Problem with Lightroom and external hard drive. Files and folders deleted.

In the classroom (8.1 windows computers) import us images that .dng files on an external hard drive using Lightroom.

After the Lightroom, insert us the memory card containing photos and attach an external hard drive. (formatted to ntfs)

We create a new catalog on the external hard drive and then create a folder as the destination for the images on the external drive as well.

After passing to the newly formed catalog in Lightroom, we import the photos from the memory card to the external hard drive.

Photos are present in the folder 'import' on the external hard drive after the end of the import, so checking with windows Explorer.

After the closure of LR and disconnect the external hard drive of the computer, it appears that the newly created files and imported files have disappeared.

We tested with an external hard drive in exfat. The same problem.

There is no problem when you copy directly in Explorer windows of memory card files to the external drive.

The files are not hidden. Tested on mac and windows.

If you said that the photo files are on the external hard drive when you checked using Windows Explorer during the class? Is this correct? YES
Then you go home and the files are not on the external hard drive? YES

Well, it is a mystery, but there is no way that Lightroom can be the culprit.

Is it the same for the catalog file, in class, he was present on the hard disk according to the Windows Explorer, and when you get home, is no longer on the drive? YES

Same conclusions, it is not Lightroom.

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