How Do I Do That In Lightroom Classic?, 2nd Edition

Create a Backup Copy?

If you want to have a second copy of the images you’re importing, first make sure you have a second place to send them to, like an external hard drive—so, one set of images goes onto your computer or the external drive you store your images on, and the backup set goes onto that second external hard drive. Once you’ve got a second storage device in place, in the Import window, in the File Handling panel (in the top right), turn on the Make a Second Copy To checkbox, and then choose that external hard drive (or wherever you’re ...