Smart Collections Folder In LR Classic

[bruce him]

What are the Smart Collections in LR Classic put there by Adobe such as 'No Keywords"  with all of my photos in there? I did not create that collection. Can I delete without losing my photos? There are other ones as well with less images. Would like to delete them as well.

[F. McLion · Accepted solution]

These are Adobe supplied samples for smart collections.

If you see all your photos in "No Keywords", that simply means as it says: You have not given any keywords to your photos.

You can delete them as you like. A collection simply is a "view", it never touches any of your photo.

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/photo-collections.html

[bruce him]

Thanks for that confidence. I deleted all of the 4 adobe created smart collections and all seems fine.

[Ian Lyons · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can delete a smart caollection (any collection) without fear of deleting your photos. You simply select the smart collection to be removed then click on the '-' button at the top right corner of Collection panel. Alternatively, you can right-mouse-click on the smart collection, then choose Delete from the context menu.