In Lightroom 6.5.1 how do I specify a relative path for Export?

i've searched , question has been asked numerous times has never been answered definitively.

 

given raw path (windows pc):

f:\camera\2016_05_29\raw\

 

i want processed images exported to:

f:\camera\2016_05_29\  

 

without having explicitly specify every time.  has been workflow years , have years of folders , lightroom i've run brick wall , not want change 15 years , numerous terabytes of folder structure because of 1 simple thing can't lightroom do.

 

this done in bibble , other raw tools using universal windows standard double-dot notation: ..\  means "back 1 level".

 

yet these characters turn red in lightroom , invalid character error (when using "same folder original" option).  no other option makes sense or works (i tried kicks).

 

can tell me definitively "no, lightroom cannot that", or "yes, here's how"?

thanks,

--jim

if choose f:\camera\2016_05_29 in list of destination folders in right-hand panel of import screen, choose "into subfolder" , type in "raw" should work way want to. don't worry "\" @ end of destination folder. suppose in sense there no "relative" path can established. choose main folder in right-hand panel of folders listed, , type in name of subfolder want destination.

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