Once I have all files transferred, I want to remove all the files from my computers internal hard drive because it’s full now and I am having lots of problems with it’s performance because it is packed full. What about if I created a new LR5 catalog, I started a better backup system and I am now transferring my current catalog on 2 hard drives and a cloud service for better protection from loss. My catalog, over 45,000 images is an absolute mess and would take forever to correctly organize so I am doing a little at a time. How do I find and remove duplicates that are already scattered about in my LR5 catalog? Also, I am just now starting to use LR correctly and for the last 2 or 3 years, I was very inconsistent in using keywords and other metadata that would allow me to find my images quickly.
Each folder had some unique images as well as images that were duplicated in other folders. Ok, the disclaimer is out of the way, so let’s get started! Setupįor this tutorial, I created three folders of stock images. Remember to always back up your catalog before doing bulk moves!
This tutorial is more for removing duplicate exported, downloaded, or stock images. Even if you use XMP sidecar files, you might lose important information. Just in time for spring cleaning!ĭisclaimer: This tutorial isn’t really meant for your original processed images since the catalog contains all the edit data.
#Remove photos from lightroom cc cloud how to
In this tutorial, I will show you how to use Lightroom to clean up those duplicate images from your hard drive. What you wind up with is duplicate images scattered across your hard drive and no easy way to clean them up. You export images multiple times from Lightroom because you forgot where you exported it to. Has this ever happened to you? You download images from a website multiple times because you forgot where you download it to.