Organising, editing and renaming files in Lightroom 5

Hi !
I am a new Lightroom 5 user. I recently tried to organise my old photos (which stored in folders on a windows desktop) through Lightroom 5 in separate external HDDs.
What I did was to create a master photo folder in each HDD and then add the subfolders from my desktop. I want to now edit the photos in the Develop Module , rename and save the files in the same location in the subfolders on the external HDDs. But when I try doing that, Lightroom asks me to import. Did I not already import them ?
How can I edit,rename and save the photos ? Please help
Thanks !
Jeet1966

How can I edit,rename and save the photos ? Please help
In the Library Module, you select a photo that has already been imported, and click on "Develop", or press D. This allows you to edit your photos.
There is no need to rename or save (in fact, there is no "Save" command) as your edits are saved automatically and are always displayed in Lightroom whenever you launch Lightroom. In general, the only time you would want a copy of the edited photo is to use it for some non_lightroom purpose, like e-mail or web or commercial printer. In that case, you could use the command File->Export... which allows you to save the edited version of your photo in whatever folder you want, and rename the exported photo as well. As I said, you don't export everything as a regular step ... its unnecessary to export everything ... you only export when you need to use the photo outside of Lightroom.

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