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Importing automatically
About Auto Import
The Auto Import feature automatically imports photos into the Lightroom library by monitoring a watched folder for
photos and then moving the photos into a managed folder in the library. The feature has many uses. For example, if
your camera manufacturer's software provides a tethered connection feature and can download the photos to a
watched folder, Lightroom can monitor the folder and automatically import the photos as they're being taken. Auto
Import does not import images from a subfolder of a Watched folder.
See also
"Synchronize folders" on page 41
Enable automatically importing photos
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Choose File > Auto Import > Enable Auto Import.
Specify Auto Import settings
Choose File > Auto Import > Auto Import Settings.
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In the Auto Import Settings dialog box, specify any of the following:
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Chooses or creates the watched folder where Lightroom detects photos to auto import.
Watched Folder
Chooses or creates a managed folder where the auto-imported photos are moved into.
Destination Folder
Names the auto-imported photo.
File Naming
Applies Develop settings, metadata, or keywords to auto-imported photos.
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Select Render Standard-Sized Previews to have Lightroom render previews of the imported photos rather than
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only using the embedded previews in the photo files.
See also
"Naming options" on page 20
"Specify Standard-Size previews when importing" on page 22
Set up watched folders
In the Auto Import Settings dialog box, click the Choose button next to Watched Folder.
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Navigate to the location you want and do any of the following:
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• To create a watched folder, click Make New Folder and then overwrite New Folder to give the folder a name
(Windows), or click New Folder (Mac OS), give the folder a name, and click Create.
• To select an existing watched folder, select the folder.
Note: You cannot choose an existing folder containing photos as a watched folder.
Click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
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