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howardB
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June 30, 2022
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I currently use Lightroom Classic on an Intel MBP (2019) with the both the pictures and Catalog.

  • June 30, 2022
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Hi.
I currently use Lightroom Classic on an Intel MBP (2019) with the both the pictures and Catalog stored on a portable hard drive. I am now considering getting a new M1or M2 Mac.
Will I be able to use the same Lightroom catalog on both the Intel MBP and  M1 Mac, from the same external hard drive, so that I can edit on both devices at different times?? 

Many thanks 

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

There is no difference between a catalog produced by the Intel version of Lightroom and the Apple Silicon version of Lightroom. In fact, there is only one version of Lightroom that contains the binaries for both processors.

 

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Ian Lyons
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Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
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June 30, 2022

Yes, what you're proposing is easily doable.

 

You haven't mentioned the size or type of the portable hard drive. If a traditional spinning drive and =< than 4TB, then you may wish to consider replacing it with an SSD or NVMe. Using either will significantly improve catalog/preview performance compared to a spinning drive, but isn't really a factor for the images. 

 

 

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    howardBAuthor
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    June 30, 2022

    Many thanks, 

    The drive I'm using at the moment is a G Force 5TB spinning disc split into 3 volumes. Performance is ok but appreciate that a SSD would be quicker...

    It's the ability to use this configuration on the two machines that I'm curious about at the moment. 

    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 30, 2022

    There is no difference between a catalog produced by the Intel version of Lightroom and the Apple Silicon version of Lightroom. In fact, there is only one version of Lightroom that contains the binaries for both processors.

     

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    dj_paige
    dj_paige
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    June 30, 2022

    Yes. The name of the drive will have to be the same on both machines.

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