Downloading gallery from dropbox

Question

Ok someone please help.

Someone shared a gallery from lightroom with me in her drop box. She wanted me to review her edits. I downloaded the folders. Moved to hard drive and then extracted them all. Clicked on lightroom catalog and it opens BUT all files are missing.

What and how do I fix this and view her images to see and help her with editing?

Few things

Yes smart previews are added

Version 12 of lightroom for us both

She has original raw files on her desktop

I can see images in library but not in editing mode.

HELP and thanks in advance

Sameer K · Answer

Hey @SBPhotography. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you figure this out.

Sharing the Catalog with Smart Preview's intended use could be for review & feedback. The Develop/Editing module would require the original images to be available. Instead of this workflow, try shared albums with collaborating & sharing edits using Lightroom Web.

The detailed workflow is explained here & it might just be what you're looking for & better: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/share-comment-feedback-collaborate.html

Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
Sameer K

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