Using Lightroom's collections and keywords are a fantastic way to
reign in wayward file systems.
If you're not sure how to use them I'd encourage you to check them out
before you get going so you can implement them from the get-go. I've
gone through over 40,000 files and added keywords. Wish I'd done them
as I added them. I wouldn't give up keywords if you paid me!
Another thought. Be sure to back up your LR catalog regularly to a
different hard drive than the one holding your original catalog.
Lea
winter. over it.
On Mar 5, 2010, at 8:20 AM, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks a lot Lea!
My file system is sooo squirrely I am hoping LR will put some
consistency into it.
AZ
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [SPAM] Re: Running Lightroom on own drive
From: Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, March 05, 2010 9:06 am
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
You don't need to isolate LR to its own drive, leave the program on
your main drive but start a catalog from your external drive. You can
have many catalogs and ne'er the twain need meet.
When you start a new catalog you want to be sure to place it in the
external drive, too, rather than the default location which is
usually
your pictures folder.
All that being said, I have multiple catalogs and wish I didn't. Your
images may be more conducive to multiple catalogs than mine are,
though.
Lea
winter. over it.
On Mar 5, 2010, at 7:42 AM, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
LightRoom pros,
I would like to run LightRoom program by it self from 1TB hard
drive.
I want to store all new digital files in the LR cataloging and work
flow
scheme away from all previous digital image files.
Is this a good idea or even possible?
Thanks,
AZ
LOOKAROUND - Since 1978
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