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Step Five:
If you see a grayed-out folder in the
Folders panel with a question mark on
it, that's Lightroom's way of letting you
know it can't find this folder of photos
(you either just moved them somewhere
else on your computer, or you have them
stored on an external hard drive, and that
drive isn't connected to your computer
right now). So, if it's the external drive
thing, just reconnect your external drive
and it will find that folder. If it's the old
“moved them somewhere else” problem,
then Right-click on the grayed-out folder
and choose Find Missing Folder from the
pop-up menu. This brings up a standard
Open dialog, so you can show Lightroom
where you moved the folder. When you
click on the moved folder and click Choose,
it re-links all the photos inside for you.
TIP: Moving Multiple Folders
In previous versions of Lightroom, you
could only move one folder at a time, but
in Lightoom 4 you can Command-click
(PC: Ctrl-click) on multiple folders to
select them, and then drag them all at
the same time. A little time saver.
Step Six:
Now, there's one particular thing
I sometimes use the Folders panel for,
and that's when I add images to a folder
on my computer after I've imported. For
example, let's say I imported some photos
from a trip to Canada and then, later, my
brother emails me some shots he took.
If I drag his photos into my Banff Finals
folder on my computer, Lightroom doesn't
automatically suck them right in. In fact,
it ignores them unless I go to the Folders
panel, Right-click on my Banff Finals folder,
and choose Synchronize Folder .
 
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