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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: walter.sk on March 15, 2012, 10:19:16 pm
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I last used Lightroom 2 several years ago, and have been using Bridge to keep track of my files. I got into the habit of copying some files from one project folder to another. While they are duplicate files, I found it useful to operate in this fashion.
I just installed LR4, and decided to make a brand new catalogue and import all of the picture files from 3 different HDD's on which I keep my photos. However, LR4 did not import the duplicate files mentioned above, and I could not find anywhere to tell LR4 that I wanted the duplicates imported as well.
How can I go about importing the duplicate files? There are too many for me to go looking for them individually, and I would like to somehow sync each of the HDD's and have the dupes imported.
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Walter,
In the Import dialogue, the right side panel, under file handling....uncheck "Don't import suspected duplicates".
Rich
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In the Import dialogue, the right side panel, under file handling....uncheck "Don't import suspected duplicates".
Rich
I'm aware of that checkbox, and it comes up when I import files from my CF card. However, when making a catalogue and importing the files on a whole hard drive, that dialogue never comes up.
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Hi Walte,
Me again. Mine is visible no matter what am inporting from. Are you sure the pane is open with a hard drive, the one named "File Handling"?
Rich
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Me again. Mine is visible no matter what am inporting from. Are you sure the pane is open with a hard drive, the one named "File Handling"?
You're right! I tried making a new catalog as a test. After hitting "Import" I looked at the right side panel and sure enough, the File Handling was there. I had not expanded it when making my big catalog so I did not see the check box for duplicate files.
Now I have to figure out how best to go back over the catalog and import the duplicates, without having to redo the whole catalog. Maybe "Sync" will let me do it.