recover pictures in lightroom

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hi i need help. I can not find my pictures file son lightroom on my imac . I see them in lightroom but there is an exclamation mark , so lightroom can not find them on my I mac. I upgraded the memory of my computer so the folder where my pictures were has been re-put on the computwer by the time machine , and lightroom cant see it.

please help me to understand how to make lightroom find them?!! or all my work is gone! thanks a lot

Rob_Cullen · Answer

An "exclamation mark" would suggest you are using Lightroom-Classic (or an early perpetual version 6?)

An "exclamation mark"is an indication that the file on disk cannot be found.

Follow instructions in these links to re-connect (re-link) the catalog to the (new) location of the files.

MISSING FILES & FOLDERS (Lightroom Queen)

MISSING FILES AND FOLDERS-(Computer Darkroom)

Your "work" is all included in the Catalog.

***A caution do NOT Import the images again! Do NOT Synchronize Folders! These actions will delete your "work".

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