summerseddy
Member
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2019
- Messages
- 34
- Lightroom Experience
- Advanced
- Lightroom Version
- Classic
- Lightroom Version Number
- 9.3
- Operating System
- Windows 10
Hi everyone,
I am finally migrating over to a better system. I've been using a tiny NUC as a PC for the last 3.5yrs, and whilst I've enjoyed many features and perks it brought, it is just nowadays underpowered for many of the tasks I perform. I have a Legion 5 laptop coming tomorrow or Tuesday and so now I need to begin the process of porting across everything...
It's been 3.5yrs since I last did any kind of windows installation or reinstall. Workflow wise with my approach to LR/PS, I basically create a new personal LR catalog every month (so for example right now I load up into 'July '21', and separate catalogs for client work. If the month had work I valued I would highlight only the files I cared about and Export As Catalog that work, and of course Client work was always Export As Catalog in it's entirety. These Catalog Exports are backed up in numerous places, I am not so concerned with that element.
My primary concern is making sure that when I get the new laptop and reinstall LR/PS, that I also successfully port across my prests, custom brushes and PS actions I have created over the years. I kinda feel like Adobe should have some kind of cloud feature built in so when you backup/exit the program it saves all this stuff in their cloud (for subscription based users), as it surely wouldn't take up too much space? Failing that some kind of built in Adobe feature to backup those things, should anything go wrong etc. I get the feeling nothing like that exists and I will have to manually find the right folders for those things and copy them to the next installation?
I'm on the subscription based LR/PS plan, how does installing on a new PC work if my current pc still has a copy installed? Is it just a case of signing out on the old machine and signing in with the new one? I plan to uninstall my current version of LR/PS from this existing machine but only once I have checked everything is hunky dory on the new laptop, but won't Adobe see that I am using LR/PS on two machines at once and thus be cross with me?
And finally... maybe there is a global Windows 10 migration tool that will handle all of this, with less necessity for manual cherry picking of folders etc? As you can imagine I have outlook settings, web browser, so many other things that need reinstalled... I am now wondering if there is a tool or feature that helps with basically just selecting all the programs and things you care about, selecting them and then let it do its thing and voila! It's all done for you? (I do own a copy of Acronis but seldom use it..., maybe I should look into that).
TIA for any support, advice or help.
Eddy.
I am finally migrating over to a better system. I've been using a tiny NUC as a PC for the last 3.5yrs, and whilst I've enjoyed many features and perks it brought, it is just nowadays underpowered for many of the tasks I perform. I have a Legion 5 laptop coming tomorrow or Tuesday and so now I need to begin the process of porting across everything...
It's been 3.5yrs since I last did any kind of windows installation or reinstall. Workflow wise with my approach to LR/PS, I basically create a new personal LR catalog every month (so for example right now I load up into 'July '21', and separate catalogs for client work. If the month had work I valued I would highlight only the files I cared about and Export As Catalog that work, and of course Client work was always Export As Catalog in it's entirety. These Catalog Exports are backed up in numerous places, I am not so concerned with that element.
My primary concern is making sure that when I get the new laptop and reinstall LR/PS, that I also successfully port across my prests, custom brushes and PS actions I have created over the years. I kinda feel like Adobe should have some kind of cloud feature built in so when you backup/exit the program it saves all this stuff in their cloud (for subscription based users), as it surely wouldn't take up too much space? Failing that some kind of built in Adobe feature to backup those things, should anything go wrong etc. I get the feeling nothing like that exists and I will have to manually find the right folders for those things and copy them to the next installation?
I'm on the subscription based LR/PS plan, how does installing on a new PC work if my current pc still has a copy installed? Is it just a case of signing out on the old machine and signing in with the new one? I plan to uninstall my current version of LR/PS from this existing machine but only once I have checked everything is hunky dory on the new laptop, but won't Adobe see that I am using LR/PS on two machines at once and thus be cross with me?
And finally... maybe there is a global Windows 10 migration tool that will handle all of this, with less necessity for manual cherry picking of folders etc? As you can imagine I have outlook settings, web browser, so many other things that need reinstalled... I am now wondering if there is a tool or feature that helps with basically just selecting all the programs and things you care about, selecting them and then let it do its thing and voila! It's all done for you? (I do own a copy of Acronis but seldom use it..., maybe I should look into that).
TIA for any support, advice or help.
Eddy.