LR2.3: Question on Import from Disk / DNG conversion

Hi... I notice that when choosing FILE/ Import photos from disk" There are 4 choices under file handling
1. Add photos to catalog without moving.
2. Copy photos to new location and add to catalog.
3. Move photos to a new location and add to catalog.
4. Copy photos a Digital Negative (DNG) and add to catalog.
My RAW files are already on an external hard drive and organized in labeled folders so I wish to "Add photos to catalog without moving"... but I ALSO want to convert these RAW images to DNG files on import. What do I choose to apply the "add the photos to catalog without moving" AND at the same time convert those files from RAW to DNG files on import?
Will this add the newly created and imported DNG files into the existing folders alongside the original source RAW files?
Under import preferences / Import DNG creation, Is it best to leave the Compressed (Lossless) option checked or unchecked?
What's best for preview creation? Minimal or 1:1. I will not be working on many images at once so speed is less valuable than disk space.

Bennett, this is how I do it. Choose File/import from disk. Select raw images to import. Select last option, "Copy photos as DNG & add to catalog." Under "copy to", click down arrow, and browse to the folder containing original files. In the "Organize" window, select "into one folder" if you want them to be in the same folder as originals. Select "by original folders" if you want LR to put it in a sub-folder that it will name. Leave Compressed (Lossless) checked. There is also an option to re-name the files if you prefer. As for previews, Minimal will import much quicker, but LR will build larger previews later. I have tried it both this way, and importing as 1:1. I do not see much difference in working with files that were imported as 1:1 or minimal. LR seems to take about the same time to stop "working" on it before I can.

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