While Lightroom does not store your wedding photos within its software or on a Cloud drive that is supported by the software, it does allow you to decide where you want to store your photos. Lightroom is all about flexibility, customization, and personal preferences, which is perfect for you in your wedding photography workflow.
Lightroom stores your original photos for you in the Cloud. If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally.
One idea is that lightroom CC stores your original photos for you in the Cloud. If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom CC > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally .
Lightroom doesn’t mind where you choose to store the photos. They can be on an internal drive, an external drive, a network drive, or even a mix of different drives. The important detail is that YOU know where they are.
By default the backup of your catalog will be stored in the same location as your Lightroom catalog in a folder called Backups. You can check this location when next prompted to backup your catalog by clicking the Show button in the Back Up Catalog dialog.
Another common inquiry is “How do I keep a copy of my Lightroom photos?”.
One article stated that If you want to keep a copy of all your photos locally in addition to in the Cloud, go to Adobe Lightroom > Preferences (Mac. OS) or Edit > Preferences (Windows) and click Local Storage. Click the checkbox Store a copy of all originals locally.
How do I find the location of a photo in Lightroom?
Lightroom opens an Explorer/Finder window directly to the location of the photo. You can go a step further, and make the Folders panel reflect the folder hierarchy on your hard drive, using the Show Parent Folder command.
What does “Lightroom photos” mean in my photos folder?
If the folders of photos are stored in folder called “Lightroom Photos” or another easily identifiable name, it reminds you not to rename, move or delete these photos.
When you import your photos into Lightroom, you have the option to save them on your device instead of saving them to the USB, hard drive, or Cloud drive. This allows you to manage the space on your computer’s hard drive and keep your photos on your camera.
You could be asking “How do I organize my photos in Lightroom?”
In order to keep your photos organized proficiently, Lightroom creates a catalog of your files. If you have added your files to Lightroom (as opposed to copying or moving them), those photos are now in your catalog. To see where those photos are located, simply right-click any thumbnail in Lightroom to view its location on your hard drive.