Moving files (also laptop-desktop synchronization / archiving)
I know I've seen this problem nicely discussed someplace, but can't remember where. The typical example described is that of somebody on a trip where they take a laptop and get to work with Lightroom. How do they integrate what they've done with their desktop master database?
In my case, here is what I'm trying to do. All of my pictures this quarter get immediately copied to a folder called Negatives/20081Q . In April, I will create a new folder and put new pictures into it (Negatives/20082Q). The Negatives folder resides on an external USB drive.
I would like to create a folder on my primary hard disk called simply Negatives, perhaps. When I move via Lightroom images from my media cards to the local folder, I should get better performance. How do I then move those images at the end of a quarter to their archived folder on my USB drive? I of course want all pictures in the Lightroom database taken in that quarter to now have the base image found in the right archived place. Thanks!
Dilip
At the end of the quarter copy the folder to its new location and delete the local folder (check and backup first of course). Then open lightroom and in the Library go to the folder containing the images you want. The folder name will be in red as Lightroom can't locate the files. Right click on the folder name, select "locate missing photos" and point it to the new location. Done.
Gordon
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