Today the focus is on showing you how simple it is to move files and folders via Lightroom, so you can avoid seeing the dreaded "missing files" message. However, if you don't remember moving them, it's encouraging to know that it is still highly likely you will be able to locate the files, but that is the subject for another tutorial. If it was only just recently, it will be easy to know where to find them so you can reconnect the image files with Lightroom. Relocating the files can be easy or a pain, depending on how many times you've moved them, and often how long ago you moved them. And or course, you can't edit your images if Lightroom can't find them.Īfter an image, or folder of images, has been moved "not using Lightroom", you'll see an exclamation mark in the upper righthand corner of the thumbnail, as shown below.
The pictures are still on your drive, wherever you moved them, but now Lightroom has no idea where they are. The problem it creates is missing images in Lightroom. One of the most repeated mistakes that new and even experienced Lightroom users make is to move files or folders outside of Lightroom. Don't Move Image Files or Folders Outside of Lightroom