Local storage and cloud

[鹏28728168ih5d]

Photos are imported into LR. LR directly uploaded photos to the cloud and deleted local files. This is a good thing to save space, but I have enough local space. I want to edit the photos I just imported, but I have to download them from the cloud, which is very slow and time-consuming.
I want to ask if there is any way for iPad LR not to delete local files after backup or not to perform cloud backup?
I hope the app can be synchronized to cloud storage, but still saved to local storage.

[Jim Wilde · Accepted solution]

You can put the images that you want to edit into an album, then choose the "Store Locally" option for that album. Then, if you also uncheck the option to "Only Download Smart Previews" (Settings>Cloud Storage & Sync tab), that will download the originals from the cloud and will keep them on the local device. If you do that soon after you import to the iPad, that'll probably stop the originals being removed from the local device when the cloud upload is complete.

[鹏28728168ih5d]

Yesterday I edited the photo and downloaded the raw format. But today I opened it and downloaded raw from the cloud again. I checked the menu and found that the iPad lr has no 'local storage' option. Attached are some screenshots of my app. Is it my menu setting problem? My iPad has 512G storage capacity, but I always wait for slow download again and again.

[Jim Wilde · Accepted solution]

The option to store an album contents locally is only in the tri-dot menu for the specific album in the main album list. Tap on that icon and you'll see the "Store Locally" option, enable that and that should do the trick. See screenshot:

[鹏28728168ih5d]

Thank you.I have been using the default album before. Finally, it is solved. Thank you for your reply, which is very helpful to me.

[Gene25737263i5fe]

I'd watch you cloud storage numbers. Adobe inflates them with somehow in order to get you to purchase more storage before you need it. I'm on an empty drive, including archives, at 15GB somehow? I'll be going back to pirating Adobe after this subscription expires. 

[peter-b]

Sorry that you are running into issues with counting cloud  storage.  One thing to be aware of is that storage used as part of the Creative Cloud does get counted against your overall storage amount.  It looks like you may be using some storage as part of Creative Cloud use.  That said, we will look into your account to make sure your Lightroom totals are correct.

-Peter

[peter-b]

Looks like there was some stale data being reported from Lightroom.  We have fixed that so you will see a lesser number now, all being consumed by non-Lr files in the Creative Cloud.

-Peter

[Gene25737263i5fe]

I have zero files in Adobe Cloud but still consuming 10.9GB? 

Files > Your Files > Cloud Documents [empty]
Files > Your Files > Published [empty]
Files > Your Files > Synced Files [empty]
Files > Your Files > Mobile Creations [empty]
Files > Your Libraries > Personal and Shared > Your Library [empty]
Files > Your Libraries > Public [empty]
Files > Shared with you [empty]
Files > Deleted [empty] 

Where else could file possibly be? This is Adobe skimming storage hoping you'd lose track and buying more. 

But thanks for looking into this, I do appreciate your help in exposing these shady practices.

[peter-b]

Thanks for clarifying.  I will refer this to the CC team and get back to you shortly.

-Peter

[PeterB2]

OK, this should be all fixed now.  Apologies for the inconvenience caused here.

-Peter

[Gene25737263i5fe]

Do you know what caused this? And does Adobe have a roadmap to put in place the sizes of files so I can reference my true usage by hand if desired? Otherwise, it's an entire removal one download at a time, also a problem. Adobe has taken several angles to hide this from the customer and make it not-so-easy to remove themselves from their cloud. It's great for Etsy mom's who don't care but for those of us who do care, it's a deal breaker. 

Thanks,

Gene

[PeterB2]

I can only speak for Lightroom -- we've discussed improving the data here though not yet to the level you are asking for.  I will raise with our team here.  Having issues like this one with stale reporting data definitely heightens the need for more info.