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andrel46615190
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February 27, 2023
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Importer des collections LRC

  • February 27, 2023
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Bonjour,

 

Suite à un bug inexplicable (voir mon précédent post), j'ai du recréer une bibliothèque de mes fichiers photos. 

Cependant, j'avais créé, sur mon ancienne bibliothèque, de nombreuses collections de photos.

Je souhaiterais pouvoir importer ces collections de mon ancienne bibliothèque vers ma nouvelle bibliothèque, en conservant bien sûr le lien avec les fichiers originaux (les deux bibliothèques pointent vers les mêmes fichiers), mais je ne trouve pas comment faire.

D'avance merci à vous pour votre aide.

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Correct answer dj_paige

The only way to "import" collections is to use File->Import from Another Catalog, in other words, you don't import the collections by themselves, you import a catalog with the collections in it. If necessary, you can just export certain parts (example: you export a collection or two or three) of another catalog and then use that export in File->Import from Another Catalog.

 

Stating you found a bug in a previous post doesn't help us understand anything, unless you provide a link to your earlier post.

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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February 27, 2023

Use the [Export as a Catalog] function selecting Collections-

Unfortunately you cannot select multiple Collections and [R-Click] for a catalog export.  (I thought this was possible! but maybe something has changed)

Only selecting a Collection SET (with contained standard Collections) will give you the [R-Click] > [Export this Collection Set as a Catalog]  {Temporary.LRCAT}

 

You do not need to 'Export Negative files' as your catalogs reference the same files.

Now close the 'old' catalog and open the 'new' catalog and do [Import from another Catalog] selecting the {Temporary.LRCAT} to merge in the Collections.

The method is described in detail in this link from the Lightroom Queen-

RESTORE PARTIAL from backup catalog?

 

Well that's the theory anyway-  In my test just now I had selected one Collection SET {Books}, but the transfer catalog included ALL my Sets and Collections, so something weird is happening with this process.

I suggest you experiment with only ONE standard Collection to test the method.

 

 

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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    andrel46615190Author
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    February 27, 2023

    Thank you very much for your diferent answers.

    By using  "Import from another catalog" in the file menu, I succeed to recreate my whole former catalog with all the photos and collections OK, as a matter of fact exactly what I wanted to !

     

    @dj_paige, concerning the bug I mentionned, I apologize for the omission of the link.

    Here it is : https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/photo-pr%C3%A9sentes-mais-introuvables-par-lr-classic-sur-le-nas/m-p/13609222#M312580

    dj_paige
    dj_paigeCorrect answer
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    February 27, 2023

    The only way to "import" collections is to use File->Import from Another Catalog, in other words, you don't import the collections by themselves, you import a catalog with the collections in it. If necessary, you can just export certain parts (example: you export a collection or two or three) of another catalog and then use that export in File->Import from Another Catalog.

     

    Stating you found a bug in a previous post doesn't help us understand anything, unless you provide a link to your earlier post.

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