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Lightroom — File Locations

Lightroom — File Locations

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ApplicationIn the Applications folderIn the \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 folderIn the \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 folder
PreferencesIn the [username]/Library/Preferences folder: com.adobe.Lightroom2.plistIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Preferences folder: Lightroom 2 Preferences.agprefsIn the Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Preferences folder: Lightroom 2 Preferences.agprefs
CatalogIn the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcatIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcatIn the Users\[username]\Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat
LocksIn the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lockIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lockIn the Users\[username]\Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lock
Preview dataIn the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdataIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom/Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdataIn the Users\[username]\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdata
BackupsIn the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat in it's own folder by dateIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder in it's own folder by dateIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\My Pictures/Lightroom folder in it's own folder by date
PresetsIn the [username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom file names ending in .lrtemplateIn the Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom folder with the file names ending in .lrtemplateIn the Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom folder with the file names ending in .lrtemplate
RegistrationIn the [username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Lightroom 2.0 RegistrationsData\Adobe\Lightroom\Lightroom 2.0 Registration.lrregC:\ProgramData\Adobe\Lightroom\Lightroom 2.0 Registration.lrreg

Replace the [username] with your logon ID


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