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jyana1111144416024
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January 16, 2019
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Lr4- LrCC-Lr Classic to merge in just one Lr Classic!

  • January 16, 2019
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Hi there! I hope please please someone help me to understand and organize a mess I created.

Short story: I work on Mac. Had Lr 4 for many years and then upgraded my camera so I needed a new version of Lr. I subscribed for a plan in Adobe store. After I installed it, it was very different from what I used to have so I found out it is a CC version and that I need Classic. I had 1 TB LR CC plan. A few months after finally got another one - individual 20GB LR Classic and CC and etc. I only use Lr and only on my desktop. I don't use my phone or iPad for photos at all.

So I backup my Mac, upgrade for High Sierra (had to do that or Lr Classic wouldn't install).

When I opened Classic it upgraded my Catalog (from Lr 4) automatically..  So my first question is:

1) Can I now uninstall Lr 4? Those pictures I can see in Lr Classic but I don't know if it copied them or not? Will I lose all of them if uninstall Lr 4?

2) After I changed my plan I can't edit any photos in Lr CC - I have now 20GB but looks like I used 60GB when had first plan with 1TB.  I clicked Synchronize in Lr Classic and it looks like it's doing it only when I looked in folders I only saw a few photos from each session. It says Waiting for connection..I assume when fully Sync there should be all the photos I had? And after this process can I also uninstal LR CC without loosing data?

I just want all my photos in one Lr - Catalog somehow.. or 2 catalogs but in one program. I kept my RAWs on external drive but still have only 39GB out of 500 on my MAC HD and really can't have duplicates (wherever they are now..)

Thank you in advance! 

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

jyana1111144416024  wrote

I can see that my Mac space getting smaller with more pictures being synchronized.. Does it copy them somewhere on my hard drive? How can I find them and move to external drive? I had 16Gb left until just deleted half of my Library on Itunes.. couldn't even upload Safari pages.

Yes, it copies the images to a location that is specified in your Lightroom Preferences - Lightroom Sync. That location is listed (possibly as a separate 'device') in the Lightroom folder panel. Select the images in it, then drag and drop them onto a folder (in the folder panel) of the external drive. That will move them to the external drive.

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jyana1111144416024Author
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January 17, 2019

I can see that my Mac space getting smaller with more pictures being synchronized.. Does it copy them somewhere on my hard drive? How can I find them and move to external drive? I had 16Gb left until just deleted half of my Library on Itunes.. couldn't even upload Safari pages.

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 17, 2019

jyana1111144416024  wrote

I can see that my Mac space getting smaller with more pictures being synchronized.. Does it copy them somewhere on my hard drive? How can I find them and move to external drive? I had 16Gb left until just deleted half of my Library on Itunes.. couldn't even upload Safari pages.

Yes, it copies the images to a location that is specified in your Lightroom Preferences - Lightroom Sync. That location is listed (possibly as a separate 'device') in the Lightroom folder panel. Select the images in it, then drag and drop them onto a folder (in the folder panel) of the external drive. That will move them to the external drive.

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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jyana1111144416024Author
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January 19, 2019

JohanElzenga  wrote

jyana1111144416024   wrote

I can see that my Mac space getting smaller with more pictures being synchronized.. Does it copy them somewhere on my hard drive? How can I find them and move to external drive? I had 16Gb left until just deleted half of my Library on Itunes.. couldn't even upload Safari pages.

Yes, it copies the images to a location that is specified in your Lightroom Preferences - Lightroom Sync. That location is listed (possibly as a separate 'device') in the Lightroom folder panel. Select the images in it, then drag and drop them onto a folder (in the folder panel) of the external drive. That will move them to the external drive.



Thank you, Johan! I think I found it but just to be sure and not to make a mistake: is it a folder Imported Photos?
And I can just drag and drop this one to external hd and continue synchronize all the rest ones? (it's paused now!)
Do I understand correctly that Lr will take  my hd as a new location where to store my photos?  And also when this HD will be full (about 100GB left on this one)  and I buy a new one how do I let Lr know new location for all the future photos?
Sorry for so many questions, I didn't learn tech things at all only focusing on editing but it looks that I need a tech education as well..

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
January 16, 2019

1) Yes, you can uninstall LR 4. No bad things will happen.

2) If all your photos can be seen in the LR Classic CC catalog, you can uninstall LR CC.

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 16, 2019

    If you used 60 GB for photos in Lightroom CC, and now you have only 20 GB because you changed plans, then you probably have to contact Adobe support to get back the extra 40 GB of photos if these are not yet in Lightroom Classic.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      jyana1111144416024Author
      Participating Frequently
      January 16, 2019

      Thank you, I will do now. I hoped to avoid it. It was a long wait and time to contact them about plan changing etc..

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