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Thomasjcolbert
Thomasjcolbert
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December 25, 2019
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Multiple Lightroom Catalogs trying to sync on different computers

  • December 25, 2019
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Hi Guys,

 

Ok, so I'm trying to figure this stuff out.

 

Question 1: I have LRCC and LR Classic on my desktop. My main desktop is a imac. I just bought a windows surface laptop. Which version of LR should Install or should I install both? I'm assuming both so I can import to LRCC for the cloud service? I can't do this with Classic? I thought you can do that some way. 

 

2: I did go ahead and install Classic since it is a laptop and not really a mobile device, like ipad. But, it is trying to syc different catalogs. I have a IRCAT and a IRCAT-2 Can I just have sync one and get rid of the other one? Also, will these cataglogs fill up the space on my PC? I only have a 256HD. the catalog is taking up 75BG of space. I thought it's just giving me whats on the cloud. I only need my backups on my main desktop with a TB of storage. I'm not sure how this all works. It's very confusing.  

 

I think thats it for now. I appreciate any help I can get. I understand these  answers are probably here. I have searched and read alot. I'm just seeing lots of different things. Probably makes it harder using both windows and Mac.  

 

Thanks,

Tommy

 

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Sahil.Chawla
Community Manager
Sahil.ChawlaCommunity Manager
Community Manager
December 25, 2019

Hi Thomas,

 

Lightroom Classic can only sync images from 1 catalog to the cloud, you have to create collections of images, then those collections sync to the cloud and not the whole catalog.

Lightroom syncs every image imported into it. Also, it syncs original images instead of image previews like Lightroom Classic does.

 

If you try to sync images from a different Lightroom Classic catalog, then you should see an error about Lightroom deleting the already synced images from the cloud and syncing new images from the new catalog.

Regards,
Sahil

    Thomasjcolbert
    ThomasjcolbertAuthor
    Known Participant
    December 25, 2019

    Hi Sahil,

     

    Can I just delete the older catalog then? I only need one. The other catalog are the same photos. So this is just a classic thing with the Catalog. LRCC has no catalog, jut what I import to it to the cloud. I just want one catalog with my subfolders in it. I've been using original LR for many years, I just got the CLoud version last year I think. Not even sure where the second catalog came from. I did not make it myself. 

     

    That's why I'm confused. 

    Sahil.Chawla
    Community Manager
    Sahil.ChawlaCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    December 25, 2019

    I can understand the confusion that may arrise due to multiple versions, you may delete the unused/unwanted catalog if it has the same images in it.

    The collection of images that you make in Lightroom Classic gets synced to the cloud and they appear in Lightroom (Cloud version) as Albums. You can also access those images by going here: https://lightroom.adobe.com/libraries

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