How to switch from yearly Lightroom subscription to yearly Academic Software without losing data?

[Chana Van Ryzeghem]

Hi, I'd like to make the switch from my current yearly subscription for Lightroom (incl. 1 TB) to the Academic Software. The yearly subscription for Lightroom is renewing tomorrow. How do I make sure I do not lose all photos (> 8.000) in the cloud? Do they remain when a subscription expires? For how long?

[kglad]

they generally remain for a few months after a subscription lapses, but you should back-up to secure (non-adobe) storage asap.

[Chana Van Ryzeghem]

Thanks for your reply. I just bought an extra external drive. How do I easliy and quickly make a back-up from all the photos in the Cloud?

[kglad]

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