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selondon
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March 14, 2017
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P: Ability to download full resolution file from a shared folder

  • March 14, 2017
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Hi,Please could the recipient of a supplied Collection link be able to download full res files (if held on the server). This could be an option in Mobile and WebThanks

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peters85418051
Participating Frequently
April 8, 2025

I often use online Lightroom albums to share files with clients.  I'll give them the ability to download the images that they like.  The default specs only permit a downoaded image file at 72dpi.  I'd like to be able to raise that to whatever specs I uploaded to the album -- like 300dpi.  That way, if the client wants to print, they have a full res file to work with.

Participant
August 19, 2024

I want to share my photos in full quality in Lightroom. It is impossible, apparently. I got an answer from Adobe support that Shared Albums in Lightroom "...is mostly used by users to share the album with clients for selection/ liking or commenting of files. The final delivery of files isn't the expectation of this feature."

 

Sometimes the client is in a rush to get the images and it does not make sense to me that I can spend time editing the file to become as good as possible to then not beeing able to send it in a simple and professional way. The only possible outcome is jpgs with reduced quality, even if I upload tiffs.

Is it possible to implement this in the future?

Participant
December 18, 2023

Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Classic (shared collections) need the ability to upload full-resolution originals to the cloud.

That's it.  That's the feature request, that's what you need to add, that's what's missing, that's what the bug is.

I don't pay for extra storage space just so you can downsize my images into "smart" previews with no originals - I pay for the space to store originals, let me upload them from my desktop... where I and the majority of other photographers actually edit our photos.

Participant
August 25, 2023

I know this is something that people have been asking about for years, at least since 2017. Here is an example https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based-ideas/p-ability-to-download-full-resolution-file-from-a-shared-folder/idi-p/12232909

Not everyone can carry their laptop or external hard drive wherever they go.

Why is the feature to be able to download a full-sized image from your own Lightroom collection on the web not able to download your own images in the format they were synced as? e.g a .NEF image should be able to be downloaded as and .NEF image and not as a very small previewed .jpeg file

A feature that I feel is far more useful than the lates .ai stuff and something people have requested for years


Please do bring this feature in as soon as possible.

Thanks

Participant
August 3, 2023

When I share an album I want to retain the resolution with my originals but I want to apply a scaled resolution when sharing. Scaled resolution could be set in megapixels, percentage, or pixel range.

arandomfella
Participant
August 10, 2022

Hello, I would just like to submit a feature request to enable downloading the originals for files in a specific album; this would make it a lot easier to work on files on another pc with less storage when traveling.
I have about 2TB of images as it stands, and I cant feasibly download all this on the computer I'm currently traveling with, although I could easily manage an album where I only have the final images that I want to adjust and export, and I would even like to be able to turn it off again to delete the raw files from the local computer when I'm done.

 

Throwing it out there in case it's not a technical difficulty stopping it, and just an oversight or something new to implement.

 

Please let me know if you need more details! 

Participant
May 8, 2022

I want to do a back up of my photos from Lightroom. I want to back up only the raw photos with out the editings. Can I do this in bulk? It's taking me so much time to go through each picture and reset it to the original version one by one. How can I download original versions in bulk?

Percyrod
Participant
December 30, 2021

I cant believe that is a bug or error that Lightroom Classic is not able to sync the original file (raw or at least full JPEG) and then download it as original file. I think Adobe developed the feature in a conscious way, in order to block the syncing from Lightroom Classic, I don't know why, but the fact is that today we are still waiting an improvement for share final photos with our clients.

Participant
October 13, 2021

I think that what jonathan is trying to say is the same issue I am having:

 

When I use LR Mobile App or Desktop Version, I have the option to export a SELECTION OF PHOTOS as small/large JPEG's. So far so good, however when I share an album with a client ONLINE, the zip file of the album that they download contains ONLY the SMALLversion of these JPEG's with no option to be able to download the LARGE version. This is a problem when it comes to printing the pictures.

 

The solution I have found is that I must download the high-res pictures on my computer and then use Google Drive to share those images with them. And if for some reason I need to adjust the picture, the changes will have to be Google Drive. This is an issue.

 

It would also be great if the ONLINE version of LR would allow a batch download of the LARGE JPEG's straight from the browser. At the moment I can only download 1 at a time which is very frustratig and time consuming.

Victoria Bampton LR Queen
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 12, 2019
Sorry to hear you feel that way Jonathan. Please note that Selondon and I are NOT Adobe Employees, so we can't fix a thing. We can only explain the decisions Adobe have made to date, whether you feel that they're right or wrong. The full discussions are then available to the Adobe staff members, so they can make decisions about changes to the software itself. 
Victoria - The Lightroom Queen