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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · LR Bloat Problem

Here's my dilemma. When I import from my card I go through the pics and eliminate soft or bad photos. Let's say I import 200, I end up keeping 20. I delete from the card 180 that I reject and the rest are in my LRCAT. My problem is that LR keeps all the imports rejected or not and stores them on the HD taking up huge amounts of storage space. Can I some how delete them as I reject them on import?? I hope I didn't confuse use.

Mar 31, 2019 at 07:28 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · LR Bloat Problem

Of course you can, simply tell LR to delete your rejects...

Mar 31, 2019 at 08:34 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · LR Bloat Problem

quigsby wrote:
Here's my dilemma. When I import from my card I go through the pics and eliminate soft or bad photos. Let's say I import 200, I end up keeping 20. I delete from the card 180 that I reject and the rest are in my LRCAT. My problem is that LR keeps all the imports rejected or not and stores them on the HD taking up huge amounts of storage space. Can I some how delete them as I reject them on import?? I hope I didn't confuse use.

If you delete the files LR does not keep the deleted files and does not take up huge amounts of storage. It only keeps a record of the location of the file on your disk and a record of any edits you may have made, in the LRCAT database. You need to learn how to keep the data stored in LRCAT synchronized with actions you take outside of LR that may delete or move files to a location other than where LR has recorded they are stored.

An easy way to cull image files is to import them into LR then use LR to delete the bad files. When you delete the files you have the option to just delete the file's record from the LR database, or to delete the record from the LR database and delete the file from the disk. You want the latter.

The other method is to use some other program to cull the files before you import them to LR.

A third method is to import the files into LR and then cull them using another program. This seems to be what you are doing, and results in the LR database getting out of sync with what files are actually on you disk. If you do this the missing files have a "?" on them. You can then delete them from the LR database. This third method can lead to lots of problems keeping track of your images and is IMO poor practice.

Dave

Mar 31, 2019 at 02:53 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · LR Bloat Problem

Cull in LR using "P"= select, "X"= rejected, "U"=unflagged. After going through the images, then sort for "rejected". Hit delete then select "Delete from disk". This removes the undesired images from the LR catalog and from your hard drive.

Mar 31, 2019 at 03:45 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · LR Bloat Problem

It is better to not delete photos from your SD cards. Import into LR, cull as others have noted, then reformat your SD card.

Mar 31, 2019 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · LR Bloat Problem

What camera manufacturer do you shoot with?

Mar 31, 2019 at 11:44 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · LR Bloat Problem

Ok as said above LR will delete original files if you tell it to , but here’s what I do :

1: import all my images and start the 1st cull process. This involves quickly going thru each file and hitting X to reject any files I don’t want
2: filter just rejects and move those images to a reject folder which in my case is on a old hard drive I had laying around . This drive is not in any backup strategy as it only contains reject files .
3: 2nd cull . More thorough but essentially the same as steps 1&2

Every once in a while I’ll wipe the reject drive but first I’ll have a very quick scan thru the files to see if there’s anything I shouldn’t have rejected . Once it’s saved me big time as I rejected a file of a family member that was technically still a reject as it had something in the foreground that spoils the image
But this family member is no longer with us and the image is the last image taken of her .
Moral of the story is don’t be too hasty to hit that delete button

Apr 01, 2019 at 07:20 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · LR Bloat Problem

charlyw wrote:
Of course you can, simply tell LR to delete your rejects...

One should be aware there is a difference between asking Lr to 'Remove' rejects from the Library and tasking Lr to actually 'Delete from Disk' with the former being the default option when invoking Photo>Delete Rejected Photos ... they are quite different commands which can be confusing at first glance for new(er) users.

Apr 02, 2019 at 12:35 PM


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