Lightroom: Sync using other cloud providers such as iCloud

I totally agree. I would also like to have the possiblity to sync and work between all platforms, iPad, iPhone, LR Classic on Mac and Windows and eventually the file stored on my NAS *not* on Adobe Cloud.

Just to set expectations, I think it's unlikely they'll use another cloud to sync, because a lot of their new AI tech is done in their cloud. That said, local network sync might be a viable request for the future.

Tone Curve and Split Tone are proving very popular requests, and since they're already in the mobile apps, I'd be surprised if we had to wait too long for those.

In the meantime, did you know you can sync smart previews to the cloud from Classic, so you can edit them in LRCC on your surface pro? They're not original size, but perfectly big enough for editing. You can either drag them to the All Synced Photos collection in Classic's Catalog panel, or add them to a collection and set the collection to sync. I'm working on a couple of blog posts to pad it out in more detail, so keep an eye on my Lightroom Queen blog over the next couple of weeks.

I don't fully see the necessity of storing images on Adobe's cloud to benefit from AI. It should suffice for Adobe to have access to the images (or previews), e.g. giving them access to some other cloud storage where the images are stored so they can do their I processing.

I am currently using Azure as backup for my images and I have used AWS Glacier. If I would give Adobe access to these storages they could very well use their AI on it for keywording etc. They could even use AWS directly (https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/), perhaps they already do(?).

If I should use Adobe cloud for image storage they must price it accordingly to what others are charing for file handling. I think AWS Glacier would cost $4,5/month for 1TB (then some additional charges for transfer etc.). Another take on it is that since Adobe wants to run AI on my images and use the knowledge they learn to make money then perhaps *I* should get payed by Adobe or letting them use my images instead of me having to pay them! 

In addition to pricing I would want the possibility to access all my files for use in other software without first download it using some Adobe software. It should behave more like a Dropbox or Google drive account when it comes to file handling.

I am not aggressively against storing my files in the cloud as some people are. I am very willing to do it if I can keep control over my files and if I can trust the security and safety of the storage provider.

That’s interesting background, thanks Mats.

Colton, if you’re happy, I’ll switch the feature request to use any online storage provider.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Freedom of choice.

I would appreciate if Adobe would allow me to select between either Creative Cloud or iCloud for the storage of my personal data. Having an app use iCloud storage is core functionality and a widely spread practice. Already paying for iCloud storage and happy with that, plenty of free space available too. Don’t see the point in decentralising my data and paying for a second cloud storage solution. Willing to pay for the app but would like the freedom of choice on where my data is being stored.