Missing file tags in Explorer

Hello Forum!
It seems that since I upgraded to 8.1 I can't view the file tags in Windows Explorer (column "Tags"), neither I see the information in the properties of the file in the details tab.
However, when I open the file (for instance a *.docx) I'm able to see that information.
On a machine running Windows 8 RTM I am able to see the tags.
Any clue whats going on?
Thanks,
Patrick
http://www.syliance.com | http://www.systemcenterrocks.com

Hi,
Did you mean that you can't find other file's tag in Windows 8.1 Exporer but *.docx file ok?
Have you test these file that can't find tag in Windows 8.1 on other system, such as Windows 7 , Windows 8? What about the result?
I made a test on my test environment, some file doesn't have tag indeed, while .docx file ok.
If some type file on your computer had the problem, you can told us what the type it is, then we can made a test for you.
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

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Hello, this is my first posting here and I would appreciate some help.
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3) Suggestions to reduce the generation as well as size of these files.
If you want you can reduce the trace in the Log Configuration.
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In one collection, the Locate Missing File process worked like a champ, and all the images have been reconnected in the LR catalog.
In the other collection, the Locate Missing File dialogue results in another dialogue that says the file name is not the same, even though, to my eyes, it is identical. I am not sure if it's an issue with .jpg vs .jpeg vs .JPEG or something else. When I do force the link, I get an additional dialogue that says the metadata has changes and it prompts me to overwrite it.
So my question is - Any idea why LR thinks the filenames are different when they are identical to the naked eye? Obviously I could do this one by one, but I have a few thousand images and was looking for a batch process to re-link them all. And I realize also that I could just re-import all the keepers, but I'm trying to preserve the non-keepers (they are indexing images and still have their uses, even in thumbnail form).
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Peter C

web-weaver,
Thanks for the response. I would say that it could be a factor because the files from my partner were obviously kept in a different folder. However, the move and Locate function worked fine on one set of images, but not the other. I'm guessing my partner ran the other images through some kind of processing that altered the filename in a way that is not apparent.
I'll keep trying to figure it out.
Thanks for the thought at least,
Peter

Missing files when copying over network

I've had a good search for people with similar problems on Discussions, and there are a few mentions of similar occurences. Here's my summary though.
I have 2 Macs, and frequently transfer files from one to the other by sharing drives and using the Finder.
However, quite often, when transferring lots of files, they are sucessfully copied but do not show in Finder on the receiving machine. The files are there (using Terminal to explore the directory reveals the files in question), but Finder just doesn't acknowledge any existence of the "missing" files.
This problem can usually be cured by creating a new folder in one of the affected folders - this somehow kicks Finder into refreshing the folder's contents.
Removing the .DS_Store file(s) (again, via Terminal) in the copied folder also resolves this issue, leading me to believe that the problem lies with the .DS_Store files.
I cannot believe I am not the only user who frequently finds themselves having to do uneccesary Terminal work to reveal files which appear to be missing after copy over the network.
Is Apple aware of this problem? Does anyone else have any workarounds?

I don't think I have experienced that exact problem however, I am such a Unix geek, I typically do my in-network transfers between Mac machines using SCP at the shell prompt in Terminal.
Finder refresh on the other hand I have experienced before although I cannot provide a situation or example.
Usually if it needs a refresh, I believe all I ever do is navigate away from the folder, then back to it. Or if it is the Desktop in question, using Exposé to show it, a single click on an empty space there will make the newly copied items appear.
Beavis2084

Missing Files. LR 1.1.

All of a sudden I've got 590 'Missing Files'.
All from the same folder.
None are marked with a '?'.
No folders are 'Red Flagged'.
When using 'Show in Explorer', the files are shown to exist, in the relevant folder, exactly as they should. So they're not realy "Missing".
No, I've not done any mass deletions or any other form of 'Housekeeping', either from within LR or via external programs.
'Relaunch and Optimize' has no effect on the situation.
I'm more than happy to believe that it's my own 'finger trouble', but I need to understand the how or why.
Any ideas?
And this just as I'd decided that LR realy was to be trusted enough to be my main workflow tool.

LR does get confused at times about where everything is. Often, the problem you indicate occurs for no apparent reason. I have had it happen several times. When it does, I can still work on the files. In fact just clicking on the "?" will cause it to disappear. The number of missing files will change every time I reboot. The most maddening part is that you cannot tell if any are actually missing until you have clicked on each file.
This problem has been brought to Adobe's attention and they have acknowledged that it is a bug. Of course, not all problems with missing files should be attributed to this bug.
As for trusting it? That's up to you. I use it for a small part of my archive (20 K files)as a test bed for possible use with all my files, and I have not actually had it 'destroy' any files over the last year. But I have wasted many hours dealing with its bugs and glitches (not just missing files). However, in case it does go completely south, I backup after every daily editing session and all my files have offsite dual backups. I also save metadata to sidecars and jpeg and tif files. And the same files are also in the DAM that I use for my main archive. So, what I trust is my ability to survive anything LR, or any other application (or my computer), might do to my work.

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