Import folder problem

when i try to import a folder the "import folder" is not activated in explorer. when i drag and drop the folder i get "file failure" error message "file format not supported". however the folder and all files were imported correctly.

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I am using Windows Professional SP3 and LR2; I did not have the problem in LR 1.41
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Not a solution I'm afraid, but I also have this problem with LR2 on WinXP.
I have just built a new catalogue of 2000+ images, importing 36 or so at a time from different folders.
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First. PC or Mac? I have had no touble with this sort of folder structure and import on my Mac from Beta 1.
Are all you images in one major folder structure? Maybe to start, for those image already in Export XMP for all of them. Then remove all of them from the dB, not the HD. Rearange them on the HD as you want (if some are out of place) and then Import them by designating the Top Parent folder. This is easiest if the top is empty, except for the year folders, one. No images.
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Fix #1
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Fix #2
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I am so fed up and frustrated with this problems in iPhoto, I had exactly the same thing in iPhoto´07, and on an other installation:
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Trouble Shooting Preferences
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If the problem is NOT fixed, trash the new Prefs folder and move the intact Copy A folder back to the Library folder .
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Do you Twango?
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"Photos have been found in iPhoto library that were not imported" .. There's no Import Folder to delete

Please read the entire post prior to giving a response.
Our 2011 MBP has had this problem for a while. 15 photos have been found in iPhoto library that were not imported (twice .. every time). I've seen several posts that all have the same answer .. find the import folder in iPhoto, remove it and all will be fine with the world. Some say, it's importing folder, some say auto import folder, but all say it's a folder. Problem is, there is no such folder. I've looked throughout the computer .. applications, iPhoto, right click to show package contents, searched and searched .. nada. NO such folder exists. There are quite a number of files labeled "ImportPanels.nib" and "SelectiveImport.nib" all under "Other". There are also a number of import.tiff files with various names under "Preview". But NO folder with IMPORT in the name.
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When I click the Library folder, the only folder is Loginterms which opens to iCloud Photos.
There isn't any folder names Auto Import or anything close. Searches don't help as they only find files, not folder names.
In your picture, it shows iPhoto Library as the header .. mine never shows that, it's always the folder name.
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I did not interrupt the file transfer because I did so once last month and it caused me problems.
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