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Tim5C22
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September 21, 2022
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Lightroom Mobile “Download Original”

  • September 21, 2022
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Okay I have just noticed this behavior, it may have done it before but I don't remember.

 

I have photos that I am editing in LR mobile on ipad, they are in an album and I have store locally checked.  In my sync settings I have download smart previews checked.

 

When I get ready to export the photo as a .jpg it is popping up a message that it is "downloading original".

 

Is this normal behavior that i have just never noticed before?  I normally just load the images straight from my camera's card into LR mobile, then sync with cloud.  

 

Is it sending my .nef to the cloud, and with only download smart preview selected, sending the smart preview back to the ipad, then when I export it needs to download the .nef to convert it to .jpg???

 

If so then maybe I should un-check the smart preview to make things move faster?

 

thanks

tim

    Correct answer Jim Wilde
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    Is it sending my .nef to the cloud, and with only download smart preview selected, sending the smart preview back to the ipad, then when I export it needs to download the .nef to convert it to .jpg???

     

    If so then maybe I should un-check the smart preview to make things move faster?

     

     

    Yes, that's exactly what is happening (and how it is designed to work when you have "Only download smart previews" checked and you choose to store an album locally). Yes, you can uncheck that option if the wait time for the original to download is unacceptable, but you do so at the expense of storage space on your iPad. Note that the issue might still arise as I think that Lightroom monitors the available space on the iPad and can swap out originals in favour of smart previews if it thinks the available space is getting a bit tight. However, that behaviour would not apply for any album for which you have "Store Locally" enabled, as in your case. 

     

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    Jim Wilde
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    Jim WildeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 21, 2022
    quote

    Is it sending my .nef to the cloud, and with only download smart preview selected, sending the smart preview back to the ipad, then when I export it needs to download the .nef to convert it to .jpg???

     

    If so then maybe I should un-check the smart preview to make things move faster?

     

     

    Yes, that's exactly what is happening (and how it is designed to work when you have "Only download smart previews" checked and you choose to store an album locally). Yes, you can uncheck that option if the wait time for the original to download is unacceptable, but you do so at the expense of storage space on your iPad. Note that the issue might still arise as I think that Lightroom monitors the available space on the iPad and can swap out originals in favour of smart previews if it thinks the available space is getting a bit tight. However, that behaviour would not apply for any album for which you have "Store Locally" enabled, as in your case. 

     

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    Tim5C22Author
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    September 22, 2022

    Thank you Jim, you are always a tremendous help.

     

    tim

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