Selective Cloud Backup of RAW files

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January 6, 2019
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Does anyone know the best way of selectively doing a cloud back up of RAW files using Lightroom Classic CC. I currently have about about 4.5 TB of RAW files stored on external hardrives and then backed up to a second large external hardrive. However, all the external drives are on site. I would like a cloud back up, but don't feel a need to cloud backup every photo. I would feel good if I could back up those that I have starred in LR which is probably about 25% of the total. I can figure out the on line storage system to use -- but my question is how I can easily sort the starred RAW files in LR so that I am only backing up those and not every file.

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JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Have a look at this plugin. It does exactly what you want. You do need a Dropbox account, of course. Use export ‘As Original’ to get it to make a raw backup. https://alloyphoto.com/plugins/dropbox/

-- Johan W. Elzenga

dj_paige

Legend

I use Carbonite to do cloud backup.

In my opinion, a SELECTIVE backup is a terrible idea. If you are going to do a backup, make a backup of everything.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

dj_paige wrote
I use Carbonite to do cloud backup.
In my opinion, a SELECTIVE backup is a terrible idea. If you are going to do a backup, make a backup of everything.

If it's the only backup I would agree. It's not however and then it depends on the user for which images you want an extra backup and which images you are willing to lose in exceptional situations. I have three full backups and also a 'only the best images' online backup.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

DdeGannes

Community Expert

Lightroom Classic CC is the desktop based so your photos are stored on your local computer system not in the Adobe Creative Cloud storage. You can sync smart previews of images from your Collections in LR Classic.

lightroom CC (new application) is the Cloud based application which automatically uploads your original images to the Creative Cloud storage.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

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dspoloAuthor

Participant

Thank you for the response. I understand that. I want my photos stored on my local hard drives, and I intend to continue to use LR Classic. I want the rendundency of backing up selected photos to a cloud based backup like Backblaze. I just want to do it with the photos that I have rated highest to avoid the time and cost of backing up 4.5 TB of photos.

DdeGannes

Community Expert

I am not aware of a way to do that from within LR however you shouln be able to do so from your computer. Surely Backblaze will have instructions to achieve this operation.

PS. Check the Publish service in the left panel of Library module to see if it is possible to do the setup there.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

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