Operation Manual

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Managing catalogs and folders
Last updated 11/30/2015
View volume information
The Folders panel provides information about the storage resources for each volume listed. For example, you can see
whether a volume is online or offline and how much disk space is available. Volume information updates dynamically
as you import and work with photos in Lightroom.
• To change the information you see for a volume, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the volume name
and choose any of the following:
Disk Space Displays used/total disk space on the volume.
Photo Count Displays how many photos in the catalog are on the volume.
Status Indicates whether the volume is online or offline.
None Hides all volume information.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a volume name and choose Show In Explorer (Windows) or Show
In Finder (Mac OS) to open that volume in an Explorer or Finder window.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a volume name and choose Properties (Windows) or Get Info
(Mac OS) to view the Properties (Windows) or Info (Mac OS) window for that volume.
• To change the information provided by the colored LED next to the volume name, right-click (Windows) or
Control-click (Mac OS) it and choose one of the following:
Show Status Indicates whether a volume is online (green) or offline (red).
Show Status And Free Space Indicates whether a volume is online or offline, as well as how full the resource is:
Green 10 GB or more of space is free.
Yellow Less than 10 GB of space is free.
Orange Less than 5 GB of space is free.
Red Less than 1 GB of space is free and the tool tip warns that the volume is nearly full. When less than 1 MB of space
is free, the tool tip warns that the volume is full.
Gray Volume is offline and photos on that volume are unavailable for editing. When photos are unavailable, only low-
resolution previews display in Lightroom.
Choose how a folder name displays
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In the Folders panel of the Library module, click the Plus icon (+) at the top of the panel and choose one of the
following Root Folder Display options:
Folder Name Only Displays only the name of top-level folders in the Folders panel. For example, 2011.
Path From Volume Displays the full path and the name of top-level folders in the Folders panel. For example,
Users/[username]/Pictures/2011.
Folder And Path Displays the name of top-level folders followed by the folder’s path in the Folders panel. For
example, 2011 - Users/[username]/Pictures/2011.
You may need to drag the right edge of the panel to expand it to see the full path and name.