Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't have a direct answer either, but on Macs, when a new version of Lightroom wants to convert the catalog to a new form, the old one is left intact in the process no matter how you go about it. I would think it would be the same on Windows machines. Just like if I update the program, the older version of LR is left intact. So I can go back to using Lightroom 3 minutes after I install LR4 and have converted the catalog. This only applies to major version changes, of course, not to minor updates. I have LR do a catalog backup every week, and then every couple of months clear out the ones that are older than one month manually. That means I have a duplicate catalog from no longer than a week ago even if I do happen to screw up the latest one (which I never have, to date). Also, I use Time Machine on my Mac, so I have another backup that is no older than an hour. Plus some cloned backups of my hard drives that are older. The original images of course are a different matter. They don't ever get touched, and stay where you first import them. Henning On 2012-03-13, at 8:04 AM, Robert Adler wrote: > Hi Doug, > Even if you get a yes from some (my answer is I don't know), I would think > it be wise to export your photos as a catalogue and then import that > catalogue on the (presumably) new machine. That way if something doesn't > work, you will still have your original catalogue and files. > Best, > Bob > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> > wrote: > >> Hi all you LR-experts >> >> As LR4 is apparently incompatible with XP - and all my images, catalogs >> etc. are on an XP machine - will there be any problems just migrating >> these >> to a machine with Windows 7 and letting LR4 do the rest to connect up to >> them? >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> On 12.03.2012 18:15, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >> >>> I loaded my copy of LR4 last night and it worked just fine. >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ric Carter"<ricc at embarqmail.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:14:53 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Uh Oh, do NOT use LR4?!!! Re: Why I am upgrading to >>> LR4... >>> >>> can you?--i've been scared to >>> >>> enjoying LR4 here >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Brian Reid wrote: >>> >>> I know I can rename it; >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Bob Adler > Redwood City, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com