Is it possible to retrieve missing files and folders from lightroom?

Can anyone help me please? I was in the process of editing a folder took a break for dinner. I did the normal close the window ( it did not ask me to back up sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't ) and then shut off my computer. I turned it back on and opened Lr and my last 4 photo sessions are gone ! This is the 3rd time this has happened to me, if i wasn't almost 50 images into this edit id say nbd but i've shown sneak peek previews of already edited images that she'll be expecting off her 7 yes 7 children 3 of which are premie identical triplet boys. They are a one in a million senario i dont want to be responsible for any disappointment to this lovely family! Please help me if you know how i cant imagine starting over on this one!

LR normally performs a catalog backup unless you changed it. That backup would be in the "Lightroom" folder in My Pictures, again unless you previously changed it. Go to the Catalog settings > general. This will tell you how often the catalog is backed up. Click the "Show" button to see where the main catalog is. Open that folder and you should see a "Backup" folder. If your LR has been set to periodically backup, you should see the latest backup catalog. This may be what you will need to use if the main catalog is indeed missing. The latest session may not be there, depending on how often your LR was set to backup.

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I am having the same issue....Same address for years - same as USPS - I tried 5 times (3 macs and 2 iPhones) and now i have 5 CHARGES for 1.00 each on my credit card. I took the credit card info off so they don't charge me anymore. How can they charge me yet still not allow me to download free updates and say I have an invalid address? I'm sure I will spend weeks or months trying to get a credit out of these incompetent idiots.

How to recover hidden files and folders from memor...

When you connect your memory card to a PC or connect your phone as a mass storage device to a PC which is infected by a virus, the virus may hide all your files and folders.
The virus also changes their attributes to "hidden" and "read only" and may move all memory card content to another hidden folder, though the size of the disk looks unchanged, files are still invisible.
Steps to recover hidden files and folders:
First, change the settings in "folder options" so that we can see all hidden files and folders,
Open any folder > select organise > folder and search options, select view tab and under hidden files and folders setting, select "show hidden files, folders and drives", and uncheck the option "Hide protected operating system files" and click ok, click yes if a prompt appears for confirmation, now you should be able to see all hidden files and folders.
Second, connect your memory card to PC using a card reader or you can connect your phone as a mass storage device and note down its drive letter. (L) is the drive in my case as shown
1. If you have autorun.info file, you can manually delete it or use tools like autorun eater(or any other you like).
If all the folders are moved inside a hidden folder, select all the items inside that folder, cut them and paste them to root directory of your memory card.
If you select properties of any folder on your memory card, the hidden attribute might be locked as shown:
To solve these issues, type cmd in the start menu, right click on it and click run as administrator.
2. In the command prompt window, type the following:
L: [Press Enter]
Here, I assume L as your drive letter.
3. Type the following code to reset the attributes of all the files and folders to their default:
Attrib *.* -r -h -s /s /d [Press Enter]
After few seconds, all the files and folders will be reset to their normal attributes settings.
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Check the formatting of the external hard drive. To do that, right click on the drive icon and select Get Info. (Or click once on the drive and type command +i ) The pane includes information about the drive format.
The drive should be formatted as Mac OS Extended. If it is not, run Disk Utility (App;ications / Utilities) and format the drive.

I am working in LR 5.7. I am having problems moving files and folders from my internal Mac drive to an external drive.

My process is to drag files or folders from one location to another. Sometimes it works, but it takes a VERY long time. Sometimes it does not work. For example, I tried to move a folder with 329 images. LR processed for 13 hours and moved 58 images; then it stopped and gave the message "…error copying files to the destination you selected. The following files could not be copied." Then it noted the files not copied. Does this look like a LR problem? A hardware problem? Any suggestions on how to fix would be appreciated.

Jim has a very good suggestion. There are many factors at work here:
1) How are you connecting the external drive to the computer?
2) How big are files (329 x 1MB is not the same as 329 x 25MB)?
3) What is your computer specification?
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I recently bought an iMac Lion and today attempted to transfer applications folders and files from my old computer( tiger) using migration assistant.I was though only partially succesful in as much as my applications and office files were copied, but not so iTunes, iPhoto and iMovies content .I then decided to attempt transfering the files and folders using my external hard disc(La Cie).I have activated Time machine and can certainly see the two partitions i had originally set up in my old computer but cannot figure out how I can the User Files which contain the media i want.? I originally used Super Duper to do my backups but its not recognised on this new computer so i am inclined to think I need to re buy it
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Step 1
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
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Missing files and folders

I saved some files to the desktop a few days ago, when I switched on my mac the files had disappeared. Tried to locate them using find and spotlight but it looks like they have vanished altogether! Also I can't save anything to the desktop (when I try to do this the save button is greyed out). Tried to create a folder on the desktop to store some photos in but was not allowed to create a folder here and was told that I do not have the priveledges to allow me to do this.
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Anyone???
Just bought this i mac last week and just want to start playing with it but can't.
i mac Mac OS X (10.4.7)

You're Welcome wizbing!
Let's back up a bit though.
You say you just bought the iMac. Did you purchase it
new, or was it preowned?
Purchased it new from apple.
Exactly which model iMac is it?
iMac 17inch 2GHz Intel Core Duo
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is
available?
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How much RAM is installed, and is it original or
added?
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Was Tiger 10.4.7 already installed, or did you
upgrade?
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files or folders?
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Help needed to retrieve missing messages and folders; though items still present

Something happened, but I am not sure what.
TB had difficulty loading, and then afterwards one of my folders [ a sub-folder of Inbox ] was duplicated, and all of its sub-folders were missing.
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Hi Essjay32,
Welcome to Nokia Support Discussions!
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How do i copy files and folders from one external harddrive to another on the iMac?

For some reason when i drag the folder or file that i want to transfer or copy from one external harddrive to another, nothing happens when i drop it on the destination folder or drive. however, when i drag and drop to the desktop or any location on the Imac internal hardrive it works without any issue. The only problem is that i dont want to transfer or copy stuff to the computer. i want to copy it to an external harddrive. please help if your have answers to my question.
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Managing Files and Folders in Lightroom - Mac

I created a subfolder by mistake. Examination via iMac Finder shows that all files in the subfolders are duplicates of those in the main folder (which contains additional files as well). Catalog view shows many of the files in the main folder are already in the catalog (grayed out).
Please let me know if this is clear enough.
At some time I would like to learn how to remove those duplicate files. Could you point me to some sources giving the procedure.
To begin with, how can I take LR3 out of the "import" mode and just deal with things as they are?

To take Lightroom out of "Import" mode, click 'Cancel' (I assume by "Import mode" you mean that the import dialog box is open - clicking 'Cancel' closes it).
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Read files and folders from a CD

Hi there,
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I have an AIR app that will be installed from a CD. The client will be changing certain data (like images and video files) regularly and wants to be able to simply write a cd with the new files in a folder and the AIR app install.
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Hello there.
I was trying to install a software, and since it couldn't work, I was advised to remove different files.
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