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Moving Folder Not Finishing

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August 11, 2018
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When I use Lightroom to move a folder to another disc, it will never say it's finished. I can see that all files have been moved, but this dialog progress bar will not complete.

When I try and quit Lightroom, I get this warning "Moving folder in progress"

Then, when I do quit, and re-open Lightroom, it doesn't know where that folder lives (even though it shows it on the other volume)

Any ideas????

Correct answer SeesTheDay

Because I have to move fast on the field and can't start taking out external drives.

I guess asking a question on this forum elicits more commentary than actually answering the question.

I would delete the question if I could, but I'll leave you with this from Adobe's site:

KlausBusse

Inspiring

Over 6 years later, and I still have that isssue today. It's not the disc speed, Lightroom CC copies the files relatively quick, and then hangs for *hours* in the end.

For a software with many millions of software development budget this is just outragous.

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richardplondon

Community Expert

Reorganising physical storage from inside the Catalog is all well and good but much more laborious behind the scenes AFAIK. Fine for one or two randomly selected items, since then there is no readdressing to be done for each. But for changing the location of a larger systematic chunk of data, especially when this is manageable via a containing folder: the pragmatic position IMO says: do this outside LR as a copy, readdress in Catalog, tidy up later. Copy is inherently simpler and safer than Move as well as quicker in practice. Delete the unwanted stuff only after the copy is verified complete and data OK.

SeesTheDayAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

Because I have to move fast on the field and can't start taking out external drives.

I guess asking a question on this forum elicits more commentary than actually answering the question.

I would delete the question if I could, but I'll leave you with this from Adobe's site:

Just Shoot Me

Legend

I've used the LR Library module and the Folders section to move thousands of image files without problems. But they are from one folder to another on the same drive.

But I have had the same problem as you when using LR to move images from one drive, internal or external, to some other drive, internal or external.

You and I are not the only ones that have had this problem. That is why you are getting the suggestion to move images outside of LR and then reconnecting them in LR.

That video you posted a link to is from LR 4, years old, and the biggest point is the number of images being moved is small.

So the suggestion posted to your question, "Any Ideas", and actually explained in that video is to move a large number of images from one drive to another is to do it outside of LR then Reconnect in LR.

If you really want this whole discussion removed reply to this post and I'll delete the whole discussion.

Ian Lyons

Community Expert

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Just+Shoot+Me wrote
If you really want this whole discussion removed reply to this post and I'll delete the whole discussion.

There is nothing in this thread that warrants deletion, and lots of reasons that justify it remaining available for future access by others.

Do NOT remove this discussion!

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Jao vdL

Community Expert

I use your workflow. Import on my laptop's SSD disk in the field, work on those images, publish, export etc. Then I move entire folders to an external RAID unit when I am in my office. I also have a backup regime in there but won't describe that for time sake. This works fantastic and is definitely the right thing to do when you work with large numbers of images, shoot events and edit on site, or like me you travel with your camera and laptop but don't schlepp external disks with you. There is a major difference in speed between the images being on your internal SSD drive and an external spinning disk unit so even if you didn't have a moving working station, having the most recent images on your internal absolutely makes a difference that is easily noticeable.

For your workflow, the best thing to do is to move the folder in your operating system and then reconnect the folder to its new location in Lightroom (right or control click and do a "update folder location"). The folder moving inside Lightroom has been not entirely trustworthy over the year and has for some people led to loss of images. I have never experienced this problem myself but for safety sake, simply moving folders outside of Lightroom and reconnecting is probably the more safe thing to do and probably also faster.

dj_paige

Legend

There is a major difference in speed between the images being on your internal SSD drive and an external spinning disk unit so even if you didn't have a moving working station, having the most recent images on your internal absolutely makes a difference that is easily noticeable.

This is a rather thorough study that comes to the opposite conclusion.

Will an SSD Improve Adobe Lightroom Performance? | Computer Darkroom

Nevertheless, I agree if you are working on location with a laptop. then the only real choice is to put the photos on the internal drive and then move them later.

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Jao vdL

Community Expert

That article uses very old and slow SSD drives. It only does 240 MB/s. Apple's last mac book pros have over 2 gigabyte/second on the internal ssd and many modern windows laptops get similar speeds. Even my 5-year old Apple laptop has >500 MB/second speeds. My RAID connected over USB3 gets 200 MB/second or so and most external disks are much slower than that with maybe 100 MB/s being typical.

I've never really quantified it but when I import a card with say 1000 images and start working (I don't wait for the import to finish in general), it is far more responsive when imported to the internal SSD than an external even when using the RAID. But of course this is all immaterial if you import on your internal disk first because that is the only thing you have with you ;-)

SeesTheDayAuthor

Inspiring

Anyone ELSE have any ideas ?

While storing images on a final destination drive works for some people, for me, when shooting an NFL game, and having to move fast, I can't do that. . . .so

Any other ideas of why that's not working via Lightroom?

ManiacJoe

Inspiring

Lightroom is not a file browser. You are better off using your OS tools (Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder) to move folders or large numbers of files then use the "find missing folder" process in Lightroom.

There are plenty of reports of LR sometimes dropping the ball when moving files. Many times the original files cannot be recovered.

dj_paige

Legend

Move folders using your operating system and then reconnect in Lightroom. Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

Also, in the long run, don't move folders from disk to disk, put the photos on the final disk they will be stored on, instead of putting the photos on disk 1 only to move them to disk 2 later. (Of course, there are exceptions where you'd need to move the photos to a different disk because you have disk that needs to be replaced ... in which case see paragraph 1).

SeesTheDayAuthor

Inspiring

I did not move the folder using the operating system. . .I used it using Lightroom, which is what is recommended by Adobe.

Additionally, I need to work locally on my machine, and then when I'm done, I move them to an external drive .

I've never heard of only storing photos on their final destination disc?

This is a workflow I've used for YEARS . . . faster performance when working locally, and then "archiving" them to an external disc when finish.

Anyway, the issue is that using Lightroom to move the folder/files doesn't "finish"

dj_paige

Legend

The disk photos are stored on has no effect on speed. By putting photos on disk 1 and then later moving them to disk 2, it is just extra work. Just put them on disk 2 straight out of the camera.

There are reports throughout the years that moving photos within Lightroom is buggy, and you are experiencing a bug. The workaround is simple: move the photos using your operating system, and then reconnect in Lightroom; and in the long run, don't even move them, put them right out of the camera to disk 2.

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