Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 101)

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Managing catalogs and files
Last updated 4/20/2015
Back up a catalog automatically
1 Exit Lightroom when a catalog backup is scheduled in your Catalog Settings.
2 In the Back Up Catalog dialog box, click Back Up to back up the catalog at the default location and quit Lightroom.
Optionally, select any of the following before you click Back Up:
Backup Folder Shows you the default location where Lightroom saves backups. Click Choose to back up to a
different location.
Test Integrity Before Backing Up Checks for catalog corruption before Lightroom completes the backup. Testing
integrity increases the time it takes to back up the catalog but reduces the risk of data loss.
You can also test catalog integrity when you open a catalog. In the General panel of the Preferences dialog box, select
When Starting Up Use This Catalog > Prompt Me When Starting Lightroom. Then, start Lightroom. In the Select
Catalog dialog box, select Test Integrity Of This Catalog and then click Open.
Optimize Catalog After Backing Up Cleans up and reorganizes your database file to make it run faster and more
efficiently.
Skip Until Tomorrow If you've opted to back up your catalog once a day, click to postpone the operation for a day.
Skip Until Next Week If you've opted to back up your catalog once a week, click to postpone the operation for a
week.
Skip Until Next Month If you've opted to back up your catalog once a month, click to postpone the operation for one
month.
Skip This Time Click to postpone the backup until the next time you quit Lightroom.
Back up a catalog manually
1 Choose Edit > Catalog Settings (Windows) or Lightroom > Catalog Settings (Mac OS).
2 Choose Back Up Catalog > When Lightroom Next Exits.