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johnm60113565
johnm60113565
Inspiring
December 15, 2023
Question

LRc can not find a lot of directories.

  • December 15, 2023
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I am using LRc ver v13.0.1 on a win 11 desktop computer. I have encountered a problem when rearranging some photo locations using LRc. On my computer drive I have a diectory called 'Modelling'. Under this directory I have a total of 53 sub directories, which are named after the model name. The models by the way are plastic scale models.

All the directories were created using LRc and photos were placed in their respective directories with LRc. Under the 'Modelling' directory I ha a sub directory called 'Masters. and this is where I placed all the original photos for importing into LRc. As the 'Masters' directory was getting to big to find photos I decided to create a 'Masters' directory for each individual model directory.

I created these sub directories using LRc and close LRc. I confirmed that these were created using Window file explorer and the restarted LRC. I procedded to locate individual phots from the main 'Masters' directory and moved them into the relative models Master sub directory using LRc. 

I noticed that when the photos were moved to the Masters subdirectories LRc also placed the in the parent directory as well which was not a big problem as I could easily delete them later. I had a total of 793 photos to be moved.

I noticed that there were over two hundred photos left in the main 'Masters' directory and found the LRc could only see 32 model directories. Under win file explorer I checked and found there were 53 directories present. I also looked in LRc collection and the were a total of 53 collections, all with photos in them.

I closed LRc down and restarted it but LRc could not find the other 21 directories or 40% of the total number of directories . 

I started up Lightroom CC and it had no trouble finding all 53 directories.

Does anyone have any ideas why LRc is doing this? and how can I get it to see all of the directories. All directories are under the same parent directory called 'Modelling'.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    December 15, 2023

    I guess I can think of two possibilities why LrC shows 32 folders.

     

    1. LrC is not a file browser, and so it does not have to reflect the same folder structure as your operating system shows. If you go to "All Photographs" in LrC and then search within LrC for one of the photos in these missing folders by file name, do you find the photo? If so, then the problem is that LrC thinks the photo is in a different folder. Right-click on the photo in LrC and select "Go to Folder in Library" to see what folder LrC thinks the photo is in. This probably indicates you did not do the move correctly.
    2. Less likely, but this is also a possibility: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-windows-limit-on-number-of-keywords-folders-collections-in-panel-prevents-scrolling-to-bottom/m-p/10854636#M172569
    johnm60113565
    johnm60113565Author
    Inspiring
    December 15, 2023
    I did what was suggested and found a photo which LrC says was in the folder
    that I originally put it in.
    The directory that I placed the folder in after editing does not show up in
    LrC folder view. I imported the files again from the directory that LrC
    does not display in its Folder view and edited a photo that I had not
    previously edited and saved it in the directory under the model name.
    Closed and restarted LrC and now that directory shows up in folder view but
    the photo I just saved to it does not. Using Windows file explorer I
    checked and the newly edited photo is in the folder making a total of 5
    photos. In LrC folder view it only shows 4 photos.
    I added up the number of photos that are in the directories that LrC does
    not show, to be 1363 and 21 directories.
    I worry a bit when I save a photo in lightroom and it can not find it even
    when it can find the directory that it placed it in.
    I checked in 'All Photographs' and it does not show the photo I just saved.
    I opened Lightroom CC and it shows the newly edited photo in the correct
    directory.
    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    December 15, 2023

    I did what was suggested and found a photo which LrC says was in the folder that I originally put it in.

     

    So not where you moved it? This indicates you made a mistake somewhere.

     

    Closed and restarted LrC and now that directory shows up in folder view but the photo I just saved to it does not.

     

    As I stated, LrC is not a file browser like Windows Explorer. You will drive yourself crazy thinking that LrC is a file browser like Windows Explorer

     

    I worry a bit when I save a photo in lightroom and it can not find it even when it can find the directory that it placed it in.

     

    Since LrC does not do "save a photo", I assume you mean that you did this in your operating system. Please state these things clearly from now on. Again, if you are assuming LrC is a file browser and now knows about this photo, LrC does not know — it is not supposed to know what you do in your operating system, until you tell it.

     

    Re-importing photos is NEVER the solution to anything. If files are not where you think you moved them too, and LrC thinks the photo is somewhere else, you need to repoint LrC to the proper location. See "Part 2 — Updating Folder Location" in this document.

     

    If you are still having problems, we need to see screen captures of what you see in LrC and related screen captures of what you see in Windows Explorer. Please include the screen captures by clicking on the "Insert Photos" icon; do not attach files.

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