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Transfer LRClassic from MacBook and SSD to new PC

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DennisJeffrey

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Hi,

I'm planning to transfer LR Classic from my Mac system to a new PC. LR + catalogue and the other LR folders are on the Mac HD, while the images are on an SSD. The LR Folders and the images are backed up to a second SSD. The plan is to hold LR on an internal SSD, the catalogue and other folders on a slightly slower SSD and the images on an internal HDD. All backed up to the redundant SSDs.

The Images SSD is formatted as APFS(encrypted). I was planning to use either Paragon APFS or Mac Drive on the PC for the transfer. I've got LRQ books, including the eBook

I did the opposite a few years ago and feel happy about being pedantic about following the steps, but I can't find much detail on cross-platform transfers. Does anyone have experience transferring Mac to PC and/or either of these packages?

Thank you

Dennis
 
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I think you would be better served to use a drive formatted with the exFAT filesystem. It would easily be readable and writeable on both OS. A third party tool (Paragon APFS or Mac Drive ) is going to sit between the disk and the operating system which will likely take a performance hit on the PC.

(Personally, I can't imagine ever downgrading to WindowsOS)
 
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Thank you. If I format the primary SSD holding the images to exFAt, it will presumably wipe out the images.

The change is initiated by an 8-year-old MacBook, which will no longer run PS, and a Windows 10 machine for my office work. The new PC is a cheaper compromise than a new Mac and a new PC.
 
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DennisJeffrey said:
Thank you. If I format the primary SSD holding the images to exFAt, it will presumably wipe out the images.

The change is initiated by an 8-year-old MacBook, which will no longer run PS, and a Windows 10 machine for my office work. The new PC is a cheaper compromise than a new Mac and a new PC.
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Yes reformatting erases the disk. You ca get a HDD for less than $100 or temporarily copy the data to the primary disk so the you can reformat the SDD.


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My plan is to transfer the images from the SSD to an 8Tb HDD in the PC so when running LR the images would be on the internal HDD
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Yes reformatting erases the disk. You ca get a HDD for less than $100 or temporarily copy the data to the primary disk so the you can reformat the SDD.


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clee01l said:
Yes reformatting erases the disk. You ca get a HDD for less than $100 or temporarily copy the data to the primary disk so the you can reformat the SDD.


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Hi. I've just experimented with MacDrive and transferred a test folder to my existing PC. I then ejected the drive, opened up LR, imported the folder and then developed an image. The workflow works, so I'll probably do that. Once I've confirmed all images and LR files have correctly transferred I'll reformat the existing SSDs to Windows and use them for backup.

Thank you for suggestions
 
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