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November 30, 2022
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import my old lightroom from another mac to my new one.

  • November 30, 2022
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Hello Everyone, I recently bought the new Macbook Air and I would like to keep working with the same catalog that I used to work in my previous computer. The problem, I haven´t syncronize the whole time machine, icloud, files, in this new Mac... so I just want to get the catalog from Lightroom into this new computer and continue my work in lightroom... 
What do I need to do in my old computer to back up the work done and then import that into the new one. Please step by step. thanks. 

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dj_paige
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December 1, 2022

In addition to the link at lightroomqueen.com given by @JohanElzenga , I point out that there is no importing needed (you don't need to and should not import the photos, and you don't need to import the catalog) No matter how tempted you might be to do some sort of importing, resist the temptation. Follow the instructions.

JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
December 1, 2022
selondon
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 30, 2022

Assuming that you are working with Lightroom Classic are not the Cloud Based Lightroom?

BdGXIIAuthor
Participant
December 1, 2022
Yes Lightroom classic