How can I export all Lightroom folders while keeping the folder hierarchy and edits?
Asked 1/10/2018
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I need to migrate a large Lightroom 5 library with hundreds of folders. The source files are a mix of DNG and JPEG. I’m happy to export everything as JPEGs if the export will:
- render all Lightroom edits,
- preserve the existing folder structure, and
- ideally keep metadata such as keywords.
Is there a practical way to batch-export all folders from Lightroom while retaining the folder hierarchy, without manually creating a collection for each folder?
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It sounds like the plugin Tree Export could work for you. https://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/lrtreeexporter.php
"LR/TreeExporter is an export plugin for Lightroom 2 or higher that allows you to export images while preserving your folder tree (also known as the folder hierarchy).
I've used it many times in the past and it worked as described. It will export the pictures as jpegs for sure. Not sure how well it would work with mixed file formats though. Good Luck.
EDIT: Here is how I use the plugin. (1) Open up you folder tree so you can see all the top level folders you want to export. (2) I'm on windows so I select all of the top level folders I intend to export by holding down control key. (3) Run a select all command of all the pictures that show up. (4) Right-click one of the selected pictures and open up the export area and select "TreeExporter" in the export to area. Select my highest level folder and the rest of the export settings, then export.
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Yes. A Lightroom export plug-in designed to preserve the folder tree is the most direct solution mentioned here.
The community recommendation is Tree Export / LRTreeExporter. It’s intended to export images while keeping the original folder hierarchy, and users report it works well for exporting JPEGs with Lightroom edits applied.
Typical workflow:
- In Lightroom, expand the folder tree and select the top-level folders you want.
- Select all photos contained in those folders.
- Run the Tree Export plug-in from Lightroom’s export options.
- Choose JPEG output and your usual export settings.
That should give you rendered JPEGs in a matching folder structure. Metadata such as keywords may be preserved if you include metadata during export, but this depends on your export settings and what the receiving software reads.
If your goal is a simple, flattened export, Lightroom’s normal Export can do that, but for keeping the nested folder layout, the plug-in is the key suggestion from the answers.
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