sandysocks Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 <p>My C drive filled up. So I added a new internal drive with lots of room. I moved a catalog onto the new drive and started using it. I sailed along fine for a while, until I noticed that things were not working the way I wanted them to. 1. When I delete something from one drive, it also is deleted from the other. Not good because I don't want the same things on both drives. 2. When I import new photos to the new drive, they are also filling up the old drive. I simply cannot cram a Terabyte onto the old drive. 3. I really, really want two drives to use for different purposes.</p> <p>I thought about this a bit and wondered whether this is the way it works? At the computer shop they said "no", and they couldn't help me other than direct me to a forum. So Now I am thinking this is a Lightroom problem and I have something set up wrong. I have been over the settings a couple of times but I don't really know where to start. I have Martin Evening's book, but nothing in it seems to apply. Suggestions appreciated.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan-paul jongepier Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 <p>Perhaps Lightroom still makes back-ups on your old C-drive?<br> Check preferences.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysocks Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 <p>I would expect the Backups to go to both drives, but they are not. These at least, behave as they are supposed to do. The new drive catalog is backed up on the new drive. I forgot to mention I am using pc/vista if that matters.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_nardecchia Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 <p>I have mine set up similiar to you, I have a 10k raptor C drive for my programs and 1.5tb D drive for storage and a server for back up. When I import photos it goes to the C drive first and thats where I do all of my editing and when im done I transfer it to the D drive in lightroom where it lives and lightroom backs up to the server everyday on a timer. <br> When your in lightroom can you see your C and D drives in your navigator panel? when it comes to back ups when ever it asks to back up it gives you the option to tell it where to back up too as well as you can do it in prefrences.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysocks Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 <p>Thanks guys. Mark, I may end up setting mine up that way. But first another puzzzle to muddle through. When I import neew files to the new drive and then find them on the C drive, they open in Elements. I guess I will delete Elements and see what happens.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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