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SuperDave22
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March 29, 2025
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Copying LR files to external drive

  • March 29, 2025
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I have just run 160 of my best work thru LR for the first time!  Love it!

When I open them in my desktop of course LR is already there.  How can I copy them to a flash drive?  Do the LR edits go with the photo files?

    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    "How can I copy them to a flash drive? Do the LR edits go with the photo files?"

    Export/Share the images to the flash drive.

    JPG is easiest. TIF (and others) are available in the Custom Settings. Both JPG and TIF create a new file with the edits 'burnt in' to the image viewable by almost anyone.

    'Original + Settings' will export a DNG file with edits embedded, but only viewable as edited in other Adobe apps that can read the edit metadata.

     

     

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    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    March 30, 2025

    "How can I copy them to a flash drive? Do the LR edits go with the photo files?"

    Export/Share the images to the flash drive.

    JPG is easiest. TIF (and others) are available in the Custom Settings. Both JPG and TIF create a new file with the edits 'burnt in' to the image viewable by almost anyone.

    'Original + Settings' will export a DNG file with edits embedded, but only viewable as edited in other Adobe apps that can read the edit metadata.

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    March 29, 2025

    in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

    p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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