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Lightroom CC: What files are saved in Pictures/Library.lrlibrary? It's using more disk space than I'd expect
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Is there a clear description anywhere of what LR CC stores in places such as Pictures/Library.lrlibrary? Despite having moved the “Pictures/Library.lrlibrary” to an external SDD the file on my MacBookPro SSD still occupies 30Gb, why?
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Rikk
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Did you move the Library.lrlibrary file via the OS or did you use the Lightroom CC Preferences option?
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Rikk
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How long has been since you've set the move in Preferences? Sometimes it can take a few days for all the image originals to move out. Leaving Lightroom CC open in the background and letting it grind through the operations should allow it to get your image originals moved to the newly specified alternate storage location.
To answer your question specifically, in the .lrlibrary file you will find:
Images (previews and originals)
Import and Migration information
Your managed catalog file
Temporary edits
and some miscellaneous details.
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