It was mentioned that cancelling a move midway could cause photos to be lost. In a Photo Taco podcast, Jeff Harmon had a discussion with Lightroom Queen Victoria Bampton about Lightroom performance, tips on organization and more.
This is because there have been reports of rare occasions of photo loss when moving them entirely within Lightroom. If you’re moving a large number of photos, the second option may be a safer option, but has more steps to perform. If you’re just moving a few photos, you can use the first option.
There are two methods that you can use to move your photos. One is entirely within Lightroom, and the other is using Explorer (on Windows) or Finder (on Mac) and then re-linking your catalog within Lightroom. Moving your photos can be easily done, all while maintaining your Lightroom catalog and previews on your main drive. You may want to use the external drive as your working drive, or you may want to just backup your photos.
You may be running out of space on your existing drive, or you may be using a laptop with limited internal drive space. There are several reasons why you would want to move your photos to an external drive with Lightroom.
