intend to use it instead of a laptop when traveling. So I have been doing a lot of testing of loading photos directly onto the iPad with the Apple USB3 to Lightning Camera adapter. Mostly always Raw files to be edited in LRM mobile (Technology Preview) and synced to LR on my Mac. I have been impressed at how it works in that the Raw files, after being imported on the iPad, get uploaded to the Mac. It appeared that the original Raw files stayed on the iPad for editing, and the edits synced, etc. I also created some collections of photos on LR on the Mac and synced them down to LRM and the Smart Previews showed up there. Maybe I would have had similar questions anyway, but the was an update to LRM this week v2.8.0 (great update BTW!), and I have come up with several questions that I cannot seem to find any reliable answers. 1.) I believe there was an option LRM settings in the previous release that was for 'Load Full Resolution'. That does not appear anymore as an option in Settings... am I correct, or am I missing something? If it is gone, what is it replaced with, or how do I ensure I have full resolution photos retained for editing (for those imported)? 2.) Not sure if it is new, but there is now an option (clicking on the three dots to the right of a collection) the 'Enable Offline Editing'. When I click on it it says it is going to use some space on the iPad to store photos???? This even shows up for collections of photos that I imported directly to the device. I don't understand if I have already imported photos directly to the device, aren't they already there? Also for those collections where Smart Previews were downloaded from LR on the Mac, aren't those Smart Previews already there? This option seems very confusing? 3.) If I open a collection of photos that were raw images imported directly into the iPad (where I had enabled 'Enable Offline Editing') and then click on an image (with the option to show information), when that image opens, it shows as a Smart Preview... there is activity in the little cloud symbol at the top of the page, then a green checkmark, and then the image changes to show it is an 'original'. Interestingly this same behavior occurs even I break my internet connection by shutting off wi-fi. So where is it getting the image from and why isn't it there already? If I loaded images directly onto the device, I just want them to be there to edit. I'm hoping someone can tell me what all is going on here, what is happening to these photos and what do these options mean? Thanks, Rick
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