[Leica] Question about LR... importing ...

[rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)]

If the images AND the catalogue are on an external HDD, plug that HDD into
your desktop and in LR Import from catalogue. BUT, be sure to ADD, not MOVE
the photos.

If the new catalogue is on your laptop, select all your photos from your
laptop and export to catalogue onto an external HDD. Then attach the
external HDD to your desktop and do the procedure above.

Once you have imported from your catalogue on your external HDD (using the
ADD, not MOVE function), the images will show as existing on your external
HDD. WITHIN LR, grab the folders on the external HDD that your images are
on and drag them where you want in your desktop tree structure. This has to
be done in LR, not in Explorer or Finder. If you want to put these images
into a higher level folder, create that empty folder first in Explorer or
Finder then do the above.

Clear as mud??


Bob Adler
www.robertadlerphotography.com
*"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*

On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
wrote:

> The situation..
>
> We just went on a long trip.  I downloaded the images into a specific
> folder
> (call it 123) and some sub folders (call it 456 and 789)   on my Laptop.  I
> have imported them into a fresh catalog ( let's call it  Bells)  into LR.
> I
> have sorted through the images, with developing modifications, color and
> star ratings and new ( to me) keywords.
>
> Some of the keywords are unique ( at this point) to the new trip catalog ,
> others are common to my Laptop and Desktop. as in "color", "2016", etc.
>
>
>
> I am now wanting to combine all of this onto my primary image HDD on my
> desktop, into the catalog I use for everything else.
>
>   So it is a big merge effort.
>
>
>
> I can easily transfer the folders over to my desktop ( basically
> sneaker-net
> using a portable HDD) .  But that does not get them into LR on the
> desktop..
>
>
>
> How do I :
>
> 1)    Import all the images into my Desktop LR ?
>
> 2)    And how to merge the catalogs into one.?  *( I think I have read how
> to do this, but no harm in asking)
>
> 3)    Also importing all the new keywords with their attendant structures?
>
> 4)    Without duplicating any keywords ( laptop vs Desktop use some the
> same
> and other different keywords) nor images?
>
> 5)    Keeping the  folder directory structure intact?
>
>
>
> TIA..
>
>
>
> Some stats. there are about 100K images in the Desktop Master Catalog.  The
> Laptop trip catalog has an additional 5800 images, a lot of which will be
> eliminated, later..after the big merge..
>
>
>
> Right now there is no duplication of images. I want to keep it that way..
>
>
>
>
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
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