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Marcusst
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December 1, 2022
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"Store album locally" option

  • December 1, 2022
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Hi guys, I am going on a trip and do not have wifi connection during the trip, however, I would like to edit current photos on the go and have selected "store album locally". I notice that space has been taken up in my hard drive after doing this action. I am using just lightroom (not classic)

 

However, after this trip, I would like to store my files in the cloud instead and delete these albums from my local storage. If I deselect "store album locally", will Lightroom upload my edited photos to the cloud and delete the files from my local storage? My end goal is to have my local storage cleared whilst retaining my edited photos in the cloud. Thanks in advance

Correct answer Jim Wilde

The images always remain in the cloud. "Store Album Locally" downloads a COPY of the images to your local hard drive so that you can continue to access them when offline. When you uncheck that option, all that happens is that the local copy will become eligible for deletion, but that will probably not be immediate as there are some complex rules which determines when locally stored copies are removed (Lightroom will often silently download a local copy, e.g. for editing, even when you are online).

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MarcusstAuthor
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December 1, 2022

Hi guys, I am going on a trip and do not have wifi connection during the trip, however, I would like to edit current photos on the go and have selected "store album locally". I notice that space has been taken up in my hard drive after doing this action. I am using just lightroom (not classic)

 

However, after this trip, I would like to store my files in the cloud instead and delete these albums from my local storage. If I deselect "store album locally", will Lightroom upload my edited photos to the cloud and delete the files from my local storage? My end goal is to have my local storage cleared whilst retaining my edited photos in the cloud. Thanks in advance

 

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 1, 2022

The images always remain in the cloud. "Store Album Locally" downloads a COPY of the images to your local hard drive so that you can continue to access them when offline. When you uncheck that option, all that happens is that the local copy will become eligible for deletion, but that will probably not be immediate as there are some complex rules which determines when locally stored copies are removed (Lightroom will often silently download a local copy, e.g. for editing, even when you are online).

Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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January 17, 2025

Yes. Where are the files stored on the Mac HD?


On Mac, by default any originals stoered locally will placed inside the Lightroom Library.lrlibrary package, which in turn will be within the user's Pictures library. It is possible, however, to change the location for these originals to a different location via the Lightroom Preferences>Cache tab. Note, that is for originals only, the location of the Lightroom Library cannot be changed.

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