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KylieRae
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October 18, 2017
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Can I use both Lightroom CC and Classic?

  • October 18, 2017
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Will I have any issues running Lightroom Classic on my desktop, and Lightroom CC on both my laptop and mobile?

I understand the libraries will be separate with Classic stored locally, and CC in the cloud, and I would have to move images manually to get them from one application  to the other, but I don't need all of my images in the cloud, and I am worried about space constraints.  At the same time, most of what I do is for social media, and the ability to edit wherever I am is often the best option.

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    Correct answer 99jon

    You would not need to move anything manually because anything added to Lr CC gets uploaded to the cloud and down to LR Classic. The new Lr CC also manages disk space more efficiently using proxies (smart previews) to keep the overall footprint as minimal as possible on your laptop and mobile device. You would just need to be aware that each app stores smart previews separately. So there would be some duplication, although smart previews are compressed files.

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    Legend
    October 18, 2017

    You would not need to move anything manually because anything added to Lr CC gets uploaded to the cloud and down to LR Classic. The new Lr CC also manages disk space more efficiently using proxies (smart previews) to keep the overall footprint as minimal as possible on your laptop and mobile device. You would just need to be aware that each app stores smart previews separately. So there would be some duplication, although smart previews are compressed files.

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      WS Rees
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      October 18, 2017

      If I migrated my LR Classic library to CC to take advantage of the cloud storage, could I still use LR Classic as a means to download and archive the originals and do more extensive edits?

      I currently do this with photos I add via LR Mobile but usually delete them from CC once they are archived. In the new scenario, I would leave them on the Adobe cloud.

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        99jon
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        October 18, 2017

        It would be best not to delete from Lr Classic but to drag folders within the Library e.g. to an external drive or similar archive storage.

        But even better Lr CC has the option to automatically store a local copy of your original in addition to the one in the cloud. So I have a Segate 4TB ehd nominated as my archive in Lr CC prefs. Even if I disconnect it from time to time, Lr CC is smart enough to recognize it next time I reconnect to any port, without having to worry about drive letters or volumes.

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