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photoboydc
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July 15, 2017
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I am trying to create a subfolder for images dumped into "previous import."

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When I right click on the folder in which I want to create the needed subfolder, create subfolder is not an option. If I click on the + at the top of the Folders panel, I do get the option to create a subfolder. It sends me back to the subfolder on the source drive from which I originally imported the images. But at that point I am stuck; I cannot reimport them as they have already been imported, and I cannot create a subfolder in the Folders panel to put the already imported images into. So what do I do?

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Correct answer richardplondon

You can easily make such a subfolder during the import (Copying or Moving the images), and I suggest this is the better way.

As has already been explained, "Previous Import" is merely a special convenience view showing the most recent batch of imported images, which may comprise images across multiple folders.

Also: if preferred, LR can be set NOT to change to Previous Import view, each time you bring some more images in.

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richardplondonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 15, 2017

You can easily make such a subfolder during the import (Copying or Moving the images), and I suggest this is the better way.

As has already been explained, "Previous Import" is merely a special convenience view showing the most recent batch of imported images, which may comprise images across multiple folders.

Also: if preferred, LR can be set NOT to change to Previous Import view, each time you bring some more images in.

    Bob Somrak
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    July 15, 2017

    When you Right-Click the folder name you can use the "create folder inside...." option

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    photoboydcAuthor
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    July 15, 2017

    But when I right click on the folder in which I want to make the subfolder, I do not get the "create folder inside" option. I get only these: Find Missing Folder, Remove, Hide This Parent, Show Parent Folder. So how do I make the subfolder?

    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
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    July 15, 2017

    If you get "Find Missing Folder" than the folder must be MISSING as that option does not show up if the folder is not missing. 

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    dj_paige
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    July 15, 2017

    If I click on the + at the top of the Folders panel, I do get the option to create a subfolder. It sends me back to the subfolder on the source drive from which I originally imported the images.

    I'm not sure I udnerstand this part, I can create any subfolder I want via this method. Can you show us a screen capture or explain in more detail?

    By the way, I'm not sure I'm understanding the purpose of creating a subfolder here, there's nothing problematic about having images in "Previous Import", that's where all photos go when they are imported. It is NOT a folder, it is just a special collections of image created by LR, and does not imply that the photos are in a different folder now. Nor do I understand the purpose of importing photos and then putting them into a subfolder ... this can all be done before import in your operating system, or during import by changing the destination to the desired subfolder.

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