Deleting a Collection or Collection Set

When you delete a collection or collection set, the images they contained are not removed from Lightroom’s Catalog nor are they deleted from your computer.

To delete a Collection or Collection Set:

1. In the Collections panel, select the Collection or Collection Set you want to delete;
2. Click on the minus icon (–), or;
3. Right-click the selected Collection or Collection set and choose Delete from the fly-out menu.
   

   Right-click menu

   If you accidentally delete a collection or collection set, use the Undo command by choosing:

   • Edit > Undo, or;
   • Press Ctrl + Z.

   When you delete a Collection Set, you also delete all the collections contained inside the Collection Set. Lightroom displays a warning before you delete a Collection Set.

   

   Delete Collection Set confirmation