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Nikolaos255618946tm2
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August 8, 2022
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lost access to all my photos that I have imported on Lightroom . They cant be edited in develop

  • August 8, 2022
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I have lost access to all my photos that I have imported on lightroom . They can't be edited in develop

They all just appear with an exclamation mark and the folders with a question mark 
I kept the files in an external drive .  I haven't renamed the drive or moved any folder
I have checked if the computer has changed the name of the external hard drive but it didn't 

I have also tried to locate my files using the following instructions that I have found on troubleshooting but it didn't help : 

  • To restore the link, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) on the folder and choose Find Missing Folder from the context menu.
  • Navigate to the file path of the moved folder and click Choose.
     
    Does anyone know what might be the issue ? 
     
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dj_paige
dj_paige
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August 8, 2022

I assume you are talking about Lightroom Classic and not Lightroom (are you?).

 

Here are step-by-step instructions: https://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm

 

If it doesn't work, please explain in detail what you did (step-by-step) and what happened (again in detail) and what error messages you received (word-for-word). The more you can tell us, the better chance there is of fixing the problem. Do not be stingy with words. Do not be stingy with information.

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Nikolaos255618946tm2Author
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August 8, 2022

Thanks for your reply. yes its lightroom classic. I have followed the instructions as given in the help guide that you provided. I went to one of the folders with the question mark i right clicked and choose Find Missing Folder... 
I was able to see the folder I wanted and choose it (btw it was the same name and same location as it used to be) . 
After choosing it and waiting , I still get the question mark. I didn't reive any eror messages but my folders still apear to have the questionmark and cant edit the photos.  What sould i do in that case ? 

GoldingD
GoldingD
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August 8, 2022

A screenshot might help

 

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