- Lightroom Version Number
- Lightroom version: 6.13 [ 1141928 ]
- Operating System
- Windows 7
- Windows 10
Perhaps not the most original title.
[Luddite Alert]
I'm doing my homework before moving my LR6 installation, from a Windows 7 system to a new Windows 10 system,
I've read the website and I've read the e-book, but questions remain:
I know where all my photos are (on networked drives), I know where all my catalogues are, and I think I've identified all MY presets, but ...
1) Do I move all my presets, etc. to the new PC (creating the relevant folders under AppData as I go) and THEN install LR (as the e-book seems to suggest) or do I install LR BEFORE moving my presets (as the website seems to suggest)?
2) Should I, or should I not, copy across my preferences?
My "Lightroom 6 Startup Preferences.agprefs" file seems to comprise exclusively paths to folders that will not exist on the new PC, which suggests it will be of no value, and might even be harmful, on the new PC. Even LR6 itself will be in a different place on the new PC.
My "Lightroom 6 Preferences.agprefs" is similarly burdened with obsolete paths, but does appear to contain information relating to installation/registration of plugins (all of which will have new homes on the new PC) which might be worthy of retention - though I question the value of nearly 10,000 lines of settings for the rc_ExifMeta plugin where, if I ever need to go back to it, would probably best be deployed from a clean start.
3) From the point of view of managing the Camera Raw settings and cache locations, is it better to install Photoshop on the new PC BEFORE installing Lightroom?
The wisdom of the experts is eagerly anticipated ...
[Luddite Alert]
I'm doing my homework before moving my LR6 installation, from a Windows 7 system to a new Windows 10 system,
I've read the website and I've read the e-book, but questions remain:
I know where all my photos are (on networked drives), I know where all my catalogues are, and I think I've identified all MY presets, but ...
1) Do I move all my presets, etc. to the new PC (creating the relevant folders under AppData as I go) and THEN install LR (as the e-book seems to suggest) or do I install LR BEFORE moving my presets (as the website seems to suggest)?
2) Should I, or should I not, copy across my preferences?
My "Lightroom 6 Startup Preferences.agprefs" file seems to comprise exclusively paths to folders that will not exist on the new PC, which suggests it will be of no value, and might even be harmful, on the new PC. Even LR6 itself will be in a different place on the new PC.
My "Lightroom 6 Preferences.agprefs" is similarly burdened with obsolete paths, but does appear to contain information relating to installation/registration of plugins (all of which will have new homes on the new PC) which might be worthy of retention - though I question the value of nearly 10,000 lines of settings for the rc_ExifMeta plugin where, if I ever need to go back to it, would probably best be deployed from a clean start.
3) From the point of view of managing the Camera Raw settings and cache locations, is it better to install Photoshop on the new PC BEFORE installing Lightroom?
The wisdom of the experts is eagerly anticipated ...