This isn't really correct, the original image is always stored in the original place or the place you select to copy it too. That's why I also think the title i

This isn't really correct, the original image is always stored in the original place or the place you select to copy it too. That's why I also think the title is a bit miss leading, cause it was never the Lightroom catalog that was the issue, it was the RAW-images them self.