How to better manage two sets of original files in Lightroom?

All,

I currently use Lightroom CC to manage my archives of the original images. As I shared my time between the Australia and Europe - and archive is several terabytes (to ~ 8) size - I keep a copy of archive on disk in two places and synchronize a pair of portable drives of 4TB that I carry with me when I travel. Both drives of 4 to allow me to keep a backup of what I've been shooting, and when I get to my home places, I use rsync to replicate files on the local disks of great. The result is two disks with identical structures of folders and files (if all goes well), giving me access as well as local off site backup file.

My problem is that, with the current configuration of Lightroom, I have to choose one of these readers 'local' as the source of my original images. When I'm in the location of 'the other', of course Lightroom cannot find the files. It seems that I must either remap all these files in the catalog for the reader of 'other' (which takes a lot of time) whenever I travel, or maintain two catalogues (which means duplicate my changes that I can tell).

Then...

Is there a way I can deceive Lightroom into thinking that the 'local' two discs are the same drive for the catalogue will automatically resume my files? The folder structure is identical in each, (the only differences would be copies edited externally and stored in the original folder - which I have using rsync).

Or...

Is there any hope that Lightroom will support several locations for original files in a catalog? The files are identical, and Lightroom already recognizes files modified by other applications - so I see no technical reason why this would be not possible.

Or...

Is it possible to maintain two catalogs, but keep my changes synchronized between the two?

Or...

Other suggestions - have I totally missed something?

Thank you, David.

Then...

Is there a way I can deceive Lightroom into thinking that the 'local' two discs are the same drive for the catalogue will automatically resume my files? The folder structure is identical in each, (the only differences would be copies edited externally and stored in the original folder - which I have using rsync).

If readers in institutions have the same exact names (MAC) or the same drive letter (Windows), then Lightroom will recognize them as soon as you open the program, and you will not need to re - connect the photos inside LR. (Incidentally, this is not something you do to 'fool' Lightroom, it's a designed feature)

Or...

Is it possible to maintain two catalogs, but keep my changes synchronized between the two?

I would abandon the idea of two catalogs that must somehow sync to be identical. This isn't a feature of Lightroom.

Or...

Other suggestions - have I totally missed something?

When I'm in the location of 'the other', of course Lightroom cannot find the files. It seems that I must either re-map all these files in the catalog for the reader of 'other' (which takes a lot of time)

Do you want to say after it takes very long time after you re - map files (which, obviously, should take a long time for the computer), or do you mean that the task of you (the human user of Lightroom) making remapping takes a lot of time? This should not take more than 15 seconds a human user to reconnect everything if the disks are the same, as you claim.

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