From the course: Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom Mobile: Raw Workflows

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,400 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

External catalog flexible storage

External catalog flexible storage

From the course: Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom Mobile: Raw Workflows

Start my 1-month free trial

External catalog flexible storage

- In this movie, I'm going to tell you how I configure my Lightroom system. I have a speedy desktop computer at home and a nice big monitor and a lot of storage. It's a good way to work but it's not portable, so I also have a laptop. This is of course about mobile workflow and we've been focused on phones and tablets but of course, a laptop computer is also a great mobile workflow tool. The problem with a laptop is that I need image storage for it and a place to put the catalog, but I don't want to run a completely separate Lightroom system on my laptop because when I get back home, I want the work that I've done in the field to be integrated into my desktop system. Nowadays, this is all further complicated by the fact that I have my phone and tablet, which need to be integrated into the whole process. So, here's what I've come up with. At home, I keep my catalog on a fast external drive. That drive is plugged into my desktop computer. It's not my boot drive, so I don't suffer a…

Contents