While in the library module, find the folders panel. By default, the backup of your catalog is stored in the same location as your lightroom catalog (in a folder called backups).
Change Lightroom Backup Location. Within the catalog settings dialog you can specify the frequency for backing up your lightroom catalog. Quit lightroom so that the back up catalog dialog appears.
Optionally, select any of the following before you click back up:
Some of these locations can be customized in the lightroom classic preferences or catalog settings dialogs. Clicking that allows you to specify a new location. To move the catalog, click and drag all related files to a new location, such as an external hard drive. However, if you want the exact backup location, or you’re struggling to find your backup folder, simply select edit>catalog settings (or lightroom>catalog settings on a mac):
The location where you want to store the backup copy of your lightroom catalog can actually be specified within the actual backup dialog that appears when it is time to create a new backup of your catalog. The location where you want to store the backup copy of your lightroom catalog can actually be specified within the actual backup dialog that appears when it is time to create a new backup of your catalog. Instead it's actually in the dialog box when you initiate a catalog backup, there's a choose button alongside the current backup folder location. Exit lightroom classic when a catalog backup is scheduled in your catalog settings.
In the back up catalog dialog box, click back up to back up the catalog at the default location and quit lightroom classic.
Within the catalog settings dialog you can specify the frequency for backing up your lightroom catalog. Some of these locations can be customized in the lightroom classic preferences or catalog settings dialogs. Back up a catalog automatically. Press choose and navigate to the folder of your choice.
You change the location when you do the backup.
You will see the same catalog settings popup as above, so click the show button on the location line to open the folder. In the back up catalog dialog box, click back up to back up the catalog at the default location and quit lightroom classic. By default, the backup of your catalog is stored in the same location as your lightroom catalog (in a folder called backups). Some of these locations can be customized in the lightroom classic preferences or catalog settings dialogs.
The files and file locations given here are defaults.
Some of these locations can be customized in the lightroom classic preferences or catalog settings dialogs. Adobe community professional , dec 15, 2020. Optionally, select any of the following before you click back up: While troubleshooting, when possible, rename files instead of deleting them.
Quit lightroom so that the back up catalog dialog appears. Quit lightroom so that the back up catalog dialog appears. Exit lightroom classic when a catalog backup is scheduled in your catalog settings. Some of these locations can be customized in the lightroom classic preferences or catalog settings dialogs.
