santwarg
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- macOS 10.15 Catalina
I suppose this comes up a lot, but I can't seem to put together the right search terms, so...
For many years I have used Lightroom 6 on my iMac (with Catalina), but now my son has sort of taken over that computer . So, I created a new workstation using my MacBook pro - all on the same wifi network. I quickly discovered that it was not possible to install Lightroom 6 on my MBP with Catalina because of the 32 bit installer issue. So, I kicked my boy off the iMac and upgraded to the Photography plan with hopes of being able to now have 2 computers with Lightroom Classic - which I now do. But, I don't want 2 separate lightroom catalogs and 2 separate original picture libraries. I was hoping to be able to seamlessly work on either computer and have the same pictures and edits sync between the 2. I quickly found out that is possible, but not easy. I realize that Lightroom CC is built for that very purpose, but I want the functionality of classic.
So, after reading solutions online, here is what I decided to try. I created a dropbox account on both computers and put the catalog from my iMac in it. So now, the catalogue is shared on both computers. Then I installed Jeffrey Friedl's "Folder watch" plug-in. My understanding is that this plug-in will allow my original photos to be shared between the 2 computers over the wifi network. Automatically updating as needed. So I set that up.
The result - wonky. It kind of worked with a couple test photos. But the 2 Lightroom's were not always finding the original photo and it is just inconsistent. But even worse, after a couple times back and forth between the 2 computers, the catalog becomes corrupted. So I go and delete it and start over. The dropbox catalog sync seems to be constantly syncing, even though I haven't done anything heavy. Wonky is really the only word to describe it - and it just will not be the solution. Unless I have set up something wrong which is very possible since instructions are not very precise. I am kind of guessing as to the use of the plug-in.
Anyway, and help would be appreciated.
Stefan
For many years I have used Lightroom 6 on my iMac (with Catalina), but now my son has sort of taken over that computer . So, I created a new workstation using my MacBook pro - all on the same wifi network. I quickly discovered that it was not possible to install Lightroom 6 on my MBP with Catalina because of the 32 bit installer issue. So, I kicked my boy off the iMac and upgraded to the Photography plan with hopes of being able to now have 2 computers with Lightroom Classic - which I now do. But, I don't want 2 separate lightroom catalogs and 2 separate original picture libraries. I was hoping to be able to seamlessly work on either computer and have the same pictures and edits sync between the 2. I quickly found out that is possible, but not easy. I realize that Lightroom CC is built for that very purpose, but I want the functionality of classic.
So, after reading solutions online, here is what I decided to try. I created a dropbox account on both computers and put the catalog from my iMac in it. So now, the catalogue is shared on both computers. Then I installed Jeffrey Friedl's "Folder watch" plug-in. My understanding is that this plug-in will allow my original photos to be shared between the 2 computers over the wifi network. Automatically updating as needed. So I set that up.
The result - wonky. It kind of worked with a couple test photos. But the 2 Lightroom's were not always finding the original photo and it is just inconsistent. But even worse, after a couple times back and forth between the 2 computers, the catalog becomes corrupted. So I go and delete it and start over. The dropbox catalog sync seems to be constantly syncing, even though I haven't done anything heavy. Wonky is really the only word to describe it - and it just will not be the solution. Unless I have set up something wrong which is very possible since instructions are not very precise. I am kind of guessing as to the use of the plug-in.
Anyway, and help would be appreciated.
Stefan