Can't delete folders in Library mode

I cannot delete folders. I have selected a folder in Library mode but I can find not way to delete it. It seems that I can remove it from the catalog but not delete the folder and the files. Is there a way delete a folder and all the files contained in it?

Yes, but you have to delete images in the folder first. You can delete files within Lr. When the folder is empty Lr will allow deletion of the folder.
I have no idea why Lr requires you do it this way. I suppose it is a safety feature. Mass deletes of folders and their contents could be dangerous.

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when I am in the library mode and close all my subfolder everything is fine. Now I rename a folder and several folders and subfolder pop open.
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Does someone has the same behaviour?
Greetings from Germany
JK

folder problem in library:
whenEVER I delete a folder, perhaps an empty folder. from my library, the following happens:
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Okay:
Except an arrow turning in circle near the ''wireless'' or ''sound'' symbols on the top of the screen. If I click on it, I see ''enter time machine'', ''back up now'', ''open time machine preferences''.
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Having backed up my Iphoto (I checked if there's a folder in the machine with all my photos), can I now get rid of all my photos in the laptop so there's more space?
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Time Machine keeps a rolling back up of your data. Eventually, anything you delete from your Mac will be deleted from iPhoto too.
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Wow!
I will skirt the terms of use to say that it is a small world - especially considering the size of Johnson Creek! I live a bit south of your street - off County "B."
As you might guess, yesterday was a brats and beer day (in addition to remembering people who served).
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P.S. The other poster (noondaywitch) lives in a place in the UK where an old friend of mine also resides. Small world, indeed.

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