Library module Lightroom creates extra versions of imported image files in windows

[broden01]

Lightroom Version Number

14.0

Operating System

1. Windows 11

When I move files to a folder in Win11 from icloud, then import into Lightroom classic Lightroom duplicates the file. ie IMG-123.jpg Lightromm add's IMG-123-2.jpg. So the file system now has 2 entries. The only one lightroom sees and edits is the -2 version. I really do not want this file bloat. What setting fixes this issue? Thanks DHB

 

[Johan Elzenga]

You made Lightroom copy the images to the same folder. Use ‘add’ at the top of the import dialog, so the images are added to the catalog without being copied.

 

[broden01]

Thanks for the prompt response.
You are absolutely right.
Add works fine, but changes the file name by adding a -2. Is that necessary?

 

[clee01l]

Thanks for the prompt response.
You are absolutely right.
Add works fine, but changes the file name by adding a -2. Is that necessary?

Copy is a filesystem command. It is not permitted that the two of the same named files can exist in the same folder. The Filesystem appends the “-2” to the second file to create uniqueness.

If in your import you used Copy then the second instance of the file is the one imported and given the “-2” by the filesystem. You can rename this file if you wish, but you will need to move or delete the first instance to rename to the original name


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[Johan Elzenga]

Add works fine, but changes the file name by adding a -2. Is that necessary?

No, 'add' does not change the file name. 'Copy' does if you copy to the same folder, because you cannot have two copies of a file with the same name in the same folder.