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1. Re: How to Find Multiple Missing Folders?
imajez Jun 14, 2010 7:53 PM (in response to EmPag)Find the topmost folder in a heirachy and then all those below should also reappear too when re-linking.
Alternatively change the name of the folder back to what LR thinks it is and then change it again to what you want it to be in LR itself.
Always easier to change or move folders in LR to avoid that.
However, moving multiple folders in LR can be painful as you can only ever move one at a time, so sometimes I move things around outside of LR knowing I'll have to repair links. But if I'm doing major folder shuffling, I use a proper file browser and then relink the top folder in LR or Synchronize, whichever is easier.
I do have a well structured file heirachy, so I don't have to rearrange things very often, but when tidying up my girlfriend's folders....!!
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2. Re: How to Find Multiple Missing Folders?
EmPag Jun 14, 2010 8:05 PM (in response to imajez)I don't have the hierarchy displaying in Lightroom, just all my pictures in folders as YYYYMMDD.
This is the switch I need to make:
Old user name > pictures > YYYMMDD folders
New user name > pictures > YYYMMDD folders
Is there a way to add the hierarchy structure when everything is showing w/ question marks?
Sounds like I should have added in the hierarchy before I migrated everything over. But it is too late for that now, unfortunately.
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3. Re: How to Find Multiple Missing Folders?
Dorin Nicolaescu-Musteață Jun 14, 2010 11:57 PM (in response to EmPag)Do you have a lot of top-level folders? Will it be a problem to go through each of them?
If not...
- You can simply create a dummy "Old user name" folder (I guess it should be possible on a mac?) and move the pictures there.
- Now, start lightroom and check if everything is fine - Lightroom can see the folders.
- Add a parent folder to you hierarchy.
- Move you pictures back to "New user name"
- Start Lightroom and choose to locate missing folder for your single top-level folder.


