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Hani.sawiress
Hani.sawiress
Inspiring
November 25, 2020
Question

metadata and editing did not exported and imported from my desktop to my laptop

  • November 25, 2020
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Hi,

I am facing a problem.

I have 2000 JPG photos on my desktop Lightroom ver.10 classic  I do some editing and rating and keywording on them. then I started to export them on a new catalog to copy them to my laptop. 

I do export the whole catalogue from my desktop and when I tried to open it on my laptop lightroom "having the same version" but it asks me to upgrade the catalogue.

why .. while the two lightrooms are the same version and are the same subscription!!. this is the first issue. but it is not a big issue.

The Second Issue after upgrading the catalogue I didn't find any of my keywords (except the name of the catalogue) I didn't find my ratings, collections, keywords, GPS location and all the edits I have made on m desktop.

That was one of my nightmares comes true.

I am on Windows 10 ver 20H2 and my lightroom classic version is ver. 10 on both my desktop and Laptop.

Please advice what should I do ?!!

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3 replies

GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
November 26, 2020

Probably not opening the correct catalog.

 

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
November 25, 2020

May I request a clarification? Are the first issue you mentioned and the second issue you mentioned related? It sounds like you did this import of photos and then did the upgrade. If you try to upgrade a catalog created by importing photos (and none of the edits and metadata show up), then upgrading the catalog will not magically produce edits and metadata.

 

So, can I get a more clear explanation of the issues? Explain what you did step-by-step, leaving nothing out, and explain what happened.

Hani.sawiress
Hani.sawiressAuthor
Inspiring
November 25, 2020

after exporting my catalogue, I copied it to a removable drive with and all its folders, photos and preview. then on my laptop Lightroom, I opened the catalogue, lightroom asks to upgrade the catalogue to version 10 !!! very weird !! while my desktop lightroom is version 10 too.

no problem I upgrade the catalogue (I have no other choice). when It happed nothing from my desktop catalogue appears all my keywords, ratings, collections and editing where disappeared!!!

then I try another method. I tried to import the catalogue to my existing laptop catalogue. it asks for upgrade and nothing appears too .. even I tried to make a new empty catalogue ... but nothing helped. in all ways it asks to upgrade the catalogue 

I don't know if the two issues are related or not but in my scenario, I have noticed that lightroom version are the same however it asks to upgrade. but my big loss is my editing and metadata works. 

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
November 25, 2020

Let's get some basic information here, because sometimes people think they have the latest version of the software and they actually don't.

 

So, when you exported the catalog from the desktop, please go to Help->System Info in Lightroom Classic on the desktop and show us a screen capture of the Help->System Info box (just the top 10 lines is fine). Include the screen capture by clicking on the Insert Photos icon here (do not include it as an attachment).

 

Then do the same thing on your laptop Lightroom Classic.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    November 25, 2020

    Export photos and Import photos is not the proper method.

     

    Instead, you want to open the catalog on the desktop, select the desired photos, and then File->Export as Catalog. Then move the files created to the laptop. Open Lightroom Classic on the laptop and use File->Import from Another Catalog and select the catalog file that was exported on the desktop, but is now on your laptop.

    Hani.sawiress
    Hani.sawiressAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 25, 2020

    Thank you @dj_paige  for your reply

    actually, the message that appears to upgrade the catalog when I tried to open it not when I tried to import.

    I also tried to import into a new empty Catalog. 

    nothing helped.

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