L3 catalog removed from Pictures.

Follow

Dave Boettcher

• December 23, 2018 05:27

I also, removed the L3 catalog folder from Pictures file. Then rebooted and opened L3.  It open, but was very slow to do so. The L3 catalog folder was again in the Pictures file. But the folder was empty. 

So, how do I put photos into the catalog? 

0

• 

  Roy Blackwell

  • December 23, 2018 11:34
  • Edited

  You missed a step. Create a new catalog in a folder outside of the Pictures folder. Then close L3, go to your Pictures folder and delete the Luminar Catalog folder. Restart L3. Use the add folder function to add folders to your new catalog. Start small.

  0

  Comment actions Permalink
• 

  Dave Boettcher

  • December 23, 2018 20:29

  Roy Blackwell, I am not following you. Let me restate and you can correct me. I can create a catalog folder on the desktop. Any particular name?
  Close L3, then delete the catalog folder in Puctures.
  Restart L3? I assume Not reboot computer.
  Here is where I am lost. What folder do I add, where Is the add folder function and how does one add the new folder labeled Catalog.
  As soon as I am home I will give it a try based on my current understanding.
  Thanks Roy, I appreciate your time and help.

  0

  Comment actions Permalink
• 

  Roy Blackwell

  • December 23, 2018 21:32
  • Edited

  See this post:

  https://community.skylum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360034745231-Luminar-3-on-Windows-10-Performance-Tip

  I would not recommend creating a new catalog on your desktop. You can give it any name you like.

  Just deleting the current catalog folder is not enough. If L3 does not have at least one catalog, it will recreate it wherever it was last created.

  

  0

  Comment actions Permalink
• 

  Dave Boettcher

  • December 24, 2018 00:17

  Roy Blackwell, one last question.

  First, It lives!

  Second, can photos be add to the new catalog folder in Documents, by draging and droping directly into the new catalog, without using L3?

  Thanks for your help.

   

  0

  Comment actions Permalink
• 

  Roy Blackwell

  • December 24, 2018 11:53

  Think of the catalog as a little black box doing its magic. You do not directly place anything inside the L3 catalog folder. On your hard drive, thumb drive, cloud drive or wherever your store your photos, those photos are stored in folders. Using L3, you point to one or more of those folders (via add folder). If you delete or add photos to a folder that L3 is tracking, it will recognize those actions and update the catalog. It does not matter if you do that inside or outside of L3.

  0

  Comment actions Permalink

Please sign in to leave a comment.