I use Windows Explorer to copy everything from my camera to a big
drive which I use exclusively for storing photos. Then I import them
into Lightroom.
You can tell Lightroom to reference them from their current location
or to copy them into Lightroom's own database.
I prefer the former because it makes them accessible to other
applications, doesn't double up on storage, and because Lightroom is
still only a beta, so all my eggs aren't going into that one basket.
To import files referencing them in their existing location (under
Windows):
1. Press the Import button.
Lightroom opens a standard File Open... dialog
2. Choose the files you want to import
3. Press OK.
Lightroom opens the Import Photos dialog
4. From the dropdown list, choose 'Reference files in existing
location'
5. Enter your other choices and press Import.
Lightroom imports the photos
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Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Thibouille
> Sent: 04 February 2007 09:00
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Where Lightroom stores settings, data etc
>
> 1/ As I understand, when Lightroom imports data it copies it to it
own
> storage area (which means I'd beter have anough space for it). And I
> can backup the originals elsewhere once the import is done.
>
> 2/ Lightroom also stores previews, its database etc... Can I ask
> Lightroom to store *everything* on another drive? It'd make things a
> lot easier if any OS/apps reinstallation is needed. It could even be
> used to share the dtabase betwenn computers ...
>
> Is that correct ?
> Thanks !
>
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