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SuperDave22
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Mar 29, 2025 10:35 PM UTC
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Copying LR files to external drive

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?

      Rob_Cullen
      Rob_CullenCorrect answer
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      Mar 30, 2025 11:14 PM UTC

      "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 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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      Rob_Cullen
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      Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Mar 30, 2025 11:14 PM UTC

      "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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      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
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      Mar 29, 2025 10:55 PM UTC

      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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