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Hello all!
Because of limited space and processing power on my Macbook Air, I would like to work off an external hard drive. In a perfect world, I would have all my LRC photos, edits, albums on an external drive only. After a shoot, I would import from the camera card into my computer, delete pics that are no good, edits ones that are good, then put those on the hard drive and delete them from my computer. Can someone help me out with a video or link that will help me make this happen? I have a 1TB cloud account and I have lightroom 3.4 as well as LRC on my computer. Thanks in advance!
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Hello all!
Because of limited space and processing power on my Macbook Air, I would like to work off an external hard drive. In a perfect world, I would have all my LRC photos, edits, albums on an external drive only. After a shoot, I would import from the camera card into my computer, delete pics that are no good, edits ones that are good, then put those on the hard drive and delete them from my computer. Can someone help me out with a video or link that will help me make this happen? I have a 1TB cloud account and I have lightroom 3.4 as well as LRC on my computer. Thanks in advance!
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Your suggested workflow is making it more difficult than it need be.
Your first BIG decision is if you are going to use Lr-Classic OR Lr on your laptop. Do not try to use both on the laptop unless you understand the full implications.
If you favour Lr-Classic (and you should IMO) then these are my suggestions-
1) Lr-Classic is installed in the laptop and is the 'Master' photographic DAM and editor.
2) Your Catalog is saved (and 'works' ) on the External Drive
3) Your photo files are Imported from the camera DIRECTLY to the External drive (and permanently stored there). (the Internal drive is not used!)
4) You view and cull within and using the Catalog on the External drive.
Info to help with moving a Catalog here-
https://laurashoe.com/2019/03/23/learn-whether-and-how-to-move-your-lightroom-catalog/
If you encounter 'Missing' folders or photos: info here-
MISSING FILES & FOLDERS (Adobe link)
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"I would import from the camera card into my computer"
If you want photos on the external drive, then don't import them to the internal drive and then later move them to the external drive. Make your life simple. Import them to the external drive right out of the camera. All you have to do is select the external drive in the Import dialog box, under Destination.
If you are traveling and don't have the external drive with you ... well, you didn't say that ... so I won't bother explaining it myself, but here's a tutorial https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/working-with-a-temporary-catalog.37583/