LOCATING MISSING FILES IN LR

When I click on the icon for a missing file, there is the option to click on "find nearby missing files." LR finds the file and a bar shows the "search for missing files has started. Howver it invariably gets stuck and never finds any other files. Each time, it starts but never finishes. If I relocate 10 files, I have 10 searches underway and nothing ever found.  How do I solcve this problem?

It's not a problem moving the images in the OS.  I do it all the time, as it's a lot faster than doing it from within LR.
Instead of doing individual images, right click on the folder instead.  And use the top-most folder (farthest left) and it will do all the others below it, if you kept them in the same structure.
For example, if you have:
C:/My Pictures
     Holiday
     Whatever
         some other day
Then right clicking on My Picutres and browsing to the new location will "find" all of the folders below it.
Clicking on individual images will cause other problems, as when you find the folder, it will warn you about already having images in there.
I personally have my images down one level, instead of at the top (for example, C:), because then I can move the entire structure with one move and reconnect with one right-click.
Cheers!

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