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May 25, 2025
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cleaning Install windows 11

  • May 25, 2025
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Due to a series of unfortunate issues I'm forced to do a clean install of the Windows 11 and my Adobe products. my old system is still in operation and  I do have a up to date lightroom backup. My question is when I restore with the the back up does cover all the continous lightroom history, file locations and collection settings. or should I save the entire lightroom folder and pull it back once I have the clean install completed? 

 

Second Thought Can I move lightroom to One Drive get it functioning there?

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dj_paige
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May 25, 2025

Lightroom (Lr icon) or Lightroom Classic (LrC icon)?

 

Assuming LrC, you need to have backups of all original photo files, your catalog and if desired, presets. See:https://www.lightroomqueen.com/backup-lightroom-files/

 

Do not even consider moving Lightroom Classic to OneDrive. Many people have problems with that including speed issues and corrupted catalogs/corrupted files.