Removing Edited Images & Remembering Changes when importing back into the Lightroom

I'm looking for the following solution:
I would like to
1- edit raw or jpg files in lightroom,
2- remove the images from the lightroom library.
3- import them back when needed with changes and ratings, basically with all the changes being remembered.
How can I make import back the images, including the changes I made to them?
Please help & email me too if possible.
Thanks,
Alexander
photorama [at] gmail.com

Could you describe what you mean by removing images from the library? To some it means deleting from the database and trashing the actual image; to others it means removing the info and pointer to the file in LR but leaving the image in place; still others - possibly you- mean it to remove the images but leave the database and Previews.
 
 

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