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First up, a link on missing folders, missing photos, and how to fix:
Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders
Recommend you start with Part 2, fixing missing folders usually fixes missing photos.
Second up. the xmp files, the sidecar files should be in the same folder as the photos.with same file names other than file extension .xmp
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First up, a link on missing folders, missing photos, and how to fix:
Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders
Recommend you start with Part 2, fixing missing folders usually fixes missing photos.
By @GoldingD
Part 1 contains instructions to fix missing photos and folders, not Part 2.
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And some links for the future:
How Lightroom Classic Catalogs Work
How to Create and Manage Folders in Lightroom Classic
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Do you have a backup of your catalog file before you made this error? If so, all of your problems can be solved by using this backup of your catalog file.
XMP files (not .xml files) may or may not have your edits in them, but the catalog is where your edits are definitely stored, and so if you have the backup of your catalog file, then you can solve the problem easily. Use the backup of your catalog file and follow the instructions here to fix the question mark icons: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm
IMPORTANT ADVICE: do not re-import photos; NEVER RE-IMPORT PHOTOS; and in this case, synchronize folders is also a terrible idea because it re-imports photos.