

SHOULD I UPDATE TO LIGHTROOM 6.12 SOFTWARE
The macOS Catalina update has been causing problems for various software that’s not yet equipped to handle the transition ( like DJ software that relied on iTunes). The support documents offer more details and some workarounds for the issues.
SHOULD I UPDATE TO LIGHTROOM 6.12 PLUS
To create a new folder, click the plus (+) button to the right of the Folders heading on the left panel in the Library module and choose “Add Folder” from the popup that appears. With a new external hard drive you would first need to create an empty folder on the drive, so that that folder (and therefore the hard drive itself) will be visible within Lightroom. If you also want to move photos to a different hard drive, that should be done within Lightroom. After moving the folder, double-click the catalog file (it has a filename extension of “lrcat”) to launch Lightroom with your catalog in the new location.

Then move the entire folder containing the catalog to the desired location. If you have turned on the option in Preferences to store presets with the catalog, those will be included in the same folder.īefore you move the folder containing your catalog, be sure to quit Lightroom. That will ensure all of the support files will be included in the same location. To move the catalog to another location, you actually just want to move the folder that contains your catalog. If the external hard drive isn’t fast, overall performance within Lightroom can suffer significantly when the catalog is on an external drive. More Detail: The Lightroom Classic catalog can be stored on an external hard drive, as long as that drive has excellent performance. If you also want to move photos, you should do that within Lightroom. Tim’s Quick Answer: You can move the Lightroom Classic catalog files without needing to move anything else, as long as you move the entire folder that contains the catalog. What I was wondering is, other than moving the catalog and my photos, are there any other files that need to reside on the external storage device, like presets or third-party plugins? Also, what is the best way to go about moving those files or folders? I will soon be ordering a new fast external SSD drive so I’m confident I will not have any speed issues.

Today’s Question: In an “Ask Tim Grey” in November you discussed the subject of moving your Lightroom Classic catalog to an external drive.
