Organizing LRc Library

The folder paths to some images can be very long, so to help keep the Folders panel simple and clean, Lightroom Classic may not show the entire path, only listing the containing folder of an image. But that means folders at the same level may be listed separately instead of under their containing folder.

If you want to consolidate those multiple folders under their containing folder, right-click one of them and choose Show Parent Folder. This adds the containing folder to the display, and then all of the folders under it will be displayed within that folder.

(If you don’t have right-click enabled on your Mac, Control-click the folder instead.)

The folders in LrC should match the folders in your operating system, unless you moved the photos or folders outside of LrC. Possibly, you have imported the photos using COPY from your hard disk, and so copies were made in new folders that match the LrC hierarchy (meaning you have two copies of your photos now and LrC matches the new folders).

Please show us a screen capture of the folders as seen by your operating system, and another screen capture of the Folder panel in Lightroom Classic. Please use the "Insert Photos" icon to include your screen captures in your reply; do not attach files.