Adding a main folder in LR.

Win XP sp2.
I have images in subfolders in the following location
F:/my photos/ 2006- July- Dec/ "30 sub directory containing image files "
In LR I have imported 11 of these 30 sub directories and they are listed individually in the Library folder structure. How do I create a folder 2000- July- Dec so that I can then place the sub folders into that new folder? All I have been able to find is how to insert a sub folder into an existing one.

This is a very common problem, where you end up with multiple individual folders that actually should be consolidated under a master folder.
The problem is that you can't import ZERO photos, and if there is nothing to import, LR just halts the process and leaves your folder tree just as before.
The easiest way that I have found to solve this problem is to put a 'dummy' photo in the master folder, and import the dummy picture. It will then ask you what sub-folders to import. Checkmark none of the folders (just import that one dummy picture) and the folders will fall into place during the import. You can then just delete the dummy photo from the LR catalog.

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