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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: mdijb on February 14, 2021, 04:01:28 pm
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LR Classic v 10.1
I want to create a subfolder in a collection. Right clicking brings up the dialog box but it does not show the folder I wish to select. Even if I create it in a different location, I cannot click and drag to put where desired. This used to work fine but not now. HELP
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What OS, one or more drives, etc?
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Using LR 10.1.1 on MAC OS 10.4.6
Catalog on the MAC, Images on an external Drive
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Check permissions, maybe shut down/ restart?
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I want to create a subfolder in a collection.
When was this option added ? Version 6 doesn't allow creation of folders in collections, only the ability to create sets of collections which isn't the same thing.
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It was never added - the original post is indeed confusing.
In the Collections panel, the equivalent to a folder is a Collection Set, and you can create "subfolders" by right clicking a Collection Set and creating further Collection Sets. You can't create them by right clicking a regular or smart Collection.
Equally the question might be about creating subfolders in a folder.
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Yes, confusing to me: sorry. Though he just wanted to make a subfolder in a folder. 🤔
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Attached is a view of a collection which has many subfolders that I created by Right clicking and then giving a name.
Why can't I repeat this in a different collection? Restarting did not fix the issue.
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Attached is a view of a collection which has many subfolders that I created by Right clicking and then giving a name.
No, that's a collection set which has further collections in it, not folders.
If you right click in a collection set you'll have the option to create another collection within a chosen set. You can't create a sub collection in just a simple collection, the top level needs to be a collection set.
It's important to understand that creating a folder within the folders panel creates an actual folder on the hard drive that any other programs can view and manipulate.
A collection is just a organisational element with Lightroom's catalogue structure that is only seen within Lightroom. It's an important difference and folder and collection sets have different icons to represent them.
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Thanks for the explanation> It worked.