No Photos to Import

G5 PPC, OS 10.4.1.1, 8GB RAM, CS3
Images in HD folder can be opened in PS; when trying to Import into LR 2.3, get error "No photos to Import".
In Import dialog, most, but not all, photos grayed out. The images are definitely there!!

Yes, but they're in different folders. They're readily found----I sell my images, and this particular folder is a group of 24" images. The images can be found in other folders on my HD that contain different sizes of duplicates, up to 65". Many of the images are scattered around LR, and that's why I want to consolidate them by size in folders.
Would your question indicate images can't be duplicated anywhere in LR?

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However when you don't use the rename function in downloader it will be more accurate. Feel also free to file a bug report about this using the contact button top right of this page, the more complaints the faster it will be repaired you would hope...).
I rarely have sessions with that high speed but it occurred to me also and using no rename did suit me :-)
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Photos is reimporting the same photos every time I connect my iPhone or iPad.
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When you have done that restart the device, and your computer as well then test the issue again:
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psaha84 wrote:
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and I am trying to organize photos so there aren't duplicates and triples. I have photos in events, last import, photos and albums....I feel like they are all taking up space.
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Then you can use it in many albums and projects. Using the photo this way will only reference the one single copy of the photo in the event. The albums don't store the photos and do not require additional space. If you delete a photo from an event, it will be removed from all albums that have been using the this photos.
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If you get a warning, that the system needs space, don't do anything but update the backup of your mac and move files to an external disk to free space.
It is not save to keep working, when the system is running out of space.
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Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
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Thanks for the idea. Here is what I found:
The "Masters" folder is very small. 300MB.
The "Previews" folder is a similar size.
"Thumbnails" are under 1G.
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Very interesting. So in a sense, it could be even worse!
That is, apparently the setting prevented the "Masters" folder from getting 8 gig of photos copied into it.
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Wild.
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I am connected to the computer with my phone and it says there are 0 photos to import, however I have over 200 on my phone to import. I am trying to figure out how to get itunes to recognize the photos on my phone. This has never happened before.

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