Novice Lightroom Question

[Sleepytrout]

I am new to Lightroom and am using version 1.3.1 for Mac. Also, I am following Scott Kelby's book on using this program. I noticed that he says during import that Lightroom should put the "Lightroom library database" in the "Pictures" folder by default.

Unfortuaneately, I don't see it in that folder when I import files. When I "copy" or "import from the original location" I see the directory that says it is saving in the "Pictures" file, but I don't see anything in the file labelled Lightroom....only the file that I imported by copying or such.

1.)Is this a big deal?

2.)Do I need to create a database myself in the "Pictures" folder? and is that even possible?

3.) I read the links in the "Lightroom sticky thread" but couldn't find an answer.

Thanks for any assistance that anyone can offer about this.

[In2Photos]

The database is created when you first open LR and start importing files. This database file stores the edits to your files only and not the actual images. I am not on a MAC but my LR catalog is called "Lightroom Catalog" and it is located in a folder titled "Lightroom" under "My Pictures" in Windows.

[Sleepytrout]

The database is created when you first open LR and start importing files. This database file stores the edits to your files only and not the actual images. I am not on a MAC but my LR catalog is called "Lightroom Catalog" and it is located in a folder titled "Lightroom" under "My Pictures" in Windows.

Thanks for the reply!

I didn't complete any edits as I was trying to load all my pic files from my harddrive into lightroom. I'll try one to see if it creates a LR catalog (database) by default.