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matthewe79485152
matthewe79485152
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February 10, 2018
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Lightroom import not showing all photos in folder (please help)

  • February 10, 2018
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Hi,

I'm trying to consolidate my photos that are not very well organised. I currently have my lightroom catalogue on an external drive, and many other folder on my laptop hard drive from before I started using lightroom. I'd like to consolidate all the photos from the different folders on my laptop hard drive, into a single lightroom catalogue on an external drive, which i then want to back up to a second external drive.

I have clicked "import" to go to the import screen. I have then selected "move" at the top and found the relevant folder on the computer. I know there are 7 items in the  folder, but the lightroom import window is only showing me 4 items. The missing photos are not duplicates of the ones that are being displayed. This is one example of the problem occurring, but I can see for several other folders that the number of items in the folder is different to the number lightroom recognises to import.

I have restarted lightroom, and the laptop, but still they aren't detected. I'm not a very technical person but would really appreciate any advice (in idiot's terms!) on how to solve the problem.

Thanks everyone.

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    Anonymous
    August 2, 2020

    The worst thing is that when you import a raw file (e.g. DNG) with the same name (except the extension) then it REMOVES the original JPEG, including any modifications made, without warning. It's really strange why this is chosen to be a standard option. I lost a lot of edits by this. 😞

    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    August 2, 2020

    Importing RAW files, even if they are DNG files, that have the same name as JPG files that are already in the Catalog DOES NOT Remove the JPG image or file.

     

    If for some reason you use LrC to Convert JPG images to DNG images then there is an option, IIRC, to remove the file the DNG was created from.

     

    What exactly are you doing and Why are you responding to a 3 month old conversation.

    GuitarStosh
    GuitarStosh
    Participating Frequently
    April 29, 2019

    I am seeing the exact same thing in LR CC 2019.  It has nothing to do with images that have been imported already. I created a new version of a file after retouching and saved it as a JPG in photoshop. This was a brand new JPG with new file name. I wanted to get the final edited version in LIghtroom (JPG) for future use and save with the other images. It would display the flattened TIF file after editing I saved as a copy but no matter what I do it will not display the JPG version is saved out as well?

    As a note I originally started out from LR  and chose edit in Photoshop as a Smart Object. However, when editing I didn't the full editing capabilities I wanted or some menu options would display so I cancelled that process, closed the file. An re-opened directly from source folder in PS CC 2018 in second attempt. Finished editing it, saved out a copy of flattened image to bot TIF and JPF. The TIF is shown in LIghtroom import but not the JPG file.  I opened the directory side by side against LR and verified I was pointing at the same directory.

    I didn't see the Flattened TIF version right away but let me drag and drop from file explorer to the LR import window. I could then see that one in LR to select for import. However, doing the same thing with JPG version of the file had no effect. Lightroom basically ignores it and won't allow selection.

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    dj_paige
    Legend
    April 29, 2019

    GuitarStosh  wrote

    I am seeing the exact same thing in LR CC 2019.  It has nothing to do with images that have been imported already. I created a new version of a file after retouching and saved it as a JPG in photoshop. This was a brand new JPG with new file name. I wanted to get the final edited version in LIghtroom (JPG) for future use and save with the other images. It would display the flattened TIF file after editing I saved as a copy but no matter what I do it will not display the JPG version is saved out as well?

    Are you talking about the Import dialog box, or the Lightroom Library Module?

    GuitarStosh
    GuitarStosh
    Participating Frequently
    April 29, 2019

    Not sure I completely understand the question. I am talking about the import module, not the library after import. Start up Lightroom. When in Library Module, select File > Import Photos and Videos. You get the import tool or dialog box I guess with options. (Wish I could find the way to default where the import looks first for new files...)

    Select the source path on the left where the files are you want to import. (In my case in this instance, a subdirectory in user home pictures directory.

    The import tool then displays all pictures it finds that you can select or deselect for import based on criteria at the top. (All Photos, New Photos etc.) Changing these options had no effect on being able to see the files I wanted or not. I was not seeing all images in that directory to select for import.

    But - I believe I have solved it. I renamed the JPG file and appended an "_Final" to the file after reading elsewhere Lightroom is treating jpgs with the same name as other files in the directory as 'sidecars'. After renaming the file, it was now available for selection and I expect not being treated as a sidecar? Is there a way to change this default? I

    n import dialog I tried changing file handling to standard from Embedded and Sidecar and it had no effect on being able to see the file or not for selection.

    So I did another test. Changed the JPEG file name back to the same name as a corresponding TIF file in same directory and again, the file was no longer visible for selection again. (after refreshing the directory view)

    Is there a setting to prevent JPGs from being treated as sidecars or preview files (?) by default if it has the same name as another file? After checking preferences I was unable to locate one.

    GS

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    dj_paige
    Legend
    February 10, 2018

    Show us a screen capture of the folder with 7 photos as seen in your operating system. Then show us a screen capture of the Import dialog box showing only 4 photos.

    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    February 10, 2018

    If the images are already in the LR catalog you can't, or shouldn't, import them a second time.

    If you moved images from your internal drive to an external drive outside of LR, if they were already imported into the LR catalog, then you need to Reconnect them.

    Take a look at this site for detail on how to find missing folders and images.

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

    If they weren't imported and you have videos in the same folder LR has a problem with still and video files being in the same folder on import.

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