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My photos ARE in folders, but none show up in grid, loupe, or develop

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August 7, 2021
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Hello!

I went to a catalog that I haven't used in over a month. Now, I can see the number of photos in each folder. I can go to the folders outside Lightroom and they're all there. I can even SEE each photo if I go to the All Photographs section above, in the left hand side (see screenshot), underneath Catalog. But I can't see any photos in the Folder section, not in Grid, Loupe, not in Develop. In the screen it just says "No photos in selected folder". So they're not really missing. I just can't see or work on any of them from their respective folders. Can anybody help me?

This is not a work Catalog and thankfully my other catalog, which IS for work, is fine. But it is really annoying not being able to see any of the 17,000+ photos that I have in this one.

By the way, I tried restoring the catalog from a backup I have from about a month ago, and it's the same thing. Nothing was fixed. I don't understand what is going on.

Thank you for any help,

Sergio

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

Do you have a catalog backup? This looks like catalog corruption. There are several threads in this forum that show the same problem and I think it always turns out to be a corrupted catalog.

JohanElzenga

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Do you have a catalog backup? This looks like catalog corruption. There are several threads in this forum that show the same problem and I think it always turns out to be a corrupted catalog.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

DdeGannes

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Maybe this option has something to do with your experience. When in Library Module go to the menu bar Lightroom > "Show Photos in Subfolders". That will change how images will be shown in the Folder structure. just a thought.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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Everthing is as it should be there. Thank you.

DdeGannes

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The post above what previous post does this statement address. Are you saying everything has been sorted out, if so please mark the thread as answered.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

GoldingD

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Returning to your structure shown in the Folders panel, that Desktop folder. are any of the photos in that folder part of this misbehaving catalog?

If not, why is that folder included?

You might want to:

1. Clean up the structure shown in the Folders panel.

2. Optimize and test again

if that goes nowhere

3. Consider checking the catalog for integrity. BUT CAUTION, do not do that without a backup, AND do not do that in conjunction with a backup (if you for, integrity is checked first, then backed up, even if integrity corrupts the catalog) even though LrC provides that option. (Ok, I can not find my reference to support that) Instead start LrC using the option to ask you what catalog to open, the screen you will be presented with includes a check integrity option. (LrC startup option in preferences, or you can use keyboard sequence when clicking on LrC shortcut, for MAC Hold down Opt while opening , for Windows Hold down Ctrl while opening )

https://fstoppers.com/education/take-control-lightroom-classic-startup-setting-521879

4. Consider exporting the catalog to a new copy.

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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I'll try this later on today or tomorrow and tell you what happens. Thanks ☺️

Todd Shaner

Legend

Try searching from the root of each drive (C:, D:, etc.) using Europa 2012, Europa 2018 and Europa 2019. See if there is another folder somewhere else on your drives with that name.

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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I will check and get back to you. Thank you.

Todd Shaner

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It may be the capitalization issue discussed at the below article. Follow the suggestions there.

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/capitalization-catalog-error/

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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Interesting, Todd. Thank you. I'll try it tomorrow to see if it works!

Todd Shaner

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It sounds like you inadvertently moved files or folders from outside LR using Finder or Windows Explorer. Follow the intsructions at the below link to reassociate them with the problem catalog. DO NOT USE SYNCHRONIZE FOLDER, which will cause all of your edits to be lost. Make sure to create a backup copy of the catalog file BEFORE going any further.

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-photos-missing-fix/

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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Thank you, Todd. I haven't moved files around outside of Lightroom itself. Also, none of my folders have the question mark, and none of the photos have it either when I see them in All Photographs. Folders are not greued out either. It's as if filters were on, like somebody said earlier, but none of them are. That was actually the first thing I checked.

GoldingD

Legend

1. Is this true for all foldewrs under Europa?

2. And the "folder" Desktop. So that would be your Desktop on your MAC, the actual screen,? That many images on your desktop? I am probably confused.

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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1) Yes, absolutely all folders and subfolders it's the same thing. I can see the photos in All Photographs, but nothing when I go into the individual folders.

2) all those photos are not on the Desktop itself. It's just that I have my two catalogs (work and Europa, the problematic one) in a folder on my desktop called Lightroom.

GoldingD

Legend

Ok, I see that I am in fact confused about DESKTOP.

So, that is not the actual desktop, but a folder called desktop? And it includes a different catalog?

Had a suspicion that it was not the actual desktop. Experimented on my MACBook, and if I actually imported (ADD) an image on the Desktop, then Desktop was not displayed that way (actually included user path). And of course, who would do that?

GoldingD

Legend

Does Optimize Catalog fix anything?

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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Nothing. I just tried it now.

Randy Hufford

Community Expert

Did you try left clicking on folder and select syncronize?

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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I've tried it but it always greys out Synchronize. And of the four options in the window, Import New Photos and Remove missing photos from catalog always have the "(counting...) message at the end.

GoldingD

Legend

Despite what is visible on the screenshot as to Filters, could this be a Filter issue?

In the Library toolbar, turn on filtering off. You might need to disable each filter, or you might just need to click on the Enable Filters if checked.

In the back of my mind, I recall running into a particular filter enabled (for example filter by rating on 5 star) despite Enable Filters not checked

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Sergio Mendoza HochmannAuthor

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I've gone through all filters and they're all off. And then I went into the Library Menu and also went through the filters to make sure they were off.

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