![]() After you’ve updated your presets with the new “Export to Specific Folder” settings, go back and delete the new “no exist” folder you created on the desktop. (You won’t need it later, so it doesn’t matter.) Then, after saving the folder, right-click on your export preset and select “Update.” You can then select another export preset (such as the “Web-based images” preset) and choose the same new folder for exporting that you’re using for the “Portfolio” images. Create a folder called “no exist” on your desktop. You will be prompted to create & name a new folder. To set up a prompt, select a preset (such as your “Portfolio” export preset) and click the “Choose” button under the “Export To Specific Folder” option (see the image above). Select the “Choose” button under the “Export To Specific Folder” option This way, you can still use your export presets and avoid having to locate and move around folders after exporting your files. If you would like to export to specific folders (Google Drive, Client Folders, etc.), however, then you’ll need to set up a prompt. If you only ever export to your desktop, then there’s no issue. If we were to select multiple export presets (which we’ll discuss later in the article), we would not normally be prompted to decide where to place the exports instead, the files would go to a previously determined location, which you would’ve selected when you initially set up the preset (such as a “Photos” folder on your desktop). Use the Put In Subfolder Function within Your Export Presets Your export preset will always send the images to the same destination. Without this hack, that’s exactly what will happen. However, I don’t want my Lightroom export settings locked into a default setting for where they export images. I use these two export presets often and each Lightroom export setting for portfolio or web-based images will use the function “Put in Subfolder” (see the image below). Exports for web-based images are set at 2000 pixels wide I typically export my portfolio images at high-res for print while I export web-based images at 2000px wide with “sharpen for screen” selected, etc. Basically, I export most of my images as “portfolio” or “web-based” images. What does this mean? I like to set up my Lightroom export settings to follow an export workflow. We’re going to set up Lightroom to prompt us for a specific folder upon export while still using the subfolder option. Lightroom Hack #1: Use the “No Exist” Folder Prompt Trick ![]() This is not one of today’s hacks, but it’s a great way to get started. To get started, open up a Lightroom Catalog and press CTRL+SHIFT+E (Windows) or CMD+SHIFT+E (Mac) to bring up the Export Dialogue. Video for 6 Lightroom Export Hacks that Everyone Should Know
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