Mar 27, 2011, 12:41
Deleting the old backups is harmless - but keep the last one or two just in case.
Also have a look in the catalog settings/preferences area. It should have the option to "optimize" the catalog, which will make it rebuild the information inside it. That shouldn't have any effect on the speed of the computer overall, but it may make Lightroom a little snappier to work with.
Something else to check is the preview size that it generates, and how long it keeps them for. A full-size preview takes up a massive amount of space, so make sure that you're not keeping them longer than you need to. (But re-rendering them takes a long time - life's a barter.)
Also have a look in the catalog settings/preferences area. It should have the option to "optimize" the catalog, which will make it rebuild the information inside it. That shouldn't have any effect on the speed of the computer overall, but it may make Lightroom a little snappier to work with.
Something else to check is the preview size that it generates, and how long it keeps them for. A full-size preview takes up a massive amount of space, so make sure that you're not keeping them longer than you need to. (But re-rendering them takes a long time - life's a barter.)
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