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Managing catalogs and folders
Last updated 11/30/2015
Add a subfolder
1 In the Folders panel of the Library module, select the folder in which you want to create the new folder. Then, click
the Plus icon (+) at the top of the Folders panel and choose Add Subfolder.
2 In the Create Folder dialog box, type the Folder name.
3 If photos are selected, determine whether you want to copy the selected photos to the new folder, and then click
Create.
In the Folders panel, the new folder appears in the hierarchy you specified. The new folder also appears in Windows
Explorer or Mac OS Finder.
You can tell if a folder contains subfolders by looking at the disclosure triangle to the left of the folder icon. If the triangle
is solid, the folder contains subfolders. If the triangle is faint and dotted, the folder doesn’t contain subfolders.
Add a parent folder
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To add a new parent folder to the Folders panel hierarchy, select a top-level folder, right-click (Windows) or Control-
click (Mac OS), and choose Add Parent Folder.
Move folders
You can move folders into other folders in Lightroom. You cannot copy folders in Lightroom.
• In the Folders panel of the Library module, select one or more folders and drag into another folder.
Video tutorial: Move photos around in Lightroom
Keep the Lightroom database up-to-date with your photos' locations, by using Lightroom to move your photos and
folders.
Rename folders
1 In the Folders panel of the Library module, select a folder.
2 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) and choose Rename from the menu.
3 Overwrite the folder name.
View the contents of a folder
Lightroom displays the number of photos in a folder to the right of the folder name. If you later add photos to a folder
in the Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS), you’ll need to import the new photos into Lightroom or synchronize
the folder to update the number displayed in the Folders panel.
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In the Library module, do any of the following:
• Select one or more items in the Folders panel.
• Select a photo, and in the Metadata panel, click the right-pointing arrow next to the Folder field to display that
photo’s folder.
By default, selecting a folder shows all photos in that folder and all subfolders in the Grid view and the Filmstrip. To
show only the photos in the selected folder, choose Library > Include Photos From Subfolders to deselect it.