search for images that only have a Smart Preview in the cloud

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October 13, 2022
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I sometimes import photos into Lightroom Clasic and syn them to Lightroom Cloud and sometimes visa versa. I have only recently discovered that the ones sync'd from Lightroom Classic only have a smart preview held in the cloud. I understand there are some work arounds to upload the original images, but how can I do a search on Lightroom Clasic to show any sync'd photos that are only held as a smart preview on the cloud. Thanks.

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JohanElzenga

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This is a question that is asked regularly, but AFAIK you can't do such a search. The only way to find out is to look at the properties of the photo in Lightroom desktop, but that can only be done one by one, not by a search.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

johnrellis

Genius

To build on Johan's reply, the status of photos synced to LR Cloud is not reported by Lightroom Classic to plugins, so it isn't possible for a plugin like Any Filter to do that search either. The information is available in the catalog database and the associated databases supporting sync, so it would be possible for a plugin to access that (though difficult to keep robust and stable).

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paul265842412w88

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i discovered that the ones sync'd from Lightroom Classic only have a smart preview held in the cloud.

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