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September 7, 2023
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After importing my catalog my edits are gone

  • September 7, 2023
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Hi everyone so i upgraded my laptop and after importing my catalog all of my edits are gone but i can still see them on my phone

 

 

So this is currently what I done

 

On the old laptop, i exported my catalog to an SSD

Took it to my new laptop and imported it and opened lightroom. I relinked the locations of my raw file 

But now all the photos that were exported are the RAW edits (it seems the xmp files did not copy over) 

 

Is there a way to export with my XMP files

 

 

If it helps the old laptop was windows the new laptop is apple

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Known Participant
September 7, 2023

No need to import anything. Just copy the catalogue files from the external to the internal disk and open it. If the photo files have moved at another location you can just relink them afterwards.

Thor Egil LeirtrøFreelance concert photographer - thoregilphoto.com
Participating Frequently
September 7, 2023

So the edits should carry over aswell? 

Keith Reeder
Participating Frequently
September 7, 2023

Yes - the catalog is the database where they're stored.