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Bel Bac
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May 26, 2019

P: Keywords transferring from laptop to desktop - existing keywords do not transfer

  • May 26, 2019
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I use a laptop when travelling.  I have exported the keyword list from my desktop to the laptop.

I added a new photo onto the laptop with the keywords"barkblur' and 'persontest".  They show on the laptop keyword list.  'barkblur' is an exisiting keyword and shows in the folder structure. Whilst 'persontest' a new keyword shows outside the folder structure.




I then selected the folder and chose export as catalog and ticked export negative file and include available previews. and saved it to an external hard drive as TEST. Then copied the TEST exported catalog folder to my desktop computer.

On the desktop the only one of the keywords show on the photo - 'persontest' only and not 'barkblur'. Person test is a new keyword and bark blur is an exisiting keyword.



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 IN the keyword list the 'barkblur' numbers have not increased and the 'persontest" which is the new keyword does show.



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I hope someone can help with this. Thank you

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    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    May 26, 2019
    In a previous post, you showed the Keyword List of the thumbdrive catalog, and it didn't show "barkblur", "birdblur", or any of the other keywords under BLUR?

    https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/keywords-transferring-from-laptop-to-desktop-...
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    Bel BacAuthor
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    May 26, 2019
    Hi John  the last screen shot shows this. This is after I have imported into my desktop Lightroom.  

    When I transfer the catalog from the laptop to the desktop I use a thumbdrive.  Below is the screen shot when I open the lrt cat on the thumbdrive before I import it into my desktop Lightroom.  I also have screenshots of all the steps that I do when transferring the catalog if you need to see them.



    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    May 26, 2019
    When you open the catalog you exported, what does the Keyword List look like?
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    Bel BacAuthor
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    May 26, 2019
    Dear John

    We seem to be narrowing this down, thank you for  your reply so far. I tried it again and same results


    These are the keywords I assigned to the image



    This is the keyword list on the laptop



    This is the keyword when exported to the desktop







        
    And the keyword list





    Regards
    Belinda


    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    May 26, 2019
    Note that in the screenshot of the Keyword List of the exported catalog, BLUR is a leaf keyword (no child keywords) -- it has the number 0 following it, and its expand triangle is greyed out. That is, LR has put COLOR/SHAPES/BLUR > BLUR into the exported catalog but not the leaf keyword "barkblur".  

    Normally, LR only puts that part of the keyword hierarchy into the exported catalog that is actually assigned to the exported photos.  So the fact that BLUR is included but not its child "barkblur" strongly indicates there's some kind of bug.

    I tested whether the keyword attribute Include On Export affects which keywords are placed in the exported catalog -- it doesn't. 

    So I agree with Johan, try this again, with a single, different photo assigned the the two keywords "barkblur" and "persontest".  Do both keywords make it into the exported catalog? Provide a screenshot of the Keyword List panel of the exported catalog.
    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 26, 2019
    The screenshots clearly show that they are both assigned.
    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    rmoorlag
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    May 26, 2019
    Only the keywords that are assigned to the photo's that are in the exported catalog are exported.
    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 26, 2019
    A test of one test sample is no test. I would suggest you first try this again, because this is not normal behavior.
    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    Bel BacAuthor
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    May 26, 2019
    When I transferred the catalog over I used a thumb drive.  I just opened the thumb drive lrcat and the keywords show as below.  So this makes me think that the keywords already in the folder structure do not export to the Test Catalog.?
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    rmoorlag
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    May 26, 2019
    Yes but we don't know if this happend at export or import
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