Not understanding Albums/Folders after converting from older Lightroom

Question

I've recently converted from Lightroom 2010 (disk version) to being under the Creative Cloud system.  I was shocked when I opened the new Lightroom to find that the whole system of importing photos from folders has been changed - to something far more unwieldly and nonsensical.
(1)  There seems to be NO good reason to have BOTH Albums and Folders, yet photos can only be imported to ONE of them.
(2)  It appears that I now have to MANUALLY TYPE the name of the folders and subfolders.  Extra work for the paying customer.  Previously, for "import photos from folder", I could select that, and it would open to Explorer where I could simply select a folder.  And then select import - including sub-folders.
(3)  I haven't yet been able to find how to the show the photos' FILENAME.
 
Numbers (1) and (2) seem to be changes for changes' sake.  The previous system/functionality worked really well.  
 
Feature request:  change the UI and functionality back to before, in relation to importing photos from folders.

selondon · Accepted Answer

It sounds like you have installed the Cloud Based Lightroom, you need to install Lightroom Classic instead (which is the traditional Lightroom).

It may or may not be in your plan depending on what kind of Adobe subscription you have.

Rikk Flohr_Photography · Answer

Not a feature request - moving to discussionsSeledon's answer is likely correct.

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