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02/27/2010 08:52:14 AM · #1 |
On my C drive I have a folder in Pictures called LightRoom - this contains two sub-folders, 'Catalogue and Previews', and 'Backups'. Catalogue and Previews is 7GB, contains 11,644 files and 19,091 folders and Backups is 11.1GB and has 3,030 files and 4,784 folders. I have LR set to automatically back-up once a week. I initially import photos to my C Drive by creating a dated folder and dragging the photos from my card reader; I then open Lightroom and import them from the C drive. Every couple of weeks I copy new photos to my external hard drive by copying the photo folders from the C Drive
My questions are:
1. Is the weekly back-up serving any useful purpose - what is it backing up and why?
2. The folder sizes seem very large - and using up memory that I could be using for storing additional photos - do the sizes sound right?
3. Why are number of folders greater than the number of files.
4. Is there a better/easier/more logical/more efficient workflow for importing photos?
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02/27/2010 10:41:27 AM · #2 |
I import straight from the card. I don't see why you're dragging them to your C drive first. You can also have Lightroom make extra copies on another drive if you want, such as an external drive.
As for the backups, it's backing up your images in a digital format in those files you've mentioned, do not delete these files. It's backing up whatever you've added since the last backup. It lets Lightroom retrieve the images and their respective information a lot faster. There are folders you can delete. These are in the Backup folder where Lightroom stores its backup files. I delete the old ones and keep the two most recent folders, they're named by date. Don't see why Lightroom doesn't delete these automatically.
When you say it's using up memory, do you mean disk space and not random access memory (RAM)? You can tell lightroom to store these files elsewhere if you want, like on another disk so your Windows disk stays uncluttered and operates faster.
I hope Adobe will find a way to make the backup files smaller because they do get very large. |
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02/27/2010 10:56:06 AM · #3 |
Jac, when you say you import straight from the card, do you mean into LR? If so, how do you do that (warning here - you are talking to a techno imbecile!)
So, I only need to keep the most recent of the backup folders - is there any value to keeping the older ones?
In terms of memory I was meaning disk space as opposed to RAM - I only have a laptop, so it is at something of a premium! If LR stored the files on my external hard drive would that mean I could only use LR when it was hooked up to that drive?
To be honest, I suspect my entire workflow from uploading to final product is a little less than efficient....
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02/27/2010 12:53:43 PM · #4 |
Do you have a card reader or do you upload your images from your camera?
I don't have time right now but I'll get back to this later on today. :) |
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02/28/2010 07:11:47 AM · #5 |
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02/28/2010 07:32:45 AM · #6 |
When you click import a dialogue box opens asking from where you want to import. On my PC the card is the first choice on the list. After selecting the card to import from all you have to do is choose where you want them imported to and that's about it. If you choose to store your images on your external drive then you will need that drive to be on if you want to work on the images. You can select the images you want after import and re-import them to your C drive if you want to work on them on the go. You'll be able to view them but you won't be able to work on them if you're not connected to your external drive.
eta. In that import dialogue window there's a checkbox named Backup to: With this you can create a backup file and have it imported where ever you want while you're uploading from your card. So you have two copies right from the start in two separate places. Make sure you use two different hard drives though. ;)
If you have anything else just ask away Sara. :)
Message edited by author 2010-02-28 07:38:06. |
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02/28/2010 08:33:39 AM · #7 |
I don't know what OS your computer has, but you may want to find out if it is tagging the files as it is importing, because that's an issue if you ever have an image verified for DPC challenges.
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