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Acidic "It's just like moving music files in your file browser, and then iTunes not being able to find it (only easier in LR)."

Actually this is one area where iTunes is better than LR. I can move...

GoremanX - if you have hundreds/thousands of LR catalogues you are using the programme completely the wrong way. All your images go in one single master catalogue. And if you create a new catalogue...

Re Thauglor's original complaint. You simply do not need to save your files if using LR, you simply develop them and you're done. If you need them for print or web or whatever you export them to...

ACR+LR develop module are the same, albeit LR's interface being however much way more ergonomic. So if you do not like using a database, use ACR + Bridge which fundamentally is a [clunky] File...

vFunct - You say - "Develop your tastes. Learn why 500px photos are utter garbage, and why they are different from actual artists."

In other words like the things I do or you have no taste....