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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 36830" data-attributes="member: 1061">Lightroom is a far more powerful archiving and file management tool.&nbsp; I don't really get why the sidecar file would be a dealbreaker, but to each his own.&nbsp; That said, I think bouncing back and forth between multiple programs is only going to clutter up your workflow.&nbsp; As for my own workflow:Storage location - C:\Photography\*year*\*folder*\*subfolder*NEF files are imported into Lightroom and converted to DNG format--&gt; this makes files smaller, eliminates the sidecar file, and stores images in a non-proprietary formatBad photos are sent to Ken Rockwell (what I have renamed my recycle bin)&quot;Keepers&quot; are tagged/flagged/color categorizedFiles backed up to 2 separate external HD every other day (automated)--&gt; if I import a large batch of photos, like from a wedding, I perform a backup on the spotFiles uploaded to cloud weekly (automated)Files backed up to another separate external HD monthly, and stored off-site</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 36830, member: 1061"] Lightroom is a far more powerful archiving and file management tool. I don't really get why the sidecar file would be a dealbreaker, but to each his own. That said, I think bouncing back and forth between multiple programs is only going to clutter up your workflow. As for my own workflow: Storage location - C:\Photography\*year*\*folder*\*subfolder* NEF files are imported into Lightroom and converted to DNG format [I]--> this makes files smaller, eliminates the sidecar file, and stores images in a non-proprietary format[/I] Bad photos are sent to Ken Rockwell (what I have renamed my recycle bin) "Keepers" are tagged/flagged/color categorized Files backed up to 2 separate external HD every other day (automated) [I]--> if I import a large batch of photos, like from a wedding, I perform a backup on the spot [/I]Files uploaded to cloud weekly (automated) Files backed up to another separate external HD monthly, and stored off-site [/QUOTE]

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