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In article <slrnm1ta5q.uqn.mr@irc.sandman.net>, Sandman <mr@sandman.net>wrote:

Eric Stevens
Once you look at the actual file sizes I think you will have to conclude that I am correct.

Sandman
Of course not, since you're not correct. As I said - every single image you work with in Lightroom has a 1:1 preview file created for it. Every single one. You can select when those 1:! files should expire and be purged, but if you've worked with it, or even vviewed it in the develop module there exists a 1:1 preview of the file.

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that's false.

you can work with an image without ever using the develop module with it.