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Inspiring
September 22, 2024
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Where does Lightroom store MY smart collections?

  • September 22, 2024
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I've been trying to find the templates for collections I've created.  Can someone tell me what Lightroom Classic on Windows stores the definitions (templates) for the smart collections I create get stored?

Correct answer johnrellis

You can export the definitions of smart collections by right-clicking one or more of them in the Collections panel and doing Export Smart Collections settings. The definitions get exported as .lrtemplate text files whose contents are perspicuous. You can import those .lrtemplate files (e.g. into another catalog) by right-clicking any regular or smart collection in the Collections panel and doing Import Smart Collection Settings.

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
September 22, 2024

Smart collections are stored in the catalog file.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
johnrellis
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Genius
September 22, 2024

You can export the definitions of smart collections by right-clicking one or more of them in the Collections panel and doing Export Smart Collections settings. The definitions get exported as .lrtemplate text files whose contents are perspicuous. You can import those .lrtemplate files (e.g. into another catalog) by right-clicking any regular or smart collection in the Collections panel and doing Import Smart Collection Settings.

Inspiring
September 22, 2024

Thanks John.  That will be a big help.  I wasn't aware I could manage collections this way.