Why is Import with Add is creating a new folder for my pictures?

[ChrisAttebery]

Hello,

I have all of my pictures copy from the SD card to c:\2019 pictures\dated folder. Recently I've noticed that Lightroom Classic will occasionally create a new folder in Users\Atteberys\Pictures\2019\dated folder. This has happened a few times in the last year, but I just caught it recently. LR is copying the pictures into the new folders. If possible I'd like to delete the new folders and point the edits to the original locations.

I'm currently on 8.4.1. I haven't made any changes to my preferences in a long time.

Thanks,

Chris

[Just Shoot Me]

Stop Attaching images to your posts. Insert them into the text body of your post by using the Insert Photos icon in the tool bar.

Not many people, at least not me, are going to download the files you attached.

Do not use this to include images to your post.

Use the Tool bar "Insert Photos" icon.

What is happening in the Import dialog window is you have Copy (or Move) selected and NOT "Add". You have to Check that every time you do an import. The best thing to do is create a Preset, and make sure "Add" is active (selected) every time you import images that you have manually copied to your hard drive.

With Add select youi won;t even get the option to create a folder let alone any subfolders. The destination section isn't even shown with "Add" selected.

Do not Delete any images inside LR. If you do LR will also discard, remove, delete, any edits you have done to them. In the wrong folder that is showing the images in, in the File Manager for the OS you are using Move those images out of that folder to another that you create (New Folder, Name It, Move the images to that folder. This is for a Backup of those images). Then in LR they will show as Missing. Then use this guide to Find Missing file and folders to point it to the correct folder you copied them to.

Find Missing Photos Updating the Folder Location in Lightroom « Julieanne Kost's Blog

Find moved or missing files and folders Computer-Darkroom

Also this is NOT LR that is doing it. It is YOUR Selection in the import window. It is User Error of not checking all the settings before you click the Import button in the import window.

[ChrisAttebery]

My apologies. I've never used this site before. I think I may be accidentally selecting the images on the SD card instead of the images in my dated folder. I'll have to make sure I eject the card before I import from now on. Thank you for the links on how to locate moved files. I have it all straightened out now.

[Ian Lyons]

Chris,

The forum, having been completely replaced with what you're seeing, is new to all of us. For those of us who use it on a daily basis, we're very aware of and frustrated by many of the issues impacting on users and helpers. Hopefully, this explains 'Just Shoots Me's' comment regarding the use of the correct icon/button.

[DdeGannes]

Quote “Why is import with  Add creating a new folder”  this is not normally an option if you are importing from a SD card you should only be presented with the option to Copy.

In addition if you are using the Add option this option does not create folders to copy files to, the files remain where there are located. Can you explain?

[ChrisAttebery]

I use PhotoMove to copy the files off my SD cards and put them in to dated folders. Maybe what is happening is that I'm leaving the SD card in after I've copied the images. Then when I import the images I'm selecting the ones on the SD card. I'll have to make sure I eject the card as soon as I'm done copying the images.

[Just Shoot Me]

Yes that could be the case. But even if that is happening because you aren't removing the SD card you can still use the Add option by first selecting the folder you Copied the images to in the "Source" section of the left hand side panel and then make sure you have selected "Add" at the top of the import window. Or just make sure you eject the SD card from the reader before you go to import into LR.