Library module Folder mismatch between computers

[Shane Blakeley]

Lightroom Version

Lightroom Classic v9.2

Operating System

1. macOS 10.15 Catalina

Good morning all.

I run Lightroom on two computers, an iMac in the office and a Macbook Air for field trips. Here is my issue:

I loaded and processed a set of images on the iMac, synced the image files and the lr files to Dropbox, shut that machine down then went on a field trip. I didn't think to open the MBA and sync that computer before leaving.​

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While in the field, I loaded and processed photos on the MBA. I did not think about the lack of internet connectivity while doing that to either sync the earlier photos to the MBA or sync the new photos to the iMac.​

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Now I am back in the office and the image files have synced to the correct Dropbox directories but I have two different Lightroom folder structures on the two computers that won't resolve. Screenshots attached.​

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It is not the end of the world if I have to use Time machine to go back to where I was before I left then reload and process the new photos but, if there is a simple solution, I may as well learn how to apply it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.
Shane

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[Johan Elzenga]

Open your catalog on the main computer, choose 'Import from Another Catalog' and import the one on the MBP. That should do it.

 

[Shane Blakeley]

All sorted. Thank you, Johan.

Open your catalog on the main computer, choose 'Import from Another Catalog' and import the one on the MBP. That should do it.

 

[Zenon]

I do that every time I travel. It's the cat's meow.

 

[Shane Blakeley]

When I went through the process, it found inconsistencies going back five years. I will now incorporate it into my housekeeping and certainly after travel or trips out bush.