I have lightroom 5 and have used it for some years. Today while processing photos, I was importing a new set of photos in library mode when the...

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I have lightroom 5 and have used it for some years. Today while processing photos, I was importing a new set of photos in library mode when the computer stopped the import for last of disc space. When I corrected the problem all my photos, everyone of them including ones I had previously saved plus the photos on the external hard drive I was imposing from have been lost! the previously imported photos appear as dark grey, there are a couple thousand of them plus a few hundred on the external hard drive, all unavailable. I have gone through the lost photo program and lost file program but it does not change things unless I do it one by one and even then they cannot be saved because my hard drives are locked. What can I do, need help.

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Ferdinand Aquino
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Hi David,

Thank you for waiting!

Is your lightroom running on a Windows or a MAC computer?

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Customer

Lightroom is on a Mac

 

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Ferdinand Aquino
Adobe Expert

ok Can we do a screenshare now?

This way I can check on how to revert your problem.

 

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Customer

Yes, just let me know what you need.

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Ferdinand Aquino
Adobe Expert

First can you confirm which number I could reach you at in case we got disconnected.

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Customer

***-***-****

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Ferdinand Aquino
Adobe Expert

which country is that number in?

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Customer

united states. where are you?

 

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Ferdinand Aquino
Adobe Expert

Dear David, It was a pleasure helping you with your Adobe issue today. Here is a summary of the resolution.
Issue identified :

Lightroom library missing photos

Solution Implemented :

Call customer / remote Access

Assisted on how to locate and update the lightroom library.

Found the photos and customer will continue the steps to complete

Issue resolved

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