I’m glad it helped. It’s really not hard once you understand the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Catalog > photo storage relationships.

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David Marx

On the surface merging two Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’s is easy. I would like to tell you to simply use the Import From Catalog Command. The trouble is that this command is woefully underpowered but it might work for you.

Removing duplicates is also an area where Lightroom could use some improvement. My search by filename method might help but be sure to back everything up first just in case some of the files that delete were not really duplicates. See http://thelightroomlab.com/2011/02/using-search-by-filename-to-find-duplicate-images-in-adobe-photoshop-lightroom/

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David Marx

Sorry to hear about your foot. Perhaps Tim Cooper could come down and visit you? I can’t speak for him and I don’t know that he is up to it but he is a “local” resource for you that I can truly endorse.

My remote support system is super easy for us to setup. We pick and a time and a date to talk on the phone while I link our computers together. Once linked I can see your screen, and control the computer, as if I were sitting at your keyboard. There will be a slight delay due to your Internet connection type but I can essentially do anything that I could do if I were actually sitting in your office. The only thing that I cannot do via remote support is plug in devices or answer questions like “why are my prints green?” It’s an amazing way to get help or to get personalized instruction. Give me a call at 406-356-6279 if you want more details or to set up a little “demo.”

Wishing you a speedy recovery and good weekend,

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David Marx

Thank you. I am amazed by and very positively impressed with your productivity in replying to posts and in preparing tutorials. LR is lucky to have you.

I will visit Tim’s website, but I am in a foot cast from surgery on a torn tendon, so I can’t drive to get to wherever Tim is to bring my computer.

But I have come to trust your approach and may ask for remote support, if you are available. How would I set that up? Thanks.

Matt

Your previous comment states that you just “used Carbon Copy Cloner…to clone the entire Mac HD” and that you “also coped the LR photos to the Seagate.” If this is indeed true, and I don’t doubt you at all, then I think that reseting the Time Capsule completely will do you no harm even if it wipes out your old backups. I could be wrong so please consider this to be dangerous advice. Without a remote support connection I cannot be sure about what is inside of your computer and what is currently on the Time Capsule. Please make sure that you have everything backed up but once you are sure that everything is safely stored on the Seagate, or another backup drive, then reseting and reformatting the Time Capsule should not create any problems for this computer.

If you are nervous we can talk about remote support options via your MiFi connection. It will be slower than I would like but remote help certainly is possible. Contacting my good friend Tim Cooper might be a good alternative for you if you feel like you need some face-to-face help. You can find his contact info at http://www.timcooperphotography.com.

best regards

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David Marx

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I made the classic mistake of opening LR first before watching any videos. I have watched several of your tutorials and find them very clear and helpful. My mess, however, will take time and patience to straighten. Unfortunately, we do not currently have a strong internet connection — Verizon MiFi — but Comcast is planning to come here within the next few months. If it is wise to wait a few months for you to take my Mac remotely, I would do that. Or, if you have someone in the DC area I could pay for the service, that would solve things sooner.

Since I posted my questions, I purchased a 3TB WD EHD, set it up for a Mac, then used Carbon Copy Clone, as a friend suggested, to clone the entire Mac HD. It worked; so I feel somewhat safe for the moment. I also copied the LR photos to the Seagate; I have checked and they are there.

I will try your suggestions about connecting the TC by an ethernet cable. I presume that port on the TC is not the one with the circle of dots. I have three ports on the TC that have this symbol over them: and a similar port on the Mac. I suspect they are the ethernet ports. The Mac does not have a port with a circle of dots.

Thanks again for your help and interest. We’ll get this done. Matt