[Leica] Using LR..... Questions..... Final Outcome.......

[John McMaster]

Indeed, just tried (LRCC on Mac)

'Lightroom Catalogs can not be opened on network volumes, removable storage, or read only volumes'

john

-----Original Message-----

His problem is that he is trying to work on an LR catalog that is on a network drive. This cannot be done.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 27 Feb 2016, at 01:12, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> 
> I do this every day - use a laptop and desktop to edit my photos in LR  
> - and it works perfectly.  I can't understand what your problem is.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Some may remember my questions about using LR. they follow..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ---------------------------------
>> 
>> Scenario #1...  I am on a trip.  I have a PC with me.  I take images 
>> and wish to review them and sort out the bad ones in LR CC while on the road.
>> The images will be located on a USB HDD ( Downloaded from the SD 
>> Card.) When I get home I wish to merge them into my master file on my 
>> desktop PC with all edits intact.  ( I think this is what the merge 
>> catalog function is used for.?).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Scenario #2 ( and not mutually exclusive to the first scenario...)  I 
>> am home.  My PC  computer is on a home WIFI network, located in my office.
>> All
>> my images are on that computer.  I have a backup USB HDD with the 
>> same images on it that I COULD use.  I wish to edit my images from a 
>> Laptop (
>> PC)
>> in another room in the house.  Same questions.. How do I best access 
>> the images from a remote location?  What files must I access to make 
>> this scenario work?  Ideally, I should be modifying the file on the 
>> office computer so that I really only have 1 set of files in play.  I 
>> COULD use the external USB HDD if required as a temporary vehicle.. 
>> But this is less than ideal.
>> 
>> First scenario  is no problem works like it is supposed to..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Second Scenario is different...
>> 
>> I got a bunch of responses.. Mostly made me not to worry, it would work...
>> So I went and bought a Dell Laptop.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Went through setup routine, added LRCC and PSCC.  Got the Windows 10 
>> Network up and running.. I could SEE those files remotely.
>> 
>> OK.. all looks good.. And opened LRCC  up on the Laptop, pointed to 
>> the correct location on the office computer,,,,,,,'
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Remember, I wanted to use a single catalog file fromn wherever I was..
>> Office (desktop) or living room (laptop)..   No copying files back and
>> forth...no synchronizing problems.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And then there was the dreaded announcement that LR would NOT talk 
>> over a network.. Nope.  NADA.
>> 
>> Tried a few workarounds, or so I hoped, NADA
>> 
>> Went online to Google the problem.. No one else has been able to get it to
>> work...   NADA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Those of you that make it work are using some form of localized LR 
>> Catalog and image HDD to make it work.  Basically, a USB HDD, when 
>> connected to the laptop, is considered a local drive and LRCC will work fine with that...
>> Just not with the exact same info located on another computer..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I wrote a script to copy the files to a portable USB Drive, will use 
>> THAT to play "sneaker-NET" with the files, then copy the changed 
>> catalog plus new sidecar files and new images back to the desktop ... 
>> erasing the deleted ones in the process.  Basically my portable USB 
>> HDD, that I thought would be used as a backup, is now my 
>> "sneaker-net" HDD...  and requires synching in BOTH directions.  
>> After each use...!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> So for those of you out there that want to do the same thing ( keep 
>> all your files on your Desktop and edit them on your Laptop ( or room 
>> A and room B), here is the definitive response...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It does not work.  You MUST HAVE local image files ( I think) and 
>> catalogs (positive about this.).  Period.  ( For now)...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Note: Windows 10, LRCC
>> 
>> You MAC guys need to figure it out for yourselves..
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>