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Recognizing a backup EHD for images

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Edge of Alaska

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I recently had an external hard drive containing my images get it's cable connector port bent and now have intermittent connection problems to the EHD. So, I've a new EHD, copied over my images now and have the same hierarchy as I had on the old one. How do I get Lr to recognize this new EHD so I can access my old images? Also, do I need to do anything different with my catalogs that originally were tied to the images on the old EHD?
 
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Import a random file from the drive and it will show up. You don't need to do anything with the catalogue.
 
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Edge of Alaska said:
I recently had an external hard drive containing my images get it's cable connector port bent and now have intermittent connection problems to the EHD. So, I've a new EHD, copied over my images now and have the same hierarchy as I had on the old one. How do I get Lr to recognize this new EHD so I can access my old images? Also, do I need to do anything different with my catalogs that originally were tied to the images on the old EHD?
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Zenon said:
Import a random file from the drive and it will show up. You don't need to do anything with the catalogue.
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No, this won't help at all to restore the Lightroom connection to the old images.
 
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Jim Wilde said:
No, this won't help at all to restore the Lightroom connection to the old images.
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Right. I should have expanded. I figured the ? mark would prompt to re-establish the link. Thanks for clearing that up.
 
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