Imported images are grayed out (duplicates)

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August 21, 2025
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Hi, I've just downloaded a set of images but when I come to look at them they are 'Greyed' out. Saying that they appear to be duplicates? The original files are there in my pictures folder but not on LR. I've obvioulsy pressed something but cannot sort It out. Please help! Thanks In advance Andy

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Andy228235038qaxAuthor

Participant

Hi, Re above. I have found the images but cannot edit them because 'The file cannot be found' The originals are still in my pictures folder. What now??

dj_paige

Legend

Hi, Re above. I have found the images but cannot edit them because 'The file cannot be found' The originals are still in my pictures folder. What now??

By @Andy228235038qax

If you find the photos in LrC and you can't edit thgem because the file cannot be found, this means that somehow the files (or the folders that contain them) have been moved, renamed or deleted in your operating system. So you have to find where the photos are now in your operating system. The instructions to fix this are here: https://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

What Lightroom is telling you is that they are in the catalog already. Go to 'All Photographs', make sure you have no filter and look for them. If you rename images on import, then remember to look for them considering their new names.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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