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[Graham]

Hi all,
Sorry but this may seem strange.
Yesterday I loaded my CF card to the PC, opened LR import to copy photos from PC folder and went back to my explorer thus forgetting LR for a little while.
When I remembered about it I opened LRC and looked at my photos and edit some photos, I did one, export to my folder and went back to LRC, When I want to try another edit the folder was not there in the library and yet I ad just edited one so I went to upload the photos again from my PC to LRC and it said something like what you see in the photo caption below.
I have no idea how it came to this and I have scratched my head trying to sort it out.
I have tried to look in the LRC Cat folder but all it brings up is photos that are from last week and beyond.

Any ideas ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Graham]

Is there anyone here that could help please ?

 

[BillN_33]

Graham - if you know the image number of one of the files, can you search, (your hard disk), for the image to see were it is - (i.e. it should near the current ones in your camera)

 

[Graham]

Thanks Bill.
I searched with a photo file number and found the LR CAT and deleted all the ones within that folder that it said were duplicates.
No change

 

[BillN_33]

Thanks Bill.
I searched with a photo file number and found the LR CAT and deleted all the ones within that folder that it said were duplicates.
No change

Graham, have you 2 different images (files) with the same number? - I have experienced this on occasions ......(i.e. 2 different Nikon DSLR's), and had to fix it by changing the image number, I just added an "a"

 

[Graham]

Graham, have you 2 different images (files) with the same number? - I have experienced this on occasions ......(i.e. 2 different Nikon DSLR's), and had to fix it by changing the image number, I just added an "a"

That`s what I was thinking but thats a lot of photos to add a letter or number too.

 

[Graham]

Is there somewhere in LR preferences that allows me to change this preference to accept duplicate number files ?

 

[BillN_33]

That`s what I was thinking but thats a lot of photos to add a letter or number too.

just start another numbering system, presumably on your Z9 ............that's how mine came about .... are you using DSC_ .........I now use say D85_xxxx.NEF and D81_xxx.NEF etc.,........ i.e. the camera number

 

[Graham]

Ah ok, I understand.
I actually have managed to delete all my duplicates now and all is ok but boy oh boy, what a faff. (Thanks to YT)
Thanks for your help Bill.

 

[Faldrax]

That`s what I was thinking but thats a lot of photos to add a letter or number too.

One of the options when importing into LR is to change the filename. As I have multiple Sony cameras, I prefix the filename with the camera.
EG If I had image 12345.arw shot on my A6000, LR would rename it to A6000_12345.arw. You Set the value of he prefix when you import, and it will remember a list of options.

 

[Graham]

One of the options when importing into LR is to change the filename. As I have multiple Sony cameras, I prefix the filename with the camera.
EG If I had image 12345.arw shot on my A6000, LR would rename it to A6000_12345.arw. You Set the value of he prefix when you import, and it will remember a list of options.

Thank you for the info.