Summary

After attaching a volume or migrating a repository, a folder called "Orphaned" may be created in the root folder of your repository.

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Laserfiche places all documents which are not associated with a valid parent folder in the Orphaned folder. There are two common situations where you may encounter situations where the Orphaned folder is created.

• You are attaching a volume that was exported or detached without retaining folder information and the Merge folder structures option is selected. When you export or detach a volume, you are given the option to keep folder information. If you do not, the volume will not have the necessary information to form a Laserfiche folder structure upon import. If you attach such a volume without selecting the Merge folder structures option, Laserfiche creates a folder under the root named after the volume. If you attach such a volume with the Merge folder structures option selected, Laserfiche imports that volume's documents into the Orphaned folder.
• You are migrating a repository that contains a volume with documents that are not associated with a valid parent folder. These documents are often empty and are usually caused by an incomplete deletion process at some point in the past of the source repository. During the migration process, Laserfiche places these documents in the Orphaned folder.