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May 1, 2024
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Deleting Older Lr Catalogue Backups

  • May 1, 2024
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I backup my Lr Classic Catalogue monthly.  Can I safely delete backups more than 2 years old to free external hard drive space?

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D Fosse
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May 1, 2024

I clean up from time to time, and then I delete all but the latest. You really just need one.

 

Right after a version update I keep the latest from the previous version too, just in case it should be necessary to roll back. But it never has been, and when I'm confident everything works properly, I delete that too.

Bob BradAuthor
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May 1, 2024

I appreciate your response and help.

Conrad_C
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May 1, 2024

Yes, it’s no problem to delete any catalog backups you like, as long as you’re confident that you have more recent backups that include the same (or more up-to-date) edits you want to save, or sometimes those backups are so old that they would no longer be of much value for your current images.

Bob BradAuthor
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May 1, 2024

Thanks for your response.

kglad
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May 1, 2024

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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Bob BradAuthor
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May 1, 2024

Thanks for lettng me know how the 'community forum" works.