Originally posted by Tony3d Ok, I have all my images organized in Lightroom using folders, and sub folders. When I Imported from Aperature it brought in a bunch of collections with the same images as the ones organized by folders. I really don't need, or want the collections since everything is already organized in folders. If i delete a collections do the pictures in that collection also get deleted from the folders holding the same images, and if so, how can I get rid of the collections? Just seems redundant.
A collection is just like a playlist. When you delete a song from a playlist it is just removed from the playlist and not your total collection of songs.
So when you remove a photo from a collection it is just the link to the photo that is removed and not the photo itself.
Before you do this though, many people find collections to be very useful in organising photos. You don't need to delete the collections, just collapse the collections pane. That way they are there when you find you need them.
After importing my photos for a particular shoot into Lightroom I make a collection set as a top level folder, then make a collection below that called "Whole Shoot" where all the photos go. Then I make another collection at the same level called "Selects" where a link to the best or selected photos go. You could also make collections for photos to print, photos for Uncle Jim, et cetera.
You can also make smart collections for specific tasks, like finding photos without copyright information, or photos without GPS coordinates.
Regards
Chris