I’ve backed up my files with special backup-software. However when I try to save files. Read this article by the Lightroom Queen: Which Lightroom files. I’ve backed up my files with special backup-software. However when I try to save files. Read this article by the Lightroom Queen: Which Lightroom files.

State Of The Union 1948. Whether you’re backing up Lightroom ready to move to a new computer, upgrade your operating system, or you’re just double checking your main backups, you’ll need to know which Lightroom files to include in your backups. The Catalog Your catalog(s) have a *.lrcat extension. They hold all of the information about your photos, including all of the work you’ve done on the photos within Lightroom, so it’s essential that you include your catalog in your backups. By default it’s stored at: Windows—C: Users [your username] My Pictures Lightroom Lightroom Catalog.lrcat Mac—Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Pictures / Lightroom / Lightroom Catalog.lrcat But stop! You may have changed the name or location of your catalog, so open Lightroom and go to Edit menu (Windows) / Lightroom menu (Mac) and select Catalog Settings. In the General tab, it will tell you the name and location of your current catalog, and the Show button will open to that location in Explorer (Windows) / Finder (Mac).