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December 29, 2022
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Lightroom Mobile After Subscription?

  • December 29, 2022
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I understand that both Lightroom Classic (mine on PC) and Lightroom Mobile (mine on iPhone 13 Pro) have lives without a paid subscription (which I have for LRC).  I'm happy keeping both updated for now, but I won't keep my subscription current forever.  What I don't know is:

 

How one can use LRM without access to Adobe Cloud.  Is there any way to get photos out of LRM without a subscription to Adobe Cloud, preferably without involving the Cloud at all? -- JCW2

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Correct answer Jim Wilde
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How one can use LRM without access to Adobe Cloud.  Is there any way to get photos out of LRM without a subscription to Adobe Cloud, preferably without involving the Cloud at all? -- JCW2



 

There's a free version of LrM (which is actually very widely used, unsurprisingly), the main missing feature is the ability to sync with the cloud. So all those free users will be using the Share/Export function to share their images with the outside world. Sadly, many of them don't appear to backup their devices and are then pretty upset when they lose their device and then realise they've also lost all their photos and presets. 

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 30, 2022
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How one can use LRM without access to Adobe Cloud.  Is there any way to get photos out of LRM without a subscription to Adobe Cloud, preferably without involving the Cloud at all? -- JCW2



 

There's a free version of LrM (which is actually very widely used, unsurprisingly), the main missing feature is the ability to sync with the cloud. So all those free users will be using the Share/Export function to share their images with the outside world. Sadly, many of them don't appear to backup their devices and are then pretty upset when they lose their device and then realise they've also lost all their photos and presets. 

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    JCW2Author
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    December 30, 2022

    OK, Jim, I think I'm beginning to get it, notwithstanding your jab about backups.  (I'm still having trouble mastering the basic functionality of LrM without having found a decent user guide.)

     

    This sequence would appear to transfer selected picture file(s) from LrM to a folder outside LrM on the same iPhone:

     

    1) Select photos inside LrM

    2) Share/Export to Files

     

    Unfortunately I have yet to figure out how to transfer this folder from the iPhone via USB to my PC -- not a problem with LrM per se...

     

    I now see that there may be a way of doing the reverse transfer via Menu/Add Photos/From Files, though the same USB problem would arise.

     

    Best Regards -- JCW2

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    December 30, 2022

    "Unfortunately I have yet to figure out how to transfer this folder from the iPhone via USB to my PC -"

    Can you not use iTunes (on the PC) to sync your phone files to the PC?

    Is this possible?

     

    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 .
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