Cannot find images in Library [was: Library]

[mathb38077099]

I installed LRClassic to edit my pictures, made with my new Canon R5. I cann't find the pictures in the library. Please does anyone know how to fix this??

[JohanElzenga]

Can you be a bit more specific? Did you import the pictures? Lightroom Classic is not a browser. It does not show pictures in the Library if you did not import them.

[DdeGannes]

It's as Johan indicates.

There are lots of tutorials available to help you get started.

[mathb38077099]

Thanks. I indeed have to import the the pictures in LR. With my former LR that was not necessary.

[JP Hess]

What version of Lightroom were you using previously? It has always been necessary for me to import before I could work with images in Lightroom, and I have been using the program since version 2.

[dj_paige]

Thanks. I indeed have to import the the pictures in LR. With my former LR that was not necessary.

By @mathb38077099

I dispute this, as there has never been a version of Lightroom Classic or Lightroom 1 through Lightroom 6 that didn't require import. Some people put photos in a specific folder which Lr then auto-imports from; some people tether the camera; some people synchronize folders; but these are all importing (using a different interface).

[JohanElzenga]

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@mathb38077099 wrote:

Thanks. I indeed have to import the the pictures in LR. With my former LR that was not necessary.

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You are probably confused with other software, like perhaps Photoshop. There has never been a version of Lightroom that does not require you to import your pictures.