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othonleon
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May 29, 2022
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Simultaneously delete photos from LR and PC

  • May 29, 2022
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Hello, does anyone know if there is a way to delete pictures from LR CC and for the same "click" delete them (permanently) from my computer, please?

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

Correct. The original folders with photos are obsolete as soon as they have been imported in Lightroom. Local copies made by Lightroom should (eventually) be deleted when the cloud copy is deleted, because Lightroom considers the cloud copy to be the original.

 

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JohanElzenga
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May 29, 2022

Where are they on your computer? If these are images you imported from your hard disk into Lightroom, then the answer is negative. Lightroom does not know the images are still there and does not manage them. If these are local copies that Lightroom saved on your disk, then theh will automatically be deleted (but that may take a little time).

 

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othonleonAuthor
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May 31, 2022

Thank you! I think I understand. So, first, I do not need to keep my photos in folders created by me in my HD, just to import them to LR CC directly from the downloaded pictures creetd by my camera, which will send the pictures to a LR CC folder created by the programme. Second, when I delete a photo from LR CC, the photo will stay in that folder (created by LR CC in my HD) for 60 days, then, the photo will be gone. Am I correct, JohanElzenga, please? 

JohanElzenga
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May 31, 2022

Correct. The original folders with photos are obsolete as soon as they have been imported in Lightroom. Local copies made by Lightroom should (eventually) be deleted when the cloud copy is deleted, because Lightroom considers the cloud copy to be the original.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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