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November 22, 2022
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Import Photos importing to Mac Hard Drive, not to the folder they originated from (external drive)

  • November 22, 2022
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Hi all,

When I import photos from an external hard drive, the photos are then imported, but transferred to the "Pictures" folder on my Mac main hard drive.    

 

I want the photos to stay in the same location as they originated from - so if I import from an external drive, the imported folder appears within that same drive.

 

Not sure how to do this - and not sure why this changed all of a sudden.

 

Thank you for any help!

 

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GoldingD
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November 22, 2022

In the import screen, up top, select Add instead of Copy, or Copy as DNG. 

 

Oh, and never ever ever select Move, that just begs for problems.

 

Note that you can Add if the photos are on a hard drive, you cannot Add if on a SD card.

 

As for when you do want to use Copy or Copy as DNG, pay attention on the right side of the import screen, the Destination.

 

some references:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/how-to/import-photos.html

 

https://www.lightroompresets.com/blogs/pretty-presets-blog/16992760-mastering-lightroom-in-7-days-importing

 

https://jkost.com/blog/2020/09/importing-photos-into-lightroom-classic.html

 

 

Known Participant
November 22, 2022

Such a great help - thank you - been working with LR for years and never had that happen!

 

KR Seals
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 22, 2022

At the top of the Import screen select Add, not copy.

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.
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November 22, 2022

Perfect - thank you!!   hard to see until it is comletely obvoius!