Sometimes the link between the catalog
and a photo breaks. When that happens, Lightroom displays a question-mark
icon in
image cells in the Grid view and the Filmstrip. In the Develop module,
Lightroom indicates that the photo is offline or missing. Links
between a catalog and its photos can break for a variety of reasons,
including because photos are moved in the operating system instead
of from within Lightroom, or because photos are stored on an external
drive that is offline. If the drive is offline, turn it on. To locate
missing files, do the following:
In the Grid view, click the question-mark icon
in a thumbnail cell.
A dialog box displays the original file path of the
photo.
Click Locate, navigate to location of the moved photo,
and then click Select.
(Optional) In the Locate dialog box, select Find Nearby
Missing Photos to have Lightroom search for other missing photos
in the folder and reconnect them as well.
in
image cells in the Grid view and the Filmstrip. In the Develop module,
Lightroom indicates that the photo is offline or missing. Links
between a catalog and its photos can break for a variety of reasons,
including because photos are moved in the operating system instead
of from within Lightroom, or because photos are stored on an external
drive that is offline. If the drive is offline, turn it on. To locate
missing files, do the following: