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missing files

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    LR showing missing deleted files after computer change

    I have just moved my LRC from windows to MAC and copied all files over to a new external HD. opened LR and it found the drive letter ok which was good but the last large folder I was working on now shows files missing that i deleted as part of my tidy. the LR folder shows a total of 3709 images...
  2. T

    Moved LRCAT to new computer

    I just got a new laptop where I store the catalog (LRCAT). All the photos are on an external HD. I followed the sequence of prepping things - tidying up my existing catalog, organizing, etc via my old laptop, I copied the catalog to my new computer, then loaded LR to the new computer, opened...
  3. g2iSite

    Why is LrC creating "phantom" Volumes?

    I keep seeing LrC creating additional volumes, such as shown in the screenshot attached... the storage is an external SSD, which I call `Lightroom Local Store`, and LrC creates additional folders `Lightroom Local Store 1, 2 , 3`... it's driving me crazy as every time I go to. use it, I have to...
  4. Patrick Bennett

    search for all missing files in a catalogue.

    Is there a way to search for and select all missing files in a catalogue? To be clear, I want to find all images in LR that have the little [!] symbol in grid module so I have them all in one place then reconnect them since they reside in one folder. I used Dupe file finder and it seems to have...
  5. Baldfatlimey

    Cannot see my images in the Mobile Downloads LR folder in Classic

    First I apologise if this has been asked before, I could not find what I was looking for but if it has already been addressed then a link to the relevant posting would be gratefully accepted. I am out of disk space so been trying to remove non essential files, folders, etc. I am also not...
  6. D

    High Anxiety: LR Catalog 140k Missing Files/Human Error

    Hi New LR Friends. Due to my own stupidity, I have 140,000 missing files in my LR catalog. I screwed up big time and now am on the verge of literal tears. I think (most) of the files have been recovered, though some surely are lost... however, my question is this: Stupidly, I decided to clean...
  7. H

    Files not lost, just missing from Lightroom

    Synchronize folder finds photos that are still in the proper directory on my hard drive but not in the corresponding lightroom directory. They were there previously but now they're gone. They are not missing, so I don't need to locate them, they are just not there anymore. Any ideas why and...
  8. B

    Re-Linking Missing Files Without Previous File Structure

    I've got a problem in Lightroom Classic that I've found a slow, time-consuming fix for, but am hoping a simpler approach is possible. The situation is this: The hard drive that my photos were on was accidentally erased and the data had to be recovered. It looks like most if not all of my...
  9. mikecox

    Unable to access 183 images present in folder

    I have a folder in Lr that shows that it contains "635" images, but the filmstrip shows a count of "452 of 635". I get the same result when I select All. When I look at the folder in Explorer, selecting All, the exact count is 634, one less than the count in the folder in Lr. I Optimized the...
  10. David PZ

    Missing image file

    I have image folders with each containing a number of subfolders. Some months ago, I imported a number of images into one subfolder and noticed that one image was missing – I had no idea where it had gone. Yesterday I noticed a folder in LR named Desktop containing one subfolder named the same...
  11. M

    Another lost file question

    I recently tried to organize my photos but in doing so I accidentally removed the original folders and files from my hard drive. I put the reorganized ones on external drives and can get to them with everything but lr4, I have reconnected files in the past but of course the original folders were...
  12. K

    Missing files after removal of SD card

    Would love if someone could help me out! I understand that photos will "go missing" if you move the original file but this started occurring immediately after import. I go through import as normal, everything looks good, but as soon as I remove the SD card the photos go "offline or missing"...
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