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SteveJM
Inspiring
Feb 10, 2025 12:30 PM UTC
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How do I link photos to a different drive on windows?

Hi.

I've had to get a new PC and the main drive is smaller than my previous one, so I'm using an external drive for storing photos,and so they've moved from "C" to "D".

I've finally got my backup catalogues installed in Lightroom, but all the pictures in all the folders are greyed out, and on the folders tab it still says "C" drive.

How do I change that to "D" drive?

Probably very simple and I'm just being a bit dim.
Cheers.

Steve.

dj_paige
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Legend
Feb 10, 2025 12:34 PM UTC

Yes it is very simple. See these instructions, particularly Figure 4 and associated text.

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dj_paige
dj_paigeCorrect answer
Legend
Feb 10, 2025 12:34 PM UTC

Yes it is very simple. See these instructions, particularly Figure 4 and associated text.

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SteveJM
SteveJMAuthor
Inspiring
Feb 11, 2025 12:04 PM UTC

That's very helpful, Thanks.

Unfortunately something seems to have gone wrong apart from that as well.

Most of my folders on the "C" drive seem to have vanished, even using the last catalogue back up, so it looks like I've got to start again anyway.

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dj_paige
Legend
Feb 11, 2025 12:23 PM UTC

@SteveJM 

They have not vanished! That are now shown in LrC in the Folder Panel on the D drive. It sounds to me that everything has worked properly.

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