Files deleted while editing

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Recently, while editing files on LRC, Lightroom seems to "cough" and stall....afterwards, LRC shows all the files in the folder I was working are gone.

 

I am unable to reimport the files into the respective sub-directory.

 

Running Windows 11 and the most recent copy of LRC.

 

Any ideas?

By @daring_Star15B9

Re-importing is never a solution. You need to fix the problem, and that means first you and us need to figure out what is happening.

Are you sure the disk drive is still connected (in other words do you have hardware connection problems)? What does your OS say about this folder when this happens, can the OS find it?

Are you sure you are in a folder and not in a Smart Collection or Publish service when this happens??

What happens if you search for the photos in LrC by following all 4 of these steps in order? Do you find them?

1. Click on All Photographs (its on the left under Catalog)
2. Turn off all filters (Ctrl-L once or twice)
3. Expand All Stacks (Photo->Stacking->Expand All Stacks)
4. In the Filter Bar, search for a photo by File name

LRC shows all the files in the folder I was working are gone.

 

By @daring_Star15B9

Are the files available if you go to the All Photographs view in Lightrooms Library?

what happened if you're looking with the Windows Explorer to the appropriate folder? 

Do you mean Folder or Collections?

Try resetting the preferences of Lightroom Classic:  How to reset Lightroom Classic preferences (adobe.com)

It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

If this doesn't help we need more informations about your system. Please provide a copy of your 'System Info'. This can be get from the LrC Help > System Info menu item. There's a copy button in the System Info dialog. Press this button and paste the info into your next forum post.