How to re-organise an existing Lightroom library?

Question

Is there a way to automatically re-organise a Lightroom library? When I imported my library I kept the structure that was on disk (so folders like Holiday, Family, etc). Now I would like to have the folder structure by date and of course use tags and smart collections to group photos by subject. I don't want to lose any existing edits / tags that I may have already made so starting again with a new library doesn't really appeal.

Answer 1

Hello there. So in your particular situation, I would recommend using collections to organize your images by date if you are not willing to change your original drive's organization. You can sort your images by their metadata and add them into your new collections by date. I would be happy to walk you through this. Let me know if you have additional questions or would like one on one support.