Disk Management
Oct 8, 2022 20:39:41 #
r1ch
Loc: Colorado
frankraney wrote:
Sorry I missed it. I just answered the question that was asked of me past that. Had I seen it (or remembered it) I would simply have pointed back to it. 
Don't worry, I just was feeling lonely. LOL
Oct 8, 2022 21:37:04 #
Oct 12, 2022 19:08:14 #
cptiger
Loc: Englewood, FL
frankraney wrote:
Bob, once you assign a drive letter it is permanent unless you change it again. Unplug it and plug it back in and it will always be the same. If you do not do this, Windows assigns a temporary drive letter, the next in line that is not used. Any external drive that is used with Lightroom should have a permanent drive letter or LR will loose the connection giving the dreaded ?
I greatly appreciate everyone's comments. It may have gotten lost somewhere, but I'm in Windows.
I have been experimenting and I don't think anything is permanent. I like the idea of designating external drives a certain letter, but I have already used those externals with LrC, and LrC has the old letter in its "memory". Anything associated with the old drive letter cannot be retrieved thru the new drive path, without changing the drive path in LrC. If that can be done. (I think that can be done because I have misplaced photos and have had to re-route them. But it looks like a daunting task.)
I think the easiest thing to do is add the externals in the order they were first used. Since I have only 2 primary backup hard drives, plus the card reader, that would keep windows assigning in the same order.
I would still appreciate anyone's wisdom! Chuck
Oct 12, 2022 19:19:21 #
cptiger wrote:
I greatly appreciate everyone's comments. It may ... (show quote)
Chuck. Premenant drive letter is just that, permanant (unless a catastrophe happens).
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/assign-permanent-letter-removable-usb-drive-windows/
If it gets changed to something else you can reassign it again.
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/jul/how-to-change-drive-letters-in-windows.html
When Lightroom looses connection with a drive, you get little question marks on the drive and files in the Lightroom catalog on the left. You can click the question mark on the drive and select find files and select the new drive. But...... This is only temporary. You will need to change the drive letter to make it permanent, or you will have the same problem over and over.
I don't know how to make it sound any easier.
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/locate-missing-photos.html
Also another thread on this.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-754550-2.html#13488011
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