Lightroom 4-How to reorganize files by date when choosing to add rather than copy them to Lightroom

My photos were in disorganized folders on different hard drives. I was able to import them into Lightroom 4 using COPY, and now my folders are reorganized by year and month on my hard drive, which is how I want them. However, I now have a copy of my photos in my catalog and a copy of each photo in my photo folder on my hard drive. This is taking up too much space. Is there a way to have Lightroom automatically import my pictures and reorganize them into folders by date using the ADD option rather than the copy option when importing from my hard drive? Thank you!

You said:
My photos were in disorganized folders on different hard drives. I was able to import them into Lightroom 4 using COPY, and now my folders are reorganized by year and month on my hard drive, which is how I want them.
Meaning that they are still where they were, scattered, and not catalogued in LR.  PLUS, there is a copy of each file in the place you copied them to when you imported them, and these are the versions of the files that are catalogued in LR.  Right?
You said:
However, I now have a copy of my photos in my catalog and a copy of each photo in my photo folder on my hard drive.
Yes, one set, the original ones, viewable only in Explorer/Finder, the other/duplicate set viewable in LR (and/or also in Explorer/Finder).
You said:  This is taking up too much space.
So just delete the original versions, as long as you are sure that you have them all in the copied-to location (where they are catalogued by LR).
You said:
Is there a way to have Lightroom automatically import my pictures and reorganize them into folders by date using the ADD option rather than the copy option when importing from my hard drive?
As jd_paige says, next time use MOVE instead of COPY.  If you use ADD, they will remain where they are.  Sometimes it is easier to do it this way, and then move/reorganize them once you have them in the catalogue.

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