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May 13, 2023
Question

Am I going to delete my source files?

  • May 13, 2023
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Hello,

 

Please consider the following scenario in Lightroom Classic.

 

1-I select some photos in lightroom classic and mark them for synchronisation with the cloud

2-They show up in my web-based Lightroom.

3-I delete them in my web-based Lightroom.

 

Will my RAW files stored on my local drive and used by Lightroom Classic be deleted in the next sync?

 

Thanks

K

 

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Jim Wilde
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Community Expert
May 13, 2023
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Hello,

 

Please consider the following scenario in Lightroom Classic.

 

1-I select some photos in lightroom classic and mark them for synchronisation with the cloud

2-They show up in my web-based Lightroom.

3-I delete them in my web-based Lightroom.


By @kasra_yousefi

 

No. Deleting synced images from the cloud will delete them from all the connected cloud apps, but does NOT delete them from Lightroom Classic. In LrC the deleted files are simply "unsynced", so will disappear from the All Synced Photographs special collection, and from any synced collections they may have been in, but they remain in the catalog in the original folders and any unsynced collections they may have been in.

Known Participant
May 13, 2023

Thank you very much Jim for the advice.

 

dj_paige
Legend
May 13, 2023

You could try it on one un-important photo and find out yourself (and then let us all know)

Known Participant
May 13, 2023

Thank you for the advice, but it may not be a reliable method. Synchronisation can happen unpredictably late.