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move images

  1. P

    Moved photos to external drive; now LR shows no photos

    I knew this would be fraught with risk, but I really needed to move my photos (several thousand files) to an external drive. After doing that, I can see the correct volume in LR, as well as the parent folder and the folder that contains the photos. However, the latter shows no photos now...
  2. Jim Leask

    How to move a directory to different drive that already has the same folder names

    Can you move a directory of images to another drive if that directory already exists? I import my images to the SSD on the laptop, using the format where images are stored in YYYY/MM/DD directories under my root image directory. From here it is easy to sort, add keywords and ratings, and edit...
  3. M

    (UN)syncing or (RE)syncing to a new location

    Hi, I recently uploaded all my photos to the cloud via CC. I subsequently installed the LRC on my desktop and began to sync. I got few thousand pics in and decided I wanted them to sync to a portable hard drive instead. How can I restart this process? I see a butto that says delete all syncd...
  4. Stumped

    Moving pictures in LR

    so I imported some pics and mistakingly made a subfolder during the import - 2nd Ranch folder w/ 21 pictures. I want to get the 21 pictures into the folder w/ the 94. When I went to drag and drop the folder with the 21 photos I got the shown message below. What does it mean? What is the...
  5. hsawires

    How to export a partial catalog for some selected images/ collections from a PC to another?

    Hi, I need to know how to export a catalog for some selected images and/or folders or collections to be copied with its all adjustment and keywords, and import it into another catalog. let's say I have some photos on my laptop and I did some adjustment and keywords to some of my images. now I...
  6. Palh

    Consider moving from LR classic to LR CC and cloud services

    Hi, I spoke to adobe support yesterday, but did not get the answers I need, so I turn to your expertise. First a short description of my config. One iMac with 256gb flash disk and 4TB hdd, using Lightroom Classic with folder structure. I only use folders, so no albums or other tools for...
  7. lbeck

    How do I move photos from one catalog to another?

    I've successfully trimmed my bloated catalog from ~40K photos to about ~20K photos. Now I want to have "sub-catalogs" to reduce the size of my collections (e.g., landscapes, people, animals, etc.). How do I MOVE (not copy) photos from my main, all-inclusive catalog? I've created my first...
  8. T

    Preserving custom order in collections?

    Operating System: MacOS 10.13.3 Exact Lightroom Version (Help menu > System Info): Classic CC (version 7.2) I’m working in Collections. I rearrange some images into a custom order. When I select a group of these images and drag them into a new collection, they frequently (but not always) show...
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