Let me talk about some of the details of my set-up. If you had multiple users or computers needing access to files then this solution probably isn't for you. This is just for a single user using mostly a single machine. Finally my backup PC constantly uploads all of my images and any changes to 'the Cloud' for offsite backup giving me 4 copies of my images (3 backups).My old Windows PC (which my MacBook Pro replaced) now has the dubious honour of being my backup machine, so it regularly copies images/LR catalog from my NAS onto its local HD.My MacBook will regularly copy my images and my Lightroom catalog backup from the external HD to the NAS.My Lightroom catalog is also regularly backed up to the external hard drive (HD). My images live on an external hard drive connected to my MacBook Pro which Lightroom references.My Lightroom catalog lives on my MacBook Pro - my main photo editing machine.That might look complicated but it really isn't (honest!). Use a NAS as a backup destination for your image files.įor any advanced users that read the below and feel uncomfortable with my approach, DON'T FOLLOW IT!.

Store your source image files (which Lightroom references) on your local hard drive or an external hard drive connected directly to your computer.If you are looking for beginner's advice regarding use of a NAS I would summarise my recommendation as: Well, here's that post.ĭisclaimer: the below is written from the perspective of an advanced Lightroom and computer user to other advanced users. I ended the post with a caveat that there's probably a better way and a promise to show you my approach. In an earlier post I showed how to make Lightroom work with Network Attached Storage (NAS).

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