Working in Lighroom on two computers (synced with Creative Cloud files).

Hi all,
I'm sure this question has been addressed before but I haven't been able to find a relevant discussion on the forums, so hopefully someone can help out.
After I shoot a series of photos (e.g. on a trip or for work) I use Lightroom for my workflow. Rating, flagging, etc. prior to editing (simple edits in LR and then advanced retouching in Photoshop). I have traditionally done all of this on one computer with one LR catalog, and only one computer needs to have a full catalog on it at the end of the day (not both).
Really, the only thing that needs to sync is the metadata (XMP's are fine) and any changes to the original files (e.g. if I edit one in Photoshop). I have a full CC membership at my disposal, as well as things like Dropbox, Cubby, etc.. Here's what I thought about doing, please let me know what you think or if there's a better way in your mind:
1. Create folder on Computer A in the Creative Cloud folder (or Dropbox, or whatever).
2. Import photos to LR catalog on Computer A.
3. Import synced photos to (separate) LR catalog on Computer B.
4. Work on either computer independently, as XMP's and file changes should be synced after working with files.
5. When finished, move folder on Computer A to its rightful place in my albums folder. (Use LR to move the folder so the catalog stays updated).
6. Delete folder/catalog entry on Computer B.
Does this work? If I want to use Lightroom Mobile (sync with my iPad) how will that affect this workflow?
Thanks all!

With the recent update of the Creative Cloud Desktop app (1.9.1.474) we unfortunately introduced a bug which causes the creation of a new Creative Cloud Files folder, and re-sync of all content. This will only occur the first time the sync application runs after the update. This has caused understandable pain and confusion, for which we truly apologise.
The Creative Cloud Files app contains logic that supports the use of multiple Adobe IDs. This allows you to sign out of one ID and in to another, but keeps your Creative Cloud content separate. When you sign out and change IDs, the app moves the previous Creative Cloud Files folder and it's contents and appends it with the previously signed in ID (User@AdobeID). It then creates a new main folder and starts to sync content of the new ID.
The bug which I mentioned previously occurs, as the app believes an ID switch has taken place and as such, moves the current Creative Cloud Files folder and tries to append the previously signed in ID. As no switch has actually taken place it manifests as (Unknown).  The app then creates a new main folder at syncs down the data.
Essentially what you end up with is a Creative Cloud Files folder with your newly sync'd data and a Creative Cloud Files (Unknown) folder that contains duplicate data.
This occurs once, after the last update completes.
The fix is to simply delete the Creative Cloud Files (Unknown) folder.
I would advise that you ensure you have no pending edits that you may have made offline and that you check the contents of the new, main Creative Cloud Files folder contains everything you expect it to.  If not, check the contents of the Creative Cloud Files (Unknown) folder.
If there is still a discrepancy with your data, you can check on creative.adobe.com to confirm your data is there.
If you have any further problems or questions about this particular issue please email [email protected]

Similar Messages

  • Linked Smart Object breaks a PSD after sync with Creative Cloud

    After using a linked Smart Object inside a PSD and sync with Creative Cloud, the online version of file does not preview and does not work with any online feature, like Extract, Layers, or Anything else.
    Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

    Thanks for the example Deryck,
    The preview seemed broken on the comments tab but the image was appearing for me under the Extract one. When I downloaded the original it looked like the linking was preserved. The online version didn't seem to denote in any way that the Cecinas layer contained a Linked Smart Object, which might be helpful, but it did have the preview. Here are some screenshots of what I was seeing. Thanks for posting about it. I'll pass it on to our engineering department.

  • Photoshop Touch won't sync with Creative Cloud

    Photoshop Touch won't sync with Creative Cloud, although all my other Adobe iPad apps will. Is there a way to force the sync in PS Touch? I have already tried toggling syncing and signing out / in.

    Hi
    The meant photoshop update not the iOS update.
    I have tried to sync with a free 2gb account today and this works fine with my iPhone version of photoshop touch at least.
    What I am more confused about is that I cleared out my 20gb space to see if it was large files or a file type that was causing the issue. But even with a completely empty creative cloud account photoshop touch didn’t sync?
    Which suggests to me that the issue is with my 20gb storage space?
    I manually moved my photoshop touch files a few months ago. I haven’t used photoshop touch since really because the issue.
    Come to think of it the issues started around the same time as I started using the creative cloud connection on my macbook.
    Thanks
    David

  • CoreSync.exe blocks all network traffic while (slowly) syncing my Creative Cloud files

    Hello folks,
    Since the latest Creative Cloud update (I'm using version 1.9.0.465 as of this writing), I've been unable to successfully sync my Creative Cloud Files folder.
    First things first, as other forum users have posted elsewhere, when the update installed itself, my Creative Cloud Files folder was moved from my chosen location to its default location (C:\Users\MyUserName) and I've been unable to put it back where I wanted it.
    However, more pressingly, I noticed that every time I booted my computer, neither my wife nor I were able to access the Internet.  After a couple days' trial and error I realized that Creative Cloud was trying (unsuccessfully) to sync about seven files (totaling about 750MB) to the cloud, and anytime the sync was actively working, my network access was completely blocked.  Even the Creative Cloud desktop app itself couldn't access the Internet to authenticate my apps or Typekit fonts.
    I have managed to get much smaller files (1MB, 5MB, up to 15MB) to sync successfully, however this takes a really long time, and no one on my network can manage to load a web page on their device until the sync is complete.
    Right now I've got syncing paused, and everything on my network is working fine.
    For some additional info, I've attached a screen grab of my Networking tab from Task Manager:
    The big spikes in that graph are me and my wife loading up tons of web content-- YouTube videos, a million tabs of who-knows-what, all acting normally.  Then I hit Resume on CC's sync operation, my activity line clamps way down, and no one can load any Internet content anywhere.  After that, I released my computer's IP address from the command prompt, at which point Creative Cloud Desktop returned a connection failure, and I quit the app.  When I renewed my IP address, I noticed our network access was still blocked, even though Creative Cloud was not running.  I traced the problem back to CoreSync.exe, which had continued running even after I'd quit Creative Cloud.  The moment I ended the CoreSync.exe process, everything was back to normal... until I restarted the Creative Cloud app, which in turn restarted CoreSync.exe.  It was only after pausing CC's sync operation that we were able to use the Internet again.
    So!  To sum up, here are my two issues:
    Syncing is entirely broken, and prevents everyone on my network from using the Internet while CC spins its wheels.
    For some reason, following the same update, I'm unable to change the location of my Creative Cloud Files folder.
    Some things I've tried:
    Uninstalling & reinstalling the Creative Cloud Desktop app-- no change
    Clearing my archived files on creative.adobe.com in case there was some weird argument happening between my live/syncing files and my archived files-- no change
    Manually adding CoreSync.exe to my Windows Firewall whitelist-- no change
    Finally, I can recreate this issue on my second computer, running the same version of Creative Cloud but running off wireless instead of Ethernet.  Same symptoms-- feed it a file to sync, and everyone's Internet access is gone until the sync operation [eventually] finishes.
    I'm completely stumped and very frustrated.  I rely heavily on CC's file syncing feature, and as it's the only cloud storage product I'm actually paying for, I'm not willing to abandon it for another service like DropBox.  I'm willing to try just about anything-- and in the meantime I'm just wishing Creative Cloud Desktop app updates weren't compulsory; the last build I'd installed here was working perfectly fine.
    My basic system specs in case it's helpful:
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
    2x Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.6GHz
    64GB DDR3 RAM
    nVidia Quadro 4000
    Any insights would be incredibly appreciated!  Thanks in advance.

    Heyo Dave,
    Thanks so much for your reply and suggestions.  Here's what I've discovered after some more noodling.
    I'm no networking guy, but I can't seem to find anything about my modem or router that would explain why my upstream traffic is being throttled using CC-- especially since it's all the same hardware I was using last week before I updated CC.
    In addition, I've tried test uploading a couple of files using DropBox, Google Drive, and WeTransfer.com, and neither process interrupts Internet use on my network.
    With all that said, I did go in and pull back my Transfer Speed settings in CC from Maximum to Low, and that made a big difference!  Syncing continued to work, and our other network requests were working just fine.  I managed to get my upload speed set as high as Medium; High and Maximum both kill my network within seconds of being set.
    So I'm not sure what was done to the CC application in this release to supposedly enable us to "Sync Files and Fonts faster" (from the release notes), but whatever it is, it's got my uploads capping at 100Kbps (compared to a minimum 350Kbps using Google Drive) unless no one in my home wants to check their email for the next hour.  That's a significant bummer for me, as my After Effects projects regularly swell to ~50MB toward the end of a project.
    I'd like to submit a big report here, since really the only variable at play in this situation was the Creative Cloud update.  However, unfortunately it looks like the bug report form is down...  I'll have to try again later.
    In the meantime, if there are any other suggestions for experiments I can run on this beast, I'm happy to oblige and report back in case other folks with similar issues can get some relief!
    Thanks again,
    Jared

  • Won't get past "start syncing" with creative cloud?

    I'm trying to sync my creative cloud with my computer but it only loads for a little while and then goes back to say "Start syncing". I've restarted everything and yes I have the CC desktop version. What should I do? I want my creative cloud as a folder on my computer (macbook pro).

    Ah, i got it to work by uninstalling the desktop app and installing it again. For those who have the same problem.

  • Lightroom Mobile isnt syncing with Creative Cloud

    Hey there,
    Last week I had to resync my Lightroom desktop with creative cloud. I can now see my images on the Lightroom website, but my ipad is not syncing with these images. Any help or advice out there?

    Coud you please try to re-sign-in on your iPad. Should be working now. there was something wrong at the back-end of your account. - Guido

  • Multiple issues with Creative Cloud File Syncing

    I'm have issues with syncing files on my mac to Adobe Creative Cloud. I don't seem to have issues syncing via drag and drop to my web browser. I keep getting this error while syncing via finder:
    I also have a fairly complex PSD with folders that i'm toggling on and off using Layer Comps. I don't see any difference when switching Layer Comps within Extract in the browser. I do see the changes when turning on and off the folders though.. What's the deal with that?
    Why does it take so long to render the PSD after I turn on a folder or switch layer comps? It takes about 30 seconds to re-render, which is crippling for our workflow.
    This would be an amazing tool for our developers if these 3 issues were resolved.

    Thanks for the information.
    Could you now send me some log files please..
    The log files can be found here:
    Mac: /Users/<yourusername>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CoreSync/
    Windows: C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CoreSync\
    The logs have the date in the filename, like "CoreSync-2014-03-25.log". Please compress (zip) all the CoreSync-2014-MM-DD.log files and email them to me directly at [email protected]
    Thanks
    Warner

  • Sync with the cloud or local machine?

    I've been subscribed to CS6/Creative Cloud for about a year now. I just bought a new MacBook Pro and downloaded several Adobe programs. When I opened Dreamweaver, I got this message:
    "Settings from another computer are already synced with Creative Cloud. Would you like to sync using the settings stored on the cloud or the local settings on this machine?"
    I'm confused. Am I correct in guessing that it would probably be best to sync with the cloud settings?
    And should I choose the option "Always sync settings automatically"?
    Thanks.

    It would vary based on the user's taste. If you would like to have the same settings across your devices, you should sync with the cloud settings.
    Some users might not prefer this and choose to setup their application preferences, site settings, etc differently for different devices.

  • Time Machine to keep two computers synced

    After lugging my 13" macbook pro back and forth to class I finally bit the bullet and got an 11" macbook air. I would love to use Time Machine to keep these two computers synced easily. Is that an option to simply backup the pro and then apply the changes to the air? Also, if I restore the air to the backup that was made with the pro will all of my programs and applications transfer or will I need to re-purchase all of them?

    mhale11 wrote:
    After lugging my 13" macbook pro back and forth to class I finally bit the bullet and got an 11" macbook air. I would love to use Time Machine to keep these two computers synced easily. Is that an option to simply backup the pro and then apply the changes to the air?
    No. This is not something that TM does.
    Also, if I restore the air to the backup that was made with the pro will all of my programs and applications transfer or will I need to re-purchase all of them?
    It will depend - most should work fine.

  • Need to deactivate two computers associated with my PSE 7 serial number.

    Hi, I've installed PSE 7 on a new computer but my serial number is not working.
    I assume the reason is I need to deactivate the two computers associated with the serial number from previous installations.
    I have contacted the chat/help desk and was told to come here for further assistance. I'm currently stuck in a trial period.
    Thanks in advance for your help.

    "How can I fix this? "
    deauthorize all, then authorize the active computers.
    " Do I need to deauthorize all of my computers and then re-authorize the active ones?  "
    Yes.
    " How will this affect my iTunes media, if at all? "
    It will not.
      Is there a way to see a list of the current five computers authorized with my Apple id?"
    No.

  • HT5622 I have two iPhones synced with the same Apple ID and so the contacts are being shared in both of them. Is there any way to revert this?? The reason is that if I delete some contact from one device then it automatically erases from the second one as

    I have two iPhones synced with the same Apple ID and so the contacts are being shared in both of them. Is there any way to revert this?? The reason is that if I delete some contact from one device then it automatically erases from the second one as well

    Yes, you stop using the same Apple ID under Settings > iCloud.

  • I just lost files I had been working on all weekend after they synced with the Creative Cloud.

    I just lost files I had been working on all weekend after they synced with the Creative Cloud. This is not what I am paying for. I need these files recovered now, not tomorrow, now!

    I have emailed you about resolving this issue.

  • How many computers can i use with creative cloud?

    how many computers can i use with creative cloud?

    Two.
    From the Creative Cloud FAQ here http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/faq.html under the section Purchasing and getting started:
    On how many computers can I install the software I download from Creative Cloud?
    You can install the desktop applications available in Creative Cloud on your primary computer and one backup computer, as long as they are not running at the same time. You will have access to both the Mac OS and Windows versions, so if you have a Mac at home and a PC at work, for instance, you can install your applications on both. See the product license agreements page for more information.

  • Sync with the cloud

    If you sync Dreamweaver on two computers with the cloud do you sill have to have xampp running on both computers or any,
    any help would be appreciated.
    Thank you Jeff Lane

    It would vary based on the user's taste. If you would like to have the same settings across your devices, you should sync with the cloud settings.
    Some users might not prefer this and choose to setup their application preferences, site settings, etc differently for different devices.

  • I can't sync my desktop with creative cloud

    When I try to sync files in my desktop it doesn't work.
    There is no folder in finder

    Hi Felipe,
    Thanks for confirming that. I'm also assuming that you have some files in your Creative Cloud Files on the web.
    It looks like there is a problem communicating with the server. This could be because of firewall rules on your network. Are you able to connect to a different network to see whether you can sync there? For example, if you are currently trying to connect at work, could you try from home?
    For us to investigate this more thoroughly, I'd be grateful if you could provide your log files, following the instructions below. Could you zip them up and send to me at [email protected]?
    There's a separate log file for each day. Please send the most recent log file. Here's where to find the log files:
    Mac:
    /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CloudSync/CoreSync-2014-MM-DD.log
    (where 2014-MM-DD is the date of the log)
    Windows:
    C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\CloudSync\CoreSync-2014-MM-DD.log
    'Library' on Mac and 'AppData' on Windows are both hidden folders. Please read this page for help on showing these folders:
    http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/show-hidden-files-folders-extensions.html
    Thanks,
    Ben

Maybe you are looking for