I'm organizing the LR4 lib for the 1st time

Hello

I installed LR4.  When installing, it creates a Lightroom folder in my pictures folder (I have an iMac).  Also inside the images folder is a folder that I created called Mike LR pictures (I'm trying to follow the Kelby book).  In my "of Mike LR Photos" folder, I created a subfolder of practice and I was importing photos from my camera in there.  LR seems to have automatically created a folder of 2013 inside my practice folder and it is separated in the 2013 folder (created by LR) file for each of the 5 days I've been making and importing images.  Everything looks as it should in LR so at least LR know where my photos.  My question has to do with the 2 files generated in the folder LR LR:

Lightroom4 catalog preview.lrdata

Lightroom4 catalog.lrcat

I leave these two files where they are in the folder LR?  There are no other files or photos in this folder.  Or should I "drag" them in LR Photos folder of my Mike where I store all of my photos?  I'm confused myself here, then you're probably very confused!  Bottom line, is that I have two and only two folders in my file photo of iMac: a Lightroom and the other LR Photos of Mike.  Soon I want to create a backup on an external hard drive, but I want to assure you that my LR library is organized as it should be the first.  I've read many warnings about to separate the catalog files and lrdata in the photos.

Thanks, Mike

Great!

Now I would suggest you do something else immediately: Configure Lr for the backup of the catalog.

In the library Module, will > edit > catalog settings > general tab. In the small window, select and click on .

The next time that Lr closes, the backup dialog box will. You can select a location for your backup of the catalog - an external hard drive would be an excellent choice.

You also have the possibility of or to make the backup. The optimization of the catalog and preview is included in the backup. This will keep both in good shape, while Lr will be no problem to open and work effectively with them.

Please note: this backup of the catalog, not photos. There is no provision in Lr for photo backup, you must do this in your operating system.

Lr beginners sometimes make havoc with the catalog. In such a case, a backup is handy!

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