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Inspiring
October 27, 2017
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P: (android): Choose which folders to Auto Add new photos

  • October 27, 2017
  • 28 replies
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When using the Auto Add new photos feature now Lightroom Mobile searches in every folder in the device. I'd like to choose which folder to look for. I don't want Lightroom sync WhatsApp images.

28 replies

Known Participant
October 4, 2018
It is extreme shame it is still not even under consideration after all those months.
Participating Frequently
October 2, 2018
So much this. My LR app is taking up 600 - 800 MB on my phone even with storing data on the SD card. A lot of that could be reduced if it wouldn't add screenshots and WhatsApp images and other chat programs.

As others have said, it also clutters up my actual Lightroom library.
Inspiring
September 28, 2018
Can't it just watch my camera folder? I don't want it grabbing screenshots, etc.
Known Participant
August 27, 2018
Any progress here? I am getting my Lightroom flooded by icons and thumbnails from 3rd party apps. It's ridiculous. This problem was reported 10 months ago!
Known Participant
July 13, 2018
Is this fixed already?
sstretchh
Participating Frequently
June 12, 2018
Yes please.... This is a major pain and privacy issue.... I don't want to auto import not so save pictures. Allow us to choose which folders auto import.

This really messes up trying to move to Lightroom cc where I save everything In the cloud... I don't want to save the junk pics in folders I don't care about.
Known Participant
April 20, 2018


When I turn on auto add function on Lightroom CC mobile in order to automatically upload photos taken with mobile, it also uploads junk from everywhere else, especially images received by WhatsApp.  So I would like to enable auto add function only for Camera Roll.
Participating Frequently
April 19, 2018
Yes please! I currently only have it set to sync DNGs, but have to manually import another folder of JPGs that I'd like kept on Lr. But I want to exclude downloads, WhatsApp images, etc.