Moving photos/ LR to a new hd

azpix · 26th of August 2011 (Fri)

I have all my photos on an internal drive F. I am upgrading to a new internal drive that is currently sitting in an external case. I labeled this drive T. After my photo file transfer is complete, I intend to put the T DRIVE in my pc, remove The F: drive, then rename the t drive the f drive.

My question, is that all I need to do to resume business as usual for lightroom since the photo file on the f drive contained all my photos?

Any other preparations I need to do for a smooth drive swap?

NinetyEight · 27th of August 2011 (Sat)

If the images are in exactly the same file structure (a mirror or what you have now) then you need do nothing - LR will just see them as it always has done.

azpix · 27th of August 2011 (Sat)

thanks.
i've run into a new issue. the file i'm moving is large (640 gb). about a couple hours into the move it seems to just stall. nothing moving. is there a better way to move this file than copy and paste?

is there software that helps manage large file transfers?

tzalman · 27th of August 2011 (Sat)

Can't you move them in smaller pieces? For instance, if my setup is a master folder called PHOTOS with subfolders 2001, 2002, 2003, etc., I would create a PHOTOS folder on the new drive with the same path except for the drive letter and then move over each year separately.

NinetyEight · 27th of August 2011 (Sat)

I always move a few months worth at a time and have never had problems.

26th of August 2011 (Fri)	#1
azpix Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona USA Posts: 3,293 IMAGE EDITING OK	Moving photos/ LR to a new hd I have all my photos on an internal drive F. I am upgrading to a new internal drive that is currently sitting in an external case. I labeled this drive T. After my photo file transfer is complete, I intend to put the T DRIVE in my pc, remove The F: drive, then rename the t drive the f drive. My question, is that all I need to do to resume business as usual for lightroom since the photo file on the f drive contained all my photos? Any other preparations I need to do for a smooth drive swap? __________________ Gear- 7d, 24-70L, sigma 70-200, Sigma 120-400, canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.0,sigma 10-20, Sigma 24mm 1.8 and a canon G11.

27th of August 2011 (Sat)	#2
NinetyEight "Banned for life" Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bath - England Posts: 2,801	Re: Moving photos/ LR to a new hd If the images are in exactly the same file structure (a mirror or what you have now) then you need do nothing - LR will just see them as it always has done. __________________ Kev

27th of August 2011 (Sat)	#3
azpix Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona USA Posts: 3,293 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moving photos/ LR to a new hd thanks. i've run into a new issue. the file i'm moving is large (640 gb). about a couple hours into the move it seems to just stall. nothing moving. is there a better way to move this file than copy and paste? is there software that helps manage large file transfers? __________________ Gear- 7d, 24-70L, sigma 70-200, Sigma 120-400, canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.0,sigma 10-20, Sigma 24mm 1.8 and a canon G11.

27th of August 2011 (Sat)	#4
tzalman Fatal attraction. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gesher Haziv, Israel Posts: 10,826 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Moving photos/ LR to a new hd Can't you move them in smaller pieces? For instance, if my setup is a master folder called PHOTOS with subfolders 2001, 2002, 2003, etc., I would create a PHOTOS folder on the new drive with the same path except for the drive letter and then move over each year separately. __________________ Elie / אלי "If you presume to love something, you must love the process of it much more than you love the finished product." John Irving, 5/2012. "In theory there is no difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is." Yogi Berra Site

27th of August 2011 (Sat)	#5
NinetyEight "Banned for life" Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bath - England Posts: 2,801	Re: Moving photos/ LR to a new hd I always move a few months worth at a time and have never had problems. __________________ Kev

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