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Dana Mill
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May 6, 2020
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How to use Time Machine with Lightroom

  • May 6, 2020
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Hello, I just bought a new MacBook Pro. Before switching, I saved my photostock using a Time Machine backup on a separate hard drive. I saved the Lightroom catalog too. Now, I am trying to import my photos inside Lightroom in the new Mac but Lightroom doesn't see any photo in the backup folder (on the external hard drive). Conversely, Photoshop can access all my photos in the same folder. So my question is: how do you restaure a photostock in Lightroom from a Time Machine backup? Thank you.

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Correct answer 99jon

You need to copy the catalog (.lrcat) to the new computer usually into the Pictures folder. The actual image/video files can be copied from your backup e.g. to Pictures or another external drive separate from the backup drive. You then need to re-link the folder structure with the catalog database.

See if my blog article and video is of help.

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May 6, 2020

You need to copy the catalog (.lrcat) to the new computer usually into the Pictures folder. The actual image/video files can be copied from your backup e.g. to Pictures or another external drive separate from the backup drive. You then need to re-link the folder structure with the catalog database.

See if my blog article and video is of help.

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    Dana MillAuthor
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    May 6, 2020

    It worked perfectly. Thank you!

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