Stop lightroom moving my photos!

[nataliet8329987]

Hi All,

I am very happy with the folders I keep my photos in, and how I put them, and what hdd I store my photos on, however lightroom has different ideas!

Every time I import, it deletes them off where I have them nicely organized where I will not get them confused, and puts them onto the wrong drive and organizes them purely in date order - argh!

How do I stop lightroom moving my files  and re-ogranising them? I want the files kept exactly where I left them and in the same folders please haha!

Thanks for your help - adobe classic pc user.

[JohanElzenga]

You do that yourself in the import dialog. Select 'ADD' at the top of the import dialog if you do not want to copy or move the images.

[arickrbty]

been a life saver, thanks a ton!

[JP Hess · Accepted solution]

The import dialog offers different options. If you want your images to remain in their current location, be sure to choose the Add option.

[nataliet8329987]

ah great thank you!