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js31085030dc2p
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July 14, 2023
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Accidentally removed a folder from the catalog and reimported, how to undo?

  • July 14, 2023
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 Hi,

 

Accidentally removed a folder from the catalog (not deleted from the disk), and reimported photos. Then exited LR and run LR again. Realized that all the keywords and editing history gone. Now removed reimported photos from the catalog again. How to recover all the keywords and editing history?

Thanks in advance.

 

JS

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 14, 2023

The good advice from @dj_paige  that you must follow is also explained in this article by the Lightroom Queen-

RESTORE PARTIAL from backup catalog?

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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ff31090677ukif
Participant
July 14, 2023

Thanks for the article! Wish I had a backup catalog....

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
July 14, 2023

Unzip a backup of your catalog file made before the accidental deletion of the folder. Open this unzipped backup. Select the folder in question. Right-click on the folder and select Export this Folder as Catalog. A dialog box appears, you have to give the new catalog a name. Click Save. Close this backup. Open the original catalog, then File->Import from Another Catalog and select the catalog you just exported.

 

Important lesson: Re-importing photos/folders rarely (probably never) solves anything and in fact usually causes more problems.

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    ff31090677ukif
    Participant
    July 14, 2023

    Thing is that I didn't make the catalog backup yet. Thanks for helping me out. Just one more question. If I didn't exit LR and undo the actions by press "CTRL-Z" until finding the action to remove a folder, that will work?

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 15, 2023
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    Thing is that I didn't make the catalog backup yet. Thanks for helping me out. Just one more question. If I didn't exit LR and undo the actions by press "CTRL-Z" until finding the action to remove a folder, that will work?


    By @ff31090677ukif

     

    You don't need to ask here if something will work. Lightroom Classic will let you know if it works. Just try it.

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