Can "Add w/o copying" add metadata to source files on HD?

Hi all.
I wonder, is there a way to add metadata to source files on a hard drive that you are copying into Lightroom without adding?
Bill

Bill Truran wrote:
I have 2 Lightroom catalogs of about 65,000 images.
Therefore, I only import by copying (with metadata) without moving.
My question is: If I import in this way, can I write the same metadata to the files on the hard drives?
the simple answer is YES, you can write metadata to files. (I don't know what you mean by "same" metadata)
What I don't understand, because you probably need to explain in more detail: why 2 catalogs are relevant to this issue? and what the word "same" is doing in your question?
It sounds like you are trying to synchronize the metadata between two catalogs. If that's what you are trying to do, it would simply be easier to put everything into a single catalog, and not have this issue at all.

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