Missing file folder in LR2.7 -- how to locate

After a crashed and replaced hard drive, many catalogs no longer refer to a file or folder at its correct location. Clicking on the "?" in the library modcule and then the "find missing folder or file", only leads me to the message that the file already exists. How can I find it to re-establish the link?

What you want to do is click on the folder instead of the image.
In the left hand menu, click on the top most folder (left most if more than one) and you should get an option to reconnect or find missing folder.
Browse to the new location and select.
If you click on the top most, it will reconnect everything below it.
A number of us use only one top most folder for this reason; it helps when moving images around or something.
Cheers!

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I store my itunes library on an external hard drive and I have over 1000 music files which itunes cannot locate even though they are there.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/20401436 - turingtest2 11/2012 post on rebuilding empty/corrupt library from previous iTunes library file after upgrade/crash. -- Possibly not what you want to do since your old library file may be very out of date. You don't say if this happened because you were updating iTunes right now in which case this might be the best way. If you recently did update you can take the archived library file and move it and rename it so it now becomes the library.itl file iTunes is using.
A slightly different approach to rebuilding, using a copy of the library file that is stored in a different format (.xml). It is up to date as regards to your main library file though it does omit some of the things I mentioned in an earlier post.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451 I'm going to copy and paste, and edit the applicable section since it's a bit mixed in:
Re-creating the iTunes Library file
Note: After re-creating your library, any devices that you sync with iTunes (Apple TV, iPod, iPhone, iPad) will see your iTunes library as a new library and will completely resync. The next sync with such a device will take longer and may reset some options since your rebuilt library isn't familiar to the device.
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2. Locate your iTunes folder (this is the folder that contains the iTunes Library and iTunes Library.xml files).
/Users/[your username]/Music
3. Open your iTunes folder.
4. Drag the "iTunes Library.xml" or "iTunes Music Library.xml" file to the Desktop. If neither is available, learn how to add files back to the Library (because the XML file is not available, playlists and other information will not be available).
5. Drag the following file from your iTunes folder to another folder. The file can later be trashed:
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Important: Do not add any content into iTunes at this point (such as by purchasing something from the iTunes Store).
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Mac users: Click Choose.
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For what it's worth, if you don't have too many broken links you could fix them by hand, but it's not fun.
Note, in addition to backing up your whole iTunes collection periodically, it is worth occasionally backing up the library file in case it becomes corrupt (as it is now in a way).

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Writing to xmp and then deleting the xmp is how I got to this stage. They show up in the Missing Files folder in the library tab of the library module. If I hover over the little question mark icon it says sidecar file is missing. If I click on the question mark it writes the metadata to xmp, even if "auto write changes to xmp" is unchecked in the catalog settings>metadata preferences.
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Thanks for the suggestions. But here's more details...
The Find Missing Folders so far (I will see if I am missing someting) has not worked from the parent directory. I will look again to see if I glossed over an important step.
As for the drive, it is a Drobo S 5-disk array. The disk experienced a bad sector reorganization, which was successful (all partitions readable and writeable). I prepared to swap out the newly-classified "bad" disk and install the new drive. My major blunder was to accept the Drobo firmware update because IMMEDIATELY after doing to upon reboot the Drobo now showed that ALL OF MY DRIVES WERE NOT INSTALLED, not just the one empty bay waiting for the newer, bigger backup drive.
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I have several hundred "missing" files in my iTunes library but they are all actually on the computer. But I don't remember where the were previously. I add dozens of songs at a time to my library all the time and there is no Earthly way for me to constantly remember where they were before. I don't just want to reimport the files because I have several hundred playlists with these files and it would be completely stupid to edit them all one at a time when all I need to do is to move them back to where iTunes thinks they should be. So where is that? The Windows media player has a column that displays file location. Why doesn't iTunes? (This is so stupid. It makes things -not just this- so much easier when you have the file location in the music list in your music player.)
Is there a way to find out where iTunes thinks the missing files should be at?

Chris CA wrote:
How do I find out where iTunes thinks missing files are?
The exclamation mark means ITunes doesn't think they are anywhere.
If you right click - get info on a song then view the Info tab, you will see where iTunes last used it from.
I'm not a newbie. I know quite a lot about iTunes. You sound like you don't though because if you did you would know that this is not true. If you "right click - get info on a song" (pressing cancel to the Locate popup) "then view the SUMMARY (not info) tab" you will see "Not Available" where the file location usually is. I wouldn't have asked this question if I hadn't gone through the steps already.
Thanks for trying though. Next time, please try the advice before you give it.
I add dozens of songs at a time to my library all the time and there is no Earthly way for me to constantly remember where they were before
You should not have to remember anything about where they were.
I agree.
Are you always moving them around?
When I install a new hard drive. Yes. I generally keep everything organized and I let iTunes keep the folder organized but several years ago I used windows media player to organize my media.
Frankly I don't know HOW the recent songs/videos/etc. go missing. But some do. Maybe I accidentally move a folder without realizing it. Mistakes happen. Then I need to move it back but since I didn't know I did it in the first place I can't possibly be expected to remember where I moved it from.
Do you have iTunes prefs -> Advanced Keep ITunes music folder organized ticked and Copy files to iTunes ... ticked?
*OF COURSE!* Again, I'm not a newbie.
I have several hundred playlists with these files
Why would you have several hundred playlists?
I don't mean to sound rude but you sound like an Apple fanboy. Are you trying to tell me how I should use my own program? The answer to the question is I am a salsa instructor/DJ and I am constantly adding songs and videos to my library. Every month I have various salsa events, classes and performances that I do. I use my iPhone for the music. I need to maintain the playlists because students/teachers/studios/clubs/bars/churches/etc. call me back and want a repeat of the great salsa night I gave them a year ago. Naturally my playlists are highly organized into folders. So, I still have them and I need them.
Apple has its own ideas about how people should use its stuff but everyone is unique and our needs therefore are unique too. Apple doesn't realize this and still wants us to do things "the Apple way" even though "the Apple way" only works well for people who want their hand held through everything. This is why I say you sound like a fanboy. You don't know my situation and question if I need hundreds of playlists. I do.
I just need an answer to the question.
Thank you for your reply though. It gave me hope, for a time.

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