Lightroom: Files Location
category: Lightroom • 1 min read
| Type | Mac OSx | Windows XP | Windows Vista |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application | In the Applications folder | In the \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 folder | In the \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 folder |
| Preferences | In the [username]/Library/Preferences folder: com.adobe.Lightroom2.plist | In the Documents and Settings[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Preferences folder: Lightroom 2 Preferences.agprefs | In the Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Preferences folder: Lightroom 2 Preferences.agprefs |
| Catalog | In the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat | In the Documents and Settings[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat | In the Users[username]\Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat |
| Locks | In the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lock | In the Documents and Settings[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lock | In the Users[username]\Pictures\Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat.lock |
| Preview data | In the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdata | In the Documents and Settings[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom/Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdata | In the Users[username]\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdata |
| Backups | In the [username]/Pictures/Lightroom folder: Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat in it’s own folder by date | In the Documents and Settings[username]\My Documents\My Pictures\Lightroom folder in it’s own folder by date | In the Documents and Settings[username]\My Documents\My Pictures/Lightroom folder in it’s own folder by date |
| Presets | In the [username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom file names ending in .lrtemplate | In the Documents and Settings[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom folder with the file names ending in .lrtemplate | In the Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom folder with the file names ending in .lrtemplate |
| Registration | In the [username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Lightroom 2.0 Registrations | Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Lightroom 2.0 Registration.lrreg | *C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Lightroom\Lightroom 2.0 Registration.lrreg * |
Replace the [username] with your logon ID