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Nov 11, 2017 14:24:06   #
tenny52
 
I use Faststone to download my pictures to my exHD(G:), and then R-click on a raw file and select edit with external program and select LR.
Then I selected all the pictures and import.
I found LR also makes a copy of the folder into my C: users folder.
When I check the LR library, the C: folder is my working source instead of G:
But during some previous imports, the G: pictures are there.
So I got confused, can anyone clarify this issue.
Also can someone explain how LR Collection works.

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Nov 11, 2017 16:09:04   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Others can try to figure out your drive issues ...

Collections are virtual folders. They're an organization tool completely inside LR. So, I might organize my photography by US states as collections sets. Inside a collection set like Colorado, I might have collections such as Denver and Hot Springs and Boulder. I might have visited the Denver Zoo and have a collection set of Zoos with collections of every individual zoo. An image of a bear from the Denver Zoo can co-exist in both the Denver Collection and the Denver Zoo collection. I only have a single physical file from the camera on my harddrive, but the collections allow me to keep the image organized in multiple (virtual) locations as if I had multiple copies of the image on my harddrive. It gets even better if you create virtual copies of an image. So, I might also have a 1x1 crop I used in Instagram in an Instagram collection. The 1x1 crop and 2x3 original version are managed by LR while only one copy of the file occupies diskspace on my harddrive.

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Nov 11, 2017 18:36:57   #
tenny52
 
thanks CHG, now I understand Collections are folders which allow me to fetch LR enhanced copies by the collection-name, just like I have put tag names to the pictures. But however, collections can only be used in LR.

CHG_CANON wrote:
Others can try to figure out your drive issues ...

Collections are virtual folders. They're an organization tool completely inside LR. So, I might organize my photography by US states as collections sets. Inside a collection set like Colorado, I might have collections such as Denver and Hot Springs and Boulder. I might have visited the Denver Zoo and have a collection set of Zoos with collections of every individual zoo. An image of a bear from the Denver Zoo can co-exist in both the Denver Collection and the Denver Zoo collection. I only have a single physical file from the camera on my harddrive, but the collections allow me to keep the image organized in multiple (virtual) locations as if I had multiple copies of the image on my harddrive. It gets even better if you create virtual copies of an image. So, I might also have a 1x1 crop I used in Instagram in an Instagram collection. The 1x1 crop and 2x3 original version are managed by LR while only one copy of the file occupies diskspace on my harddrive.
Others can try to figure out your drive issues ...... (show quote)

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Nov 11, 2017 18:51:50   #
tenny52
 
I think I have found out why I have created copies of my raw files:
When I have checked all my photo, there are options on the top as [Copy as DNG, copy, move, add], whereas I have selected [copy].
I think the normal way is [add].
Most of the times, I have to yelled where is my key in order to find it.

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Nov 12, 2017 07:57:04   #
Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
 
tenny52 wrote:
thanks CHG, now I understand Collections are folders which allow me to fetch LR enhanced copies by the collection-name, just like I have put tag names to the pictures. But however, collections can only be used in LR.


Collections are *not* folders... LR doesn't move photos into a collection. The collection is just a way of looking at related photographs within LR itself. At most, you can think of them as 'virtual folders'. You can display, edit, whatever but the photographs are not moved anywhere...

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Nov 12, 2017 11:31:43   #
tenny52
 
Yes sir, I can consider collections are virtual folders exist only in LR. Its purpose is to hold the pointers to the pictures bearing the collection-name.
I didnot understand its function before, so my collections have a lot of unrelated pictures.
tenny52 wrote:
I think I have found out why I have created copies of my raw files:
When I have checked all my photo, there are options on the top as [Copy as DNG, copy, move, add], whereas I have selected [copy].
I think the normal way is [add].
Most of the times, I have to yelled where is my key in order to find it.

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Nov 12, 2017 11:49:52   #
via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP
 
tenny52 wrote:
I use Faststone to download my pictures to my exHD(G:), and then R-click on a raw file and select edit with external program and select LR.
Then I selected all the pictures and import.
I found LR also makes a copy of the folder into my C: users folder.
When I check the LR library, the C: folder is my working source instead of G:
But during some previous imports, the G: pictures are there.
So I got confused, can anyone clarify this issue.
Also can someone explain how LR Collection works.
I use Faststone to download my pictures to my exHD... (show quote)


LR only does what you have told it to do by the settings you selected. It has no "crystal ball" that tells it what to do, simply a program with algorithms waiting for human intervention. I don't know why you take the extra step of downloading with Faststone but downloading can be done in one step using LR. When you import there is a small box at the top right where you can tell the program to do backups to a certain location, perhaps this was done at some point. It can point to any drive. Upon import if you have changed nothing in the program it will download to a folder in the Pictures folder. You control where everything goes with the import panel on the right side of the application. It will do whatever you tell it do in that section. A collection is a group of photos you have moved to gather them together for some reason, perhaps you are making a book or slide show. It can be temporary or permanent, based on your use. It does not duplicate files, it simply sends the jpg viewing icon to the collection so you know what is in that collection. You can use it for multiple things and when done simply delete it, it does not delete any of your photos. If you click on Send to Collection upon import the file will also be copied to a Collection. Again, no duplicates, all virtual. If your folders have become "garbled" you can move them around in Lightroom, do not move them around outside of the program as the link will be broken if you do that. When you move folders from within LR they are actually moved on your hard drive location to the new designated location. Just drag and drop as needed in the program, creating new folders and deleting as needed.

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Nov 12, 2017 11:50:47   #
via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP
 
Bloke wrote:
Collections are *not* folders... LR doesn't move photos into a collection. The collection is just a way of looking at related photographs within LR itself. At most, you can think of them as 'virtual folders'. You can display, edit, whatever but the photographs are not moved anywhere...


Actually, you can import into a collection if the box is marked to do that, something that was added to the program.

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Nov 13, 2017 05:08:37   #
tenny52
 
/.?thank you folks, now the usage of LR Collections is much clearer to me. I am only a hobbyist. I have been using Faststone to download my photos, which creates a folder according to the date of the pictures taken. Unforturnately, FS does not have the tagging capability, so I just change the name of the folder to [date-event] and most of the times I will delete the raw files so there is no need to tag names to them. In the future, if I need to keep the raw files and categorize them, then I probably use LR collections. I think Bridge of PS allows tags to the pictures, which I didnot learn to use it yet.

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Nov 13, 2017 05:23:24   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
Why not just use Lr to import your images into the folder you designate? You can use the Copy option to leave the originals on the media, and you can tag, add to collection, etc on import. To create the destination folder you can hover over the top right corner where it shows the default destination, and you can see your folders, drop into Explorer (or Finder) to create a new destination folder.

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