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adrian12345
adrian12345
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March 26, 2017
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remove jpegs from lightroom 6

  • March 26, 2017
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Ive imported jpegs and raw. I dont want to keep the jpegs, how do I group them together and then delete them. Easy in Photoshop why is it so difficult in LR

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    Correct answer Jao vdL

    It's really easy. You go to the folder where you imported them in Library grid view (hit G), go to the Library filter bar right above the grid (hit "/" if it is not visible for some reason) and click on "metadata". Change one of the columns to "file type" and click on JPEG. Now it will just show you the jpegs. Select them and delete them. At the end turn the filter off by clicking the popup on the top right above the grid and select "filters off".

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    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    March 26, 2017

    adrian12345  wrote

    Ive imported jpegs and raw. I dont want to keep the jpegs, how do I group them together and then delete them. Easy in Photoshop why is it so difficult in LR

    I think you are talking about Photoshop Elements and not the Full blown Photoshop. To my knowledge, using PS for 15 years, PS doesn't contain a File Browser function. You use Bridge for that.

    As others have stated you use the Filter bar to show only JPG images then select all of them and Right click on any one of them and select Remove Photos then select Delete from Disk. Or if you want the JPGs but don't want them in the LR catalog then select Remove from Catalog.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    March 26, 2017

    It's pretty easy. In the Filter Bar at the top of the Library Module (press backslash if it is not showing), click on Metadata, then set the dropdown menu to File Type, select JPEG, and then you can select all of the JPGs you want, and remove them.

    If I could provide you with the slightest bit of advice, the expectation that LR will do things the same as Photoshop is going to cause you problems, and you need to understand that Lightroom is different and does things differently.

    J
    Community Expert
    Jao vdLCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 26, 2017

    It's really easy. You go to the folder where you imported them in Library grid view (hit G), go to the Library filter bar right above the grid (hit "/" if it is not visible for some reason) and click on "metadata". Change one of the columns to "file type" and click on JPEG. Now it will just show you the jpegs. Select them and delete them. At the end turn the filter off by clicking the popup on the top right above the grid and select "filters off".

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