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Sutherland623
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July 31, 2022
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Folders not showing up under the root folder in the Library module

  • July 31, 2022
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I am using version 11.4.1 of LR Classic, on my PC with Windows 10.  I recently backed up my photos to 3 external hard drives using SynchBack (drives G, I and J).  In the left panel of the Library module, I organize my photos by date (year/month/day) underneath the root folder, for example:

               LR Library
                              2015
                                             January
                                             February
                                             Etc.

When I review the properties of each HD, they contain the same used space. 

For some reason, I can’t see the folders for the years 2020 and 2021 in drive G.

My first question is: how do I get drive G to display the folders for 2020 and 2021?

 

If I add drive I to the left panel of the Library module, and then click to open up the folders on drive I, I see the 2020 and 2021 subfolders, and LR prompts me to “Add” photos to catalog without moving them.  Should I click “Done” at this point?

 

Thanks!

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 31, 2022

If these are backups, then you should not add them to Lightroom Classic at all! Adding backup images to Lightroom means you'll have duplicates in Lightroom, which is asking for confusion because edits to one image will not propagate to the duplicate image. Backups are only for use if and when you have a problem with the originals.

 

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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Sutherland623Author
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July 31, 2022

Thanks, Johan, for the prompt reply.  Do you have a sense of how I can get the working LR drive to recognize the folders for 2020 and 2021?  Thanks again.

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Sutherland623Author
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August 1, 2022

It seems you chose the wrong folder during this process, because now Lightroom shows (missing) year folders inside the 2020 folder. I'm pretty sure that's not what your folder hierarchy on disk will look like...

 

What you need to do is look carefully at how the folder hierarchy on disk is, and then relink the missing folders one by one. Because they are missing, you won't get an 'Update Folder Location' menu when you right-click on them, but a 'Find Missing Folder' menu. The rest of the process is exactly the same.

 


Thanks very much, that worked!

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