Where should you put your backups? Let's talk about the catalog that holds all your photo edits. By default, the catalogs are backed up in a 'backups' subfolder alongside the original catalog. But is that the best place for them? If you don't … Click to continue
How do I send a bug report or feature request to Adobe?
If you've found a bug, or got a great idea for a new feature, what's the best way to let Adobe know? Read on! Why so many bugs? As carefully as Adobe and prerelease testers check each release, the Lightroom cloud ecosystem and Lightroom … Click to continue
Why should I let Lightroom run its own backups?
Have you ever wondered why would you want to let Lightroom back up its catalog, especially if you already have a perfectly good backup system? All of your edits are stored in the catalog, so keeping it safe is essential. There are four main things … Click to continue
Top Lightroom Questions
Have you been tripped up by one of our top support questions? Here’s the solutions and some tips to avoid them becoming a disaster! We thought we’d review some of the most common issues people report or ask for assistance on. We won’t just tell … Click to continue
Disaster strikes – a corrupted catalog!
"The Lightroom catalog is corrupt and cannot be repaired." Words that strike fear into Lightroom users worldwide. Catalog corruption is very rare, but if you're the unsuspecting victim, that's no consolation. But don't worry, it's very easy to … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – What’s Slow?
Over the past 7 weeks, we've learned the pros and cons of non-destructive editing, how different computer components affect different areas of the program, and the ways you can adjust your Lightroom workflow to get the best performance. In the … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – Workflow Tweaks
Besides optimizing your computer and Lightroom settings, you can also save yourself a lot of frustration by thinking ahead and allowing your computer to do many of its processor-intensive activities at a time when you're not using the computer. Let's … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – Previews & Caches
Lightroom uses numerous kinds of previews and caches for different purposes. Having a basic idea of their usage can help you pick the right ones for your needs. The main ones you need to know about are rendered previews and smart previews. To fully … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – Preferences & Catalog Settings
In addition to optimizing the computer, you can optimize your Lightroom preferences and catalog settings for best performance. Lightroom Updates Lightroom is usually updated every 2-4 months, and these updates frequently include … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – General System Maintenance
Lightroom can't perform well if the operating system is struggling. While not specific to Lightroom, it's worth running regular computer maintenance and optimizing other software running on your computer. This includes operating system and driver … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – What Computer Hardware Do I Need?
Every single day, we see posts asking how to choose a new computer for Lightroom. We're not going to go into specific hardware recommendations, because they'd be out of date almost immediately. (If you want specifics, Puget Systems are doing regular … Click to continue
Which Lightroom version am I using?
Since Adobe rebranded Lightroom, many photographers are confused about which version they're using. So how do you check which Lightroom version you're using? The easiest way to figure out which Lightroom version you're currently using is to open … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – Debunking Myths
In prepping this series of articles, we read much of the information already published elsewhere. Some of the suggestions work. Others are complete myths. Some of the advice (including in our old blog post!) is simply outdated. Some suggestions can … Click to continue
Lightroom Performance – The Complete Series on Optimizing Lightroom’s Speed
The speed of Lightroom - or the lack thereof - is one of the most popular topics among photographers. You may have asked questions such as "why is Lightroom so painfully slow?". "How do I speed up Lightroom?". "How do I make Lightroom run faster?". … Click to continue
How do I create a Smart Collection?
Are you always searching for your favorite photos of your dog? Or perhaps the photos you haven't edited yet? Or more complex combinations, like all of the best photos taken with a specific camera/lens combination in a single location? You may have … Click to continue
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