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yankee73
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May 18, 2017
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Image is on disk, in LR folder, but missing in all catalog views

  • May 18, 2017
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I must have hit some sort of random key combo while working on an image in the Develop module, because the image suddenly disappeared from the catalog preview. When I tried the missing images command, LR said there were none missing. The data file is in the Folders pulldown (thank goodness), but I cannot access the image any more in the catalog. If I try to re-import, of course the image is grayed-out. If I click on the grayed-out image, LR insists that the image is in the catalog already. Maybe so, but I cannot see it. What can I do to get the image back into LR so I can work on it?

Thanks for any suggestions about dealing with this problem.

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    Correct answer dj_paige

    To find the photos in Lightroom, perform all of these steps in order

    1. Click on All Photographs on the left hand side of the Library Module (It's under Catalog)
    2. Turn off all Filters (Ctrl-L once or twice)
    3. Expand all stacks (Photo->Stacking->Expand All Stacks)
    4. Search for one of the missing files by file name, using the Lightroom Finder Bar

    Once you find the photo, you can do what you want with it, including move it to somewhere else.

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    lilyj3812214
    Participant
    May 18, 2017

    I am having the same issue. Also, in develop mode its like the program has pulled some photos from the group of photos I recently put on the computer and edited them on their own. And what's weird is they look really good and it uses the same methods I do. What the heck is going on? In import mode most of the photos are greyed out and unavailable to click on. When I hover over one with my mouse, it says that the picture has already been imported, but where??? Anyways, I think we are having the same issue.

    Thank you.

    dj_paige
    dj_paigeCorrect answer
    Legend
    May 18, 2017

    To find the photos in Lightroom, perform all of these steps in order

    1. Click on All Photographs on the left hand side of the Library Module (It's under Catalog)
    2. Turn off all Filters (Ctrl-L once or twice)
    3. Expand all stacks (Photo->Stacking->Expand All Stacks)
    4. Search for one of the missing files by file name, using the Lightroom Finder Bar

    Once you find the photo, you can do what you want with it, including move it to somewhere else.

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    yankee73Author
    Participant
    May 19, 2017

    dj_paige, you did it! The image is now back in the collection where it is supposed to be. Regarding the steps you suggested: I had already done #1, 2 and 4. But the "Expand all stacks" is something foreign to me. It appears that maybe this is what made the image available again. I need to find out how that command is normally used, because I am a curious guy. I clearly hit some weird combination of keys to have caused the problem in the first place. At any rate, thank you, thank you.

    I appreciate Moyit Goyal's suggestion, although the photo was not missing--just the preview image was missing--a different problem. But thank you for your help any way.

    Mohit Goyal
    Community Manager
    Mohit GoyalCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 18, 2017

    Hi yankee,

    Please share the screenshot for the problem for more clarity also, you need to relocate the missing images in Lightroom catalog, refer: How to find missing photos in Photoshop Lightroom

    Let us know if that helps.

    Regards,

    Mohit

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