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SpookyNerd
SpookyNerd
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February 1, 2023
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Portfolio, Lightroom Classic and Lightroom workflow

  • February 1, 2023
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Afternoon all, 

Hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this. 
So recently subscribed to the photography plan, and looking to start uploading to a portfolio. 
I am using the latest versions of the following apps : 
Lightroom Classic
Lightroom CC

Lightroom (mobile app)


I prefer editing pictures on the Lightroom Classic app. However if I am out and about I use the mobile version. 
When it comes to my work flow, I tend to upload all images to a certain folder on my PC which is synced to Lightroom Classic. This then grabs the folder names and organises for me. 
When I export, I export to a single folder on my computer. 
Is there a simply way that I can get Lightroom CC to sync with that folder? Or would I have to manually import each time ?

If it is possible to Sync that folder, Is it possible to also pull names of folders within that folder so it automatically organises into folders on LR CC?

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Sean McCormack
Community Expert
Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 1, 2023

You can have the exports come back into Lightroom Classic by ticking 'Add to this Catalog' in Export, but as Sync requires a collection, you'd need to manually add it to a synced collection. You could do a feature request for an 'Add to Collection' after the Add to Catalog button.

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
Michael J. Hoffman
Community Expert
Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 1, 2023

When you sync with LR Classic, the catalog of LR Classic becomes the center of the universe, but the only items synced to other devices via the clouds are either:

 

  1. Collections in LR Classic that you choose to sync, or
  2. Images imported or created with LR mobile or LR (not Classic)

 

The images that are created or imported from LR Mobile get automatically added to the special collection "all synced photographs." But coming from LR Classic, photos are only added to the cloud if you add them to a synced collection. 

Also note that, coming from LR Classic, you will sync to the cloud only a Smart Preview, the original full size file is not synced up to the cloud. Any full size file created on a mobile device will sync the full size file down to LR Classic. 

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