P: Export to more than one folder at the same time. Simple idea to save time

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"I 'feel' it would be easier/quicker to have the option of a second or third folder in the export location panel."

I assume you use the same image quality and metadata settings for your exports over and over again, and you have an export preset saving those settings (or could easily make such a preset). For example, I've got a "To JPEG" preset.

Here's how to make it easy to invoke that preset and choose multiple folders:

1. In the preset's settings, set Export Location > Export To to be Choose Folder Later.

2. Make one or more copies of the preset. A quick way to copy an export preset: Right-click it, do Export..., select a location on your Desktop, then right-click it again, and do Import..., selecting the .lrtemplate file that was just saved to your Desktop.

You only need to do steps 1-2 once.

3. When you invoke Export, select one or more copies of the preset, e.g. 

4. Click Batch Export at the bottom right, and LR will now prompt you to choose folders for each:

I didn't know that, so thank you, I really appreciate it. I can imagine this being useful if you have folders you want to regularly export to but my process is a bit more 'on the fly', where those folders change as I'm going through the exporting process. I 'feel' it would be easier/quicker to have the option of a second or third folder in the export location panel. Setting up presets in advance feels a bit cumbersome for the use I've described - but I will do it in the meantime. Again, thank you. Clive 

You can already do that using export presets. Create the same preset for each folder (the only difference being the destination folder). Then batch export by selecting these presets.