HELP! Would Lightroom remove my images from an external hard drive?

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September 21, 2022
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I backed up my hard drive to another hard drive.
I didn't realize it didn't complete the task.
I opened Lightroom and selected a new Catalog ( which I never really understand)
Then it opened, but only displayed images from up to a year ago.
Every image says File Not Found.

Now I can't see the images on either hard drive!!!

What can I do??

macOS

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dj_paige

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Would Lightroom remove my images from an external hard drive?

NO. Lightroom Classic never moves photos or folders by itself. It only does what you tell it to do.

I opened Lightroom and selected a new Catalog ( which I never really understand)

Why did you select New Catalog? Perhaps you accidentally picked Open Catalog ... which is right below New Catalog. Then, this next event is possible ... but not possible from New Catalog:

Then it opened, but only displayed images from up to a year ago.

Try File->Open Recent and open each catalog shown in the list until you find the catalog which shows the photos you want.