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Alan321 wrote:
Absolutely maybe.
You can definitely do it but.... Chances are that by the time you want to revert back to the internal drive you will have added new images to the external drive that are not on the internal drive. If they are on it then you probably aren't really running out of drive space and don't need to use the external drive at all.
Also, if you have allowed Lr to use .xmp sidecar files whenever you make changes (not an approach that I recommend if speed matters to you) then the files on your internal drive will be out of date because Lr only updates sidecar files where it thinks the image files live. If you edit jpg and dng files then Lr will probably update them with the .xmp file data anyway even without creating new sidecar files.
If you are truly low on space then a better option may be to upgrade the internal drive to a bigger one so that you can get the best speed from it. Most external options are slower than most internal options.
Another alternative is to split your library so that what you edit or view most often is on the internal drive and what you rarely use is moved to the external storage. Then you will have more space and better performance from the internal drive where you need it most. You can use some of that freed up space to hold smart previews of the external files so that you can "edit them" even when the external storage is not connected. Lr will sync the changes automatically when you do connect the external storage.
- Alan
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Alan, first thanks for taking the time to respond.
Does this make sense, delete the photo library from my internal HD since I already have three mirrored copies on external HD's The internal HD makes it 4. This way I will keep the speed of the internal HD, and as new images come in to the cleared space on the internal HD, I will continue backing up to the three external HD.
Just need to know if I can revert back and forth from internal HD to external HD by simply clicking on Update Folder Location.
Say for example, I need some old images on the external HD, as I will have cleared them from the internal HD, it would be just a matter of right clicking on parent folder and then click on Update Folder location to get to them
Trying to be overly cautious before I click, and problems arise.
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