How to Change source disk for Classic

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August 16, 2020
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Help. My external hard disk, on which I store all my images, has failed. i need to use the back up external drive. But I cant get it to match my classic library. Ive tried find missing photos, but no luck. Any suggestions on how I get everything reorganised/back onto my classic library. All the images are on the back up drive. Advivce appreciated.

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

Mac or Windows? The easiest way is to fool Lightroom into thinking that the backup disk is the original disk. On a Macintosh you need to rename the backup disk and give it the exact same name as the original disk had. On a Windows computer you need to give it the same drive letter.

If you have already messed around with other methods, you may have to go back to a catalog backup too.

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momargAuthor

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Seem to be replying to myself! I realised my back up photography disk had a different name. Changed it to the original name and this seems to have done the trick. Sorry, I should have checked that first.

JohanElzenga

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Mac or Windows? The easiest way is to fool Lightroom into thinking that the backup disk is the original disk. On a Macintosh you need to rename the backup disk and give it the exact same name as the original disk had. On a Windows computer you need to give it the same drive letter.

If you have already messed around with other methods, you may have to go back to a catalog backup too.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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Didier Bianco

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Hi,

I'm in a similar situation on MACOS. I had renamed my BU disk as the original one. I can open the catalog, photographs are not appearing properly as if the path is not recognized.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

Didier

JohanElzenga

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@Didier Bianco wrote:

Hi,

I'm in a similar situation on MACOS. I had renamed my BU disk as the original one. I can open the catalog, photographs are not appearing properly as if the path is not recognized.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

Didier

The easiest method is what I described in this thread already: rename the disk again so it has the name that Lightroom expects. If you can't do that for some reason, then you'll have to 'relink' the folders. Relink a top folder and the entire hierarchy is relinked. Read this:

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-photos-missing-fix/

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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