Export a catalog on your computer

Using the phone app? See Export a catalog on your phone.

Exporting builds an export package: one ZIP file with a spreadsheet and every photo, laid out for the catalog's platform. You then upload that file to your platform yourself.

Before you start

• The catalog needs at least one lot.
• You need to own the catalog or be a collaborator on its folder. Someone invited to a single catalog can work on its lots but cannot export it: the Export button is not shown, and Export on the Transfer window is greyed out with "This catalog was shared with you on its own, so you can't export it." See Owners and collaborators: who can do what.
• Exporting may count lots toward your monthly allowance. See Export a catalog again.

Steps

1. Open the catalog and click Export below the last lot. You can also click the Transfer icon (the left and right arrows, labelled "Transfer this catalog") at the top of the catalog, then click Export.

2. If the catalog has no critical issues, no warnings and no possible duplicates, LotJitsu skips Overall Health and opens Final Confirmation straight away. Go to step 3. Otherwise, check Overall Health: LotJitsu checks every lot against your platform's rules. Fix anything under Resolve Issues, then click Continue. Continue stays locked while any critical issue remains; warnings don't stop the export. Click the info icon beside Critical Issues or Warnings for a short explanation of each. See Fix issues before you export.
3. On Final Confirmation, check the Total lots and Total photos.
4. Tick I agree to the export terms. To read them first, click export terms.

5. Click Download Package. Nothing downloads yet.
6. Read the line above the button. It says whether this export is free or how many lots it counts, for example "This export will count 24 of your remaining 25 lots this month."
7. Click Export. Building Your Package shows a progress bar. You can leave the page; the build keeps going.
8. When you see Export Complete, click Download ZIP. Your browser saves the file to its usual downloads folder.

Good to know

• If the export needs more lots than your plan has left this month, the Export button is replaced by a message: "This export needs N more lots than your plan has left this month." Wait for your monthly reset, or manage your account at lotjitsu.com.
• If LotJitsu can't read a photo while it builds the package, it leaves that photo out and Export Complete says so, for example "2 photos couldn't be included in this package." The lot's other photos are numbered with no gap. Check the lot's photos, then export again if you need them all.
• If a build fails, you see Export Failed and "The last export didn't finish. You can try again." Click Try again. A failed build never counts toward your allowance.
• The wizard offers only the package it just built. To download it again later, or an older one, open History from your account menu. See Find and download a previous export on your computer.
• Only one build runs for a catalog at a time. If you come back while one is running, the page shows its progress.
• If someone else changes the catalog while you are on the last step, LotJitsu may ask you to review the updated numbers and click Export again.
• What you get: What's in your export package. What to do with it: Upload your package to your auction platform.