Why lightroom takes as much HARD drive space?

Hi guys.

I am currently using the trial of Lightroom CC, really interested in buying, but one thing really bothers me.

I left on my Macbook 10 GB of storage. After you import all my RAW files that are stored on a disk of 1 TB external HARD, my Macbook internal storage has dropped to 8GB.

I was under the impression that Lightroom does not copy the pictures in its library, but references the original files on the external HARD drive.

What would be the reason why take so much space?

My Macbook's internal storage is very limited, so I have to rely on external hard drives, so this is a dealbreaker for me.

Thank you

Hi stuontour

The best thing to do in such a situation would be to keep the catalog and images on the external hard drive.

How do mentioned below-

  • Open Lightroom
  • Click file - new catalogue
  • Now create a new catalog on the external hard drive and click ok
  • Lightroom opens now with this new catalogue
  • Click Import, and then use the Add option to import images

In this way, you can keep all the data on the external hard drive, but ultimately you need to increase your HARD drive you can install plugins or applications of presets.

Concerning

Rohit

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