Unuusal issues with importing and the file structure.

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Hi all,

I have an unusual problem with Lightroom that I can't seem to fix, and it appears to be due to the way Windows stores files.

I have a folder with an archive of old weddings, but on first import, Lightroom only imported 6000 of the 23000 images. When I right-click>synchronize on the archive folder, Lightroom tells me there are 17,000 new images.

However, when I hit Synchronize again, it says there are no images to import.

Where things get stranger is when I drag the images in to import from the individual subfolder, it creates the strangest file structure:

As you can see above, there is the original "processed" archive where some images are, and the strange new one Lightroom has added with the ~ signs.

Has anyone experienced this before and could suggest a fix?

Many thanks.

dj_paige · Answer

When you synchronize the folder and then it tells you there are no photos or videos to Import, this usually happens because the photos or videos you are trying to synchronize are already imported into the LrC catalog.

In addition, if you can't find them inside the LrC Library module in that folder you just tried to synchronize, they have been imported into some other folder in LrC (probably by accident) and you need to find them by following all four of these steps in order:

1. In the Lightroom Classic Library Module, on the left, under Catalog, click on All Photographs
2. Turn off all filters (Ctrl-L once or twice)
3. Turn off all stacking (Photo->Stacking->Expand All Stacks)
4. Search for at least one of these photos by file name using the Lightroom Classic Filter Bar

Please note that in this case, importing or sycnhronizing again is NOT the solution. In this case, importing or sycnhronizing again is a bad thing to do.

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