Once you’ve decided where to store the photos on the hard drive, you then need to decide how to organize them. There’s no right or wrong way of organizing photos on your hard drive, but there are some basic principles that can help you avoid … Click to continue
The Dangers of Synchronize Folder
"Synchronize Folder." Sounds safe enough, doesn't it. And it IS safe enough... as long as you read and understand the dialog. But how many of us hit OK on dialogs without first stopping to read them? I'll admit, I've done it too. If you do that with … Click to continue
How do I restore some of the photos from my backup catalog?
Last week, we discussed the options for fixing mistakes using Undo, History and restoring an entire backup catalog.But what if you only want to restore part of the backup catalog? Perhaps you accidentally synchronized Develop settings across a … Click to continue
Oooops, how do I undo?
It happens to all of us... you move the wrong slider, sync settings across too many photos, or the cat walks over the keyboard and all of your hard work disappears. Your beautifully edited photo ends up looking completely different and they all end … Click to continue
Should I store my presets with my catalog?
Last week, we discussed the options for using your catalog on more than one computer. When you open your catalog on the second computer, however, you may find that your presets are missing. These include Develop presets, Metadata presets, Import … Click to continue
How do I use my Lightroom catalog on multiple computers?
Many photographers today are working between multiple computers, for example, a laptop and a desktop. Lightroom can be activated on two computers at a time, but accessing your catalog from both machines isn't quite so simple as Lightroom isn't … Click to continue
Catalog corruption – how does it happen and can it be prevented?
Phil Burton asked an excellent question on the forum today. He noted that there are numerous catalog corruption threads, and asked "what tends to cause catalog corruption?" and "how can we prevent or minimize this corruption?"Phil's right, there … Click to continue
Lightroom says my preview cache is corrupted—how do I fix it?
There are a few clues that your preview cache may be corrupted. The most obvious is Lightroom showing an error message telling you that it’s corrupted ("Lightroom encountered an error when reading its preview cache and needs to quit."), or that it … Click to continue
How do I move Lightroom to a new computer?
Moving Lightroom to a new computer can appear daunting at first, especially if you're moving cross-platform, but rest assured, it's straightforward as long as you follow these simple steps.Note: FREE eBook that gives more extensive step-by-step … Click to continue
