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January 17, 2023
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Import collapses main drive folder within Folders pane

  • January 17, 2023
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Hi, latetely I have encountered a problem that's driving me nuts. Whenever I import a new photo, lightroom automatically collapses the "drive folder" (see screenshot for what I mean) within the Folders pane. So after import, if I want to switch to any particular folder, I need to manually expand it.

 

Any ideas what might be the cause?

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KR Seals
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KR SealsCommunity Expert
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February 14, 2023

Does it still do it in LrC 12.2?

Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.
KerdosMedia
KerdosMedia
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February 19, 2023

It still does it in 12.2

Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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February 19, 2023

In your LrC Preferences>General Tab, is the option to "Select the Current/Previous Import collection during import" checked or not? If not, try checking it to see if that stops the parent folder collapse.

KerdosMedia
KerdosMedia
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February 14, 2023

It's been happening to me too off and on. Not only when importing but also when creating new folders by right-clicking a folder in lightroom and using the create new folder command. It's very annoying. 

 

This isn't a fix but something that will help make things easier is to right click on one of the photos you can still see in the grid view, right click on it and select "Go to folder in library" it will bring you to where you want to be. Still annoying but better than scrolling down a long list.

 

Hope this gets fixed as it's very annoying.

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