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AnotherMe
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January 22, 2023
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Why can't I find my Lightroom library with photos?

  • January 22, 2023
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I can't find my Lightroom library from my Macbook Pro. Yet, I can find it from my iPhone.

 

When I am in my iPhone I see what is below. But as I stated, I can't find them from my Mac.

 

Also, I see that my iPhone wants to sync all of my iPhone photos to the Lightroom library. I have syncing turned off. I'm not sure if keeping my sync turned off has anything to do with the issue.

 

Does Lightroom and Lightroom classic have two different libraries?

 

Is there a record of all the previous downloads I peformed from Lightroom?

Thanks! 🙂 Sorry for so many questions. 

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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January 24, 2023
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Also, I see that my iPhone wants to sync all of my iPhone photos to the Lightroom library. I have syncing turned off. I'm not sure if keeping my sync turned off has anything to do with the issue.

 

By @AnotherMe

 

That has everything to do with the issue! How do you expect your iPhone photos to get to your desktop if you have syncing permanently paused? The idea is that you sync to the cloud, and from the cloud they can sync to any other connected device/app (which is logged into the same account and doesn't have syncing turned off!).

JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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January 22, 2023

Yes, Lightroom Classic and Lightroom use different libraries. The library of Lightroom Classic is called the catalog and is not related to the library of Lightroom on your iPhone. If you want your computer to match your phone, then it's best to use Lightroom, not Lightroom Classic, so to use the Lightroom Plan subscription and not the Photography Plan.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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    AnotherMeAuthor
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    January 23, 2023

    I pay for the Adobe Cloud subscription. Does that include the Lightroom Plan?  

    I'm still a bit confused. 🙂 

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    January 24, 2023

    Every Adobe user needs the Creative Cloud Desktop App to manage their subscription and Apps, so just saying "Adobe Cloud subscription" does not tell us which Plan you have.

    These are the photography plans from Adobe-

    https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/compare-plans.html

    'Free' and 'Premium' Lightroom plans for iPhones & iPads do not sync to Macs or PCs.

     

    To have 'everything'- you need the PHOTOGRAPHY Plan (20GB) , (and pay extra if you need 1TB Cloud storage). It includes both Lightroom-Desktop and Lightroom-Classic

    BUY LIGHTROOM-CLASSIC etc

     

    If you need an Adobe Plan Change-  PLAN CHANGE 

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
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