Lightroom stores your original photos for you in the Cloud. If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally.
Lightroom CC stores your original photos for you in the Cloud. If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom CC > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally .
Lightroom doesn’t mind where you choose to store the photos. They can be on an internal drive, an external drive, a network drive, or even a mix of different drives. The important detail is that YOU know where they are.
What does “Lightroom photos” mean in my photos folder?
If the folders of photos are stored in folder called “Lightroom Photos” or another easily identifiable name, it reminds you not to rename, move or delete these photos.
If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally.
Another thing we wondered was: what happens to my photos when I import them into Lightroom?
When you import your photos into Lightroom, you have the option to save them on your device instead of saving them to the USB, hard drive, or Cloud drive. This allows you to manage the space on your computer’s hard drive and keep your photos on your camera.
How do I find the location of a photo in Lightroom?
Lightroom opens an Explorer/Finder window directly to the location of the photo. You can go a step further, and make the Folders panel reflect the folder hierarchy on your hard drive, using the Show Parent Folder command.
Where is the backup of my Lightroom catalog stored?
By default the backup of your catalog will be stored in the same location as your Lightroom catalog in a folder called Backups. You can check this location when next prompted to backup your catalog by clicking the Show button in the Back Up Catalog dialog.