Moving files and folders to NAS drive from within Lightroom

[luken25751421]

I have a NAS drive, shared to my MAC.  I am able to write files to the drive outside of Lightroom.  However, when I try and move files to the NAS folder from within Lightroom, it copies the folder hierarchy but not the actual files.

I am trying to move my archive files from the local drive to the NAS drive for space optimisation etc.  This is best done within Lightroom itself, so that the catalog is maintained accurately.

I know that I can move the folders/files from within Finder, and then find folder from within Lightroom agin, but I shouldn't need to do that.

The NAS drive is shared from a Synology DS918+, and I have read/write access to the drive outside of Lightroom.

However, if I 'Get Info' from within Lightroom, it states the following permissions:

(unknown) - Read/Write

everyone - No Access

Any thoughts?

Message was edited by: Mod. Moved to the correct forum.

[Just Shoot Me]

Change everyone to Read and write.

[dj_paige]

This is best done within Lightroom itself, so that the catalog is maintained accurately.

There are many many threads that indicate the opposite is true, that you should move the photos using your operating system and then reconnect inside of Lightroom. The integrity of the catalog is correct either way. The drawback to moving lots of images inside of Lightroom is a nasty bug that affects some people ...

[Ian Lyons]

luken25751421  wrote

I know that I can move the folders/files from within Finder, and then find folder from within Lightroom agin, but I shouldn't need to do that.

Any thoughts?

If you value your photos, then don't move them within Lightroom, especially when a NAS is involved. Fastest and safest approach is to move them outside of Lightroom using Finder then reconnect them. If you maintain original folder/subfolder structure you should have no issues reconnecting.