OhPinchy
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I have Lightroom 5 installed on a 256GB SSD also running my Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. I also have a 4TB 3.5inch HDD and a 3TB external USB HDD. The Lightroom catalog is on the SSD and based on what I've read (e.g. here as I found when searching this forum: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/blog/will-an-ssd-improve-adobe-lightroom-performance/) it should stay on the SSD. As I import all photos to the 4TB internal HDD, I don't use Smart Previews and I create 1:1 Previews when importing photos. Is this the optimal way to set it up?
As my Previews folder is now taking up 40GB on my SSD and I'm starting to run out of space on the SSD, I want to move the Previews to the HDD but leave the catalog on the SSD - link above suggests this should not have a significant impact on performance. I've searched around and have found plenty of discussions on the ideal storage setup, but can't find specific instructions for moving the Previews from one disk to another and as it's something I really don't want to mess up, any advice is much appreciated.
Great forum by the way, have found scanning it very useful during my newbie-getting-to-know-Lightroom phase!
As my Previews folder is now taking up 40GB on my SSD and I'm starting to run out of space on the SSD, I want to move the Previews to the HDD but leave the catalog on the SSD - link above suggests this should not have a significant impact on performance. I've searched around and have found plenty of discussions on the ideal storage setup, but can't find specific instructions for moving the Previews from one disk to another and as it's something I really don't want to mess up, any advice is much appreciated.
Great forum by the way, have found scanning it very useful during my newbie-getting-to-know-Lightroom phase!