At some stage, most people run into worrying exclamation marks or question marks denoting missing files. These warnings appear when Lightroom can no longer find the photos at their last known location. Usually, it’s because you’ve used other software such as Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) to: Delete the photos or folders. Move the photos… Click to continue
I accidentally deleted my photos from my hard drive and I don’t have backups! Can I create JPEGs from Lightroom’s previews?
There’s an updated Lightroom 4 version of these instructions in the Knowledgebase. David just posted this very question in one of my blog comments, so I thought it was about time I posted this for reference… If you’ve deleted your original files, you don’t have backups, and they’re not in the Recycle Bin (Windows)… Click to continue
Lightroom thinks my photos are missing – how do I fix it?
There’s an updated Lightroom 4 version of these instructions in the Knowledgebase. Excerpt from Adobe Lightroom 2 – The Missing FAQ Missing files are usually a result of files being moved or renamed outside of Lightroom, perhaps in Explorer or Finder. In this case, Lightroom loses tracks of the files. They can be identified… Click to continue