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Michał350566426a8w
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January 26, 2024
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Duplicate folders with same name when switching PC <-> Mac

  • January 26, 2024
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Hi

I have a NAS with my photos, which I use from both PC and Mac.

When I need to switch between PC and Mac I do copy collection files from one to another.

After that operation Lightroom can't find my files, as on Mac they are in /Volumes/sharename/... and on PC they are in \\hostname\sharename\...

I use "Find missing folder" on the root folder of my collection and it works perfectly for most of the files.

But for some sub-folders it can't find them. When I click on the exclamation mark on a picture in "missing" folder" and locate the file, the directory containing this file is duplicated (booth have same name!):

There are two issues here:

1. LRC can't find some folders which are absolutely there.

2. LRC duplicates folders using same names when locating files from these folders.

 

LRC in current version (13.1).

Win11Pro in current version.

Mac OS Sonoma

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    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    January 27, 2024

    Not sure how MACOS then WINOS enters in on this, or how using a NAS (for images, not catalog) on both MAC and WIN enters in. 

     

    BUT PERHAPS see:

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/capitalization-catalog-error/

     

     

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    Michał350566426a8wAuthor
    Participant
    February 3, 2024

    Thanks, but I dont think this is filename case issue.

     

    I don't see how the case of the name could change in 5 minutes it takes me to shut down LR on Mac, copy it over to PC and open LR on PC.

     

    This is exactly as it started: I worked on my PC. Never had this LR collection on Mac before. Got a Macbook and copied this collection to the Mac. Did some work on a new pictures (new folder in collection). Then copied this collection back to PC. And boom - some folders are marked as missing. Folders which I didn't touch on Mac.

     

    Images are where they were all the time - on the NAS.

      Sean McCormack
      Community Expert
      Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 3, 2024

      It can still be the same issue. 

       

      To force Lightroom to figure out that it's the same set you need to right click on each top level folder and choose Show Parent Folder until they merge. Then use Hide Parent folder to tidy it up again after. 

      Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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