#Move adobe to another drive update
#Move adobe to another drive windows

The next time the backup runs, double check that youвЂ™re still happy with the backup location, or update it if needed.You may need to change the default catalog (in Preferences > General tab) so it opens the correct catalog automatically in future. When you next come to reopen Lightroom, hold down Ctrl (Windows) / Opt (Mac) to navigate to the catalog, or just double-click on the catalog file (*.lrcat).MoveВ the other files at the same time, keeping them next to the catalog file,В but donвЂ™t move the Mobile Downloads.lrdata file if it exists.

#Move adobe to another drive windows

Use Windows Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac) to moveВ the catalog file, just as you would moveВ any other file.When you next come to reopen Lightroom, hold down Ctrl (Windows) / Opt (Mac) to navigate to the renamed catalog, or just double-click on the catalog file (*.lrcat).As long as you have the original photos, thereвЂ™s no harm done other than the time involved.) (If you donвЂ™t rename the previews correctly, donвЂ™t panic, as Lightroom simply recreates them when you next browse those photos.Lightroom Catalog Smart Previews.lrdata > New Name Smart Previews.lrdata.Lightroom Catalog Previews.lrdata > New Name Previews.lrdata.Lightroom Catalog.lrcat > New Name.lrcat.Rename the preview folders/files to match.Use Windows Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac) to rename the catalog file, just as you would rename any other file.There may also be a Lightroom Settings folder, which may contain some of your presets (if you selected to store presets with the catalog) and a Backups folder containing your catalog backups. Next to the catalog file (*.lrcat), youвЂ™ll also find a * Previews.lrdata folderВ (Windows) / fileВ (Mac) and perhaps a * Smart Previews.lrdata folder/file too. Press the ShowВ button to open an Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac) window at that location. The name and location of your open catalog areВ displayed on the GeneralВ tab of the Catalog Settings dialog. If youвЂ™re not sure of your current catalogвЂ™s name or location, open Lightroom and go to Edit menuВ (Windows) / Lightroom menuВ (Mac)В > Catalog Settings. Whether youвЂ™re tidying up, moving to a new hard drive, or even just checking your backups,В youвЂ™ll need to know where to find it. When you opened Lightroom the very first time, Lightroom created a catalog to store the information about your photos.