I just did a test. My home directory /Users/lrc is symbolically linked to /Volume/ssd_raid/Users/lrc. If instead of pointing lightroom at ~/photos_fresh I point it to /Volume/ssd_raid/Users/lrc/photos_fresh I can move files from there to my archive drive without problems.
Lightroom breaks on symbolic links. > On Feb 13, 2022, at 10:35 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I posted to the Adobe boards about it at > https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/i-tried-moving-directory-trees-and-lightroom-lost-them/idi-p/12750104#M32384 > > > >> On Feb 13, 2022, at 10:10 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My lightroom workflow involves importing my files onto my SSD, using that >> for the initial processing then, in lightroom, moving the files onto my >> primary long term copy and also duplicating onto my first and second level >> backups. >> >> I know better than to move files around outside of lightroom, lightroom gets >> confused and bad things happen. >> >> It turns out that in lightroom classic if I move the directories from one >> drive to another it gets really confused and loses them. I just spent the >> past hour or two cleaning up the mess. Fortunately I was able to find the >> files (in some really messed up locations). >> >> In the process of cleaning up I lost the edits of my photos from today, no >> big problem. When I got nervous because I wasn’t sure what was happening >> and immediately moved my photos from they paying job I’m working on and then >> tried to back them up and lost them (for a bit) that was a big problem. >> >> I’ve found them, restored things but am just a wee bit annoyed at Adobe. The >> bug report I’m about to file may be a bit strongly worded. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Larry Colen > [email protected] > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
