Comments on: Tutorial: Reconnecting folders and photos in Lightroom 2 and 3 http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/ Lightroom tutorials, tips and training for Lightroomers! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Rob Sylvan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:58:14 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2564 Are you on Windows? Is Windows changing the drive letter each time? Are you on Windows? Is Windows changing the drive letter each time?

]]> By: Jen Evans http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 Jen Evans Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:10:49 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2558 help please! I moved all my photo's to external hard drive. went into lightroom clicked each folders check mark and relocated folders all good... but after restarting LR i get the same question mark. eek! help please! I moved all my photo’s to external hard drive. went into lightroom clicked each folders check mark and relocated folders all good… but after restarting LR i get the same question mark. eek!

]]> By: Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2532 Rob Sylvan Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:53:05 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2532 Frank, What version of Lightroom 2? Have you installed the 2.7 update? Do you mean that within your Folders panel you are seeing a duplicate folder? Frank, What version of Lightroom 2? Have you installed the 2.7 update? Do you mean that within your Folders panel you are seeing a duplicate folder?

]]> By: Frank Golder http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Frank Golder Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:29:29 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2531 Is there a way to correct the above problem by staying within lightroom? Is there a way to correct the above problem by staying within lightroom?

]]> By: Frank Golder http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 Frank Golder Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:00:34 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2529 Hi Rob--I have LR 2 and have a problem. I somehow have two Master folders which duplicate about 600 images. If I remove a photo from one folder, the same photo is removed from the second folder. How can I correct this so only one Master folder exists with only one set of images instead of duplication? Do I have to export all the images to the desktop and then reimport them after I remove one of the Master folders? How would you correct my stupid mistake? lol!!! I hope you can help. I enjoy your website. Thank you---Frank Hi Rob–I have LR 2 and have a problem. I somehow have two Master folders which duplicate about 600 images. If I remove a photo from one folder, the same photo is removed from the second folder. How can I correct this so only one Master folder exists with only one set of images instead of duplication? Do I have to export all the images to the desktop and then reimport them after I remove one of the Master folders? How would you correct my stupid mistake? lol!!! I hope you can help. I enjoy your website.
Thank you—Frank

]]> By: Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Rob Sylvan Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:57 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2153 Hi Michael, Here is the best method I have seen outlined so far: http://goo.gl/HshIA The comments are worth reading too. Hi Michael, Here is the best method I have seen outlined so far:

http://goo.gl/HshIA

The comments are worth reading too.

]]> By: Michael Mahacek http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Michael Mahacek Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:15:20 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2147 Greetings, As a new LR3 user I am going thru a lot of file-folder-finding. When I import 'missing' pic's some of my layered psd's are not recognized? I am told to re-open in photoshop and save with max compatibility? This no fix it but I can save as layered TIFF, then re-save as PSD which overwrites orig, then import works ok. is there a simpler way, what am I doing wrong? Thanx in advance, Michael Greetings,
As a new LR3 user I am going thru a lot of file-folder-finding. When I import ‘missing’ pic’s some of my layered psd’s are not recognized? I am told to re-open in photoshop and save with max compatibility? This no fix it but I can save as layered TIFF, then re-save as PSD which overwrites orig, then import works ok. is there a simpler way, what am I doing wrong? Thanx in advance, Michael

]]> By: Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Rob Sylvan Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:03:36 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2134 Eric, You can arrange your folders any way you wish, and you can certainly move one or two photos into a different folder. You just need to use Lightroom to do the moving so that the database is updated regarding the new location of the photos (see here: http://goo.gl/JanlA). You can't refresh the catalog so to speak, but you can synchronize a folder (right-click the folder in the Folders panel and choose Synchronize Folder), which tells Lightroom to check that folder any new photos that may have been added to it outside of Lightroom (not necessary if you do the moving with Lightroom though). Eric, You can arrange your folders any way you wish, and you can certainly move one or two photos into a different folder. You just need to use Lightroom to do the moving so that the database is updated regarding the new location of the photos (see here: http://goo.gl/JanlA). You can’t refresh the catalog so to speak, but you can synchronize a folder (right-click the folder in the Folders panel and choose Synchronize Folder), which tells Lightroom to check that folder any new photos that may have been added to it outside of Lightroom (not necessary if you do the moving with Lightroom though).

]]> By: Eric Beal http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Eric Beal Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:46:42 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-2133 I like to put my photos into specific folders. After a shoot, I may want to put the photo's into 2 or 3 folders. I also frequently like to move pictures from one folder to another, some times just one or two, other times a lot of them. I do not want to file my pictures by date, usually it is filed by subject and project. As far as I can see, Lightroom will not let me move one or two pictures into a differnet folder, it certainly will not let me place a photo shoot into different folders. My preference is to put the day's shoot into a temp file, delete the bad ones and then move them to their respective folders for more sorting and editing. It would be nice to be able to refresh the catalogue, have it look through the folders of my choice and update the catalogue. This would work with my workflow. I find Lightroom to be awkward and "apple-ish" in not letting me use my preferred workflow. Instead of converting me to Lightroom, it has really turned me off. I end up missing all the other great features of Lightroom. Maybe I am the only one on the planet that sees this as a shortcoming. I am unable to use Lightroom much at all. I like to put my photos into specific folders. After a shoot, I may want to put the photo’s into 2 or 3 folders. I also frequently like to move pictures from one folder to another, some times just one or two, other times a lot of them. I do not want to file my pictures by date, usually it is filed by subject and project.

As far as I can see, Lightroom will not let me move one or two pictures into a differnet folder, it certainly will not let me place a photo shoot into different folders.

My preference is to put the day’s shoot into a temp file, delete the bad ones and then move them to their respective folders for more sorting and editing.

It would be nice to be able to refresh the catalogue, have it look through the folders of my choice and update the catalogue. This would work with my workflow.

I find Lightroom to be awkward and “apple-ish” in not letting me use my preferred workflow.

Instead of converting me to Lightroom, it has really turned me off. I end up missing all the other great features of Lightroom.

Maybe I am the only one on the planet that sees this as a shortcoming. I am unable to use Lightroom much at all.

]]> By: reuben chircop http://lightroomers.com/tutorial-reconnecting-folders-and-photos-in-lightroom-2/114/comment-page-1/#comment-1986 reuben chircop Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:40:27 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=114#comment-1986 This post really made a complex process look and feel simple. Thanks for the info. This post really made a complex process look and feel simple. Thanks for the info.

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