- Lightroom Version Number
- Lightroom Classic 11.5
- Operating System
- macOS 12 Monterey
Hi,
I’ve been using LR for several years on my old Mac and found it to be very slow. So I now have a new Mac and want to ensure it runs to the best performance possible using LR.
I’m looking for advice setting my new system up. I’m thinking of creating a new catalog in ‘My Pictures’ and then saving my RAW files on an external drive to not clog up my new Mac’s hard drive.
But what about all of those photos that I have on my older external hard drives which are linked to my version of LR on my old Mac? Should I copy the old catalog to my new Mac? Is this going to start affecting performance again on my new Mac? But if I don’t do this I will not be able to access all of those photos. I suppose my real question is how big is that old LR catalog file?
Having spent a lot of money on a new Mac, I want to get things right from the start if possible.
Thank you
Graham
I’ve been using LR for several years on my old Mac and found it to be very slow. So I now have a new Mac and want to ensure it runs to the best performance possible using LR.
I’m looking for advice setting my new system up. I’m thinking of creating a new catalog in ‘My Pictures’ and then saving my RAW files on an external drive to not clog up my new Mac’s hard drive.
But what about all of those photos that I have on my older external hard drives which are linked to my version of LR on my old Mac? Should I copy the old catalog to my new Mac? Is this going to start affecting performance again on my new Mac? But if I don’t do this I will not be able to access all of those photos. I suppose my real question is how big is that old LR catalog file?
Having spent a lot of money on a new Mac, I want to get things right from the start if possible.
Thank you
Graham