Missing and/or offline folder in Lightroom 2.0

[Gerald30d]

How do I find a missing folder in Lightroom 2.'? I am using windows xp. Lightroom now shows a ? mark beside the missing folder. No response when I click on the ? mark. When I right click on the question mark, I choose find the missing folder. The missing folder is not present on the browse list of options. Where do I go from here? Thanks!

 

[Victoria Bampton]

I've just replied to your email Gerald. I think you'll find you've been tidying up your hard drive. You'll need to go find that folder.

 

[Gerald30d]

Victoria

Thanks for the quick reply. I am unable to find any photos from the folder with the ? on it my hard drive. I can see the thumbnails using the library module. I don't know what keystroke I may have used to cause this to happen. I do have the photos from this folder backed up to a second hard drive. Since all the lightroom changes are on the backup hard drive, will these individual file modifications be recognized on my laptop?

Thanks

Jerry

 

[Victoria Bampton]

If they're still in LR's catalog, then it's not something you did within Lightroom. You may have tidied up in Windows Explorer though, or another program.

Easiest solution - copy the backups into the place that LR's expecting, and restart LR. It'll then find the files as normal, and all of your settings will be safe.