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  1. B

    Importing Files and Creating Folders

    I'm using LR Classic. I import my files into folders based on dates taken. Normally, this isn't a challenge if I am importing one or two days worth of photos. But when I've been away from my desktop, it can be a chore. Picasa, the old Google Photo Editing program, had a nice feature which...
  2. Arctic Wild

    Import large numbers of RAW files

    I really like Lightroom on the iPad. However, if I import many RAW files at once, the process takes forever. I did the following comparison: Importing approx. 700 RAW files: - took 1:30 minutes on my MacBook Pro M3 - took 3:00 minutes on my MacBook Air M2 - took 1:30 minutes to copy to my iPad...
  3. H

    The destination folder ... is not available. Using “Pictures” folder instead.

    I found an older thread (4 years) for this message and thought it best to start a new one. I may have shot myself in the foot because I just now noticed the warning above about updating to Mac OS Sonoma 14.2. I have done that. My operating environment is Mac OS 14.2 and Lightroom Classic 13.0.2...
  4. D

    Issue with external drive as a destination for imports

    Hello all, I recently ran out of internal disk space for my photos, at which point I loaded all the photos onto a much larger new external drive A:, and then pointed Lightroom to where they now existed since all folders were missing. As far as the catalog, I was planning keeping it on my...
  5. R

    Importing from iPhone when "Optimize iPhone Storage" is set

    When I try to import from my iPhone 13 (OS 17.1.1) to LR Classic on my Mac (LR version 13.02, Mac OS 14.1.2), the import dialog box only shows about 50 photos out of the 3,000 or so on my phone (most have been imported in the past, but there are probably 200 or so new images that have not been...
  6. F

    import dialog not working in v 13 (newest)

    I went into LR Classic v 13 on a Mac and on pressing "import" at the bottom of the left side panel , this dialog box (screenshot below) appears . But the "import" button in the dialog box (right lower corner) is permanently grayed out; I can click 'done' and 'cancel' or delete ... . How can I...
  7. R

    Importing catalog more than once

    I have just gotten a new iMac, updated to the newest version of LRC and upgraded to a new catalog version for v.13. I imported all my photos by going to File, recent and selected the latest catalog.However when I opened LRC again, I was back to zero photos in LRC. If I go to the File menu and...
  8. Y

    Import Back-of-camera image different than RAW image

    Hello! I'm on the latest version of lightroom on Mac Monterey and shooting on a Fujifilm xpro2. I just switched to lightroom classic from Lightroom CC. In lightroom CC, I was able to shoot RAW and have camera settings applied so that the RAW image in Lightroom CC looked exactly like my...
  9. Antonio Correia

    My LR doesn't import photos

    My LR doesn't 1. import photos :mad: 2. doesn't update the folders where the photos are :mad: 3. imports in one folder and then when I move the folder (inside LR, dragging), the photos are gone but moving them back they do appear ! :mad: 4. can't see the photos ! :mad: 5. stuck in the middle...
  10. D

    LR failing to import all images

    Hello, encountering something I've never encountered before. LR is failing to import ALL images from an SD card. I get a message: Some import operations were not performed. Failed to find a place for the imported file. (198) I then need to reinsert the card multiple times before LR eventually...
  11. B

    Video Import Problems: Unknown Error Occurred

    I had a bunch (18 to be precise) of Pixel 5 Video files in one batch that didn't import. Hadn't occurred before. The error file showed the 18 files like this: An unknown error occurred while reading the video file. (18) D:\Pictures\2023\230630-P5\PXL_20230603_001625775.mp4 6...
  12. G

    "pairing" RAW and JPG/HIF

    Hi, I have LR to treat RAW and JPG files as one. I am aware of the respective "general settings" option in LR and hhis also works fine when important photos from my cameras except in two use cases: - HIF-files: I recently changed camera system and do now shoot in RAW and HIF rather than JPG...
  13. V

    zero images (blank) to import from correct location folder -

    all has worked perfectly for ... 15 years. Tonight, my software took a hard left! This evening, during a typical jpg import (5120 images/HS football game/weekly normal) - the import dialog has drawn a blank. Zero images (not grey) / a blank import gallery is presented. This issue is new...
  14. celeste

    Import not working

    Workflow that I've used for years: Copy my raw files to my external harddrive Launch LrC Click the import button on the lower left hand corner in library view Select the photos to import (check all, add from location, do not import duplicates) Click the import button on the lower right. New...
  15. jjlad

    LR not letting me import the same image in a different folder

    I have always done this on the fly after the event but I thought having a template I could pull right into LR would save time and keep me organized, so in preparation for a wedding shoot, I made a folder template, with sub-folders using Windows Explorer. There are folders for Raw Images...
  16. S

    Lightroom Classic creates DCIM and xxxCANON folders on import

    I was helping a friend with her Lightroom Classic folders as she had accidentally been importing her photos to her internal drive. I noticed that her Lightroom Classic structure creates DCIM and xxxCANON folders under her intended destination. One other thing that I noticed is that the DCIM...
  17. VictoriaJZ

    Finding things in LRC. [finding and reconnecting the originals]

    I had a LRC catalog & original images on a partition of my iMac but [finally] decided that I really needed a separate computer so have a MacMini running Monterey. My LRC catalog of images [4000] is just fine on that machine but the original images are elsewhere - I now know where but before I...
  18. Minguy

    Adding files from SD card; how to manage "Device Folders", Auto-Add

    Lightroom Android 8.1.2 doesn't see my SD card when attached via USB-C dongle to either my Galaxy Tab S8+ or Galaxy S21FE phone. To add photos I use a file manager to move/copy the files to one of the internal folders listed under "Device Folders". Is that the normal workflow? (That list, by...
  19. Johannes Raspe

    Import from CFexpress doesn't show previews

    macOS 13.0 on MacBookPro 14'' 2021 with M1 Max Issue: When inserting a CFexpress card with photos from my Fuji X-H2 the card gets recognized by LR but klicking on the icon in the import from window results in a black screen. The photo on the card ist there, but no preview ist shown. If I...
  20. C

    Synchronize folder sometimes unusable

    I first noticed this problem when I was on LR version 11.14.1 but I've since upgraded to LR 12.0.1. If I know that I have new photos in a folder already known to LR I've been using Synchronize Folder to add the new photos to LR catalog. This is what's happening now when I try to synchronize...
  21. J

    Custom Defaults - Override for Specific Camera

    I'm not sure I really understand what's being described on p.377 of the 3rd edition of "The Missing FAQ." I have an Apple iPhone 13 Pro, and I've set it to take selected photos in "Apple ProRaw" format. I do want Lightroom Classic to apply the camera-specific settings and lens corrections to...
  22. charkenna

    import iphone photos ( are optimized on phone, but have Full Res in Apple photos on mac mini)

    I'm having an awful time importing iPhone photos into Lightroom Classic (mac mini M1 Monterey 12.5 OS ) 1- LR classic could not SEE photos on iPhone 8plus.... so I got a new iPhone 13Pro, and now LR classic SEES the photos when I plug iPhone into Mac (good) BUT photos are OPTIMIZED on...
  23. VictoriaJZ

    Just started using LRC to work with my Aplibraries & want to make sure I understand

    I have a whole bunch of different aplibraries & for the past month or two have been going thru and deleting what I could and merging what I could but I still do have lots of separate libraries. From just a little bit of test using, I gather LRC uses a reference-based system, ie pics stay where...
  24. A

    Import Lightroom, Drives, Ports and External Drive Confusion

    Hello First, I have made absolutely no changes to my laptop, external drive for photo storage etc., since last using Lightroom. I tried importing some photos into a new folder. Lightroom said that the destination folder was unavailable. However, (per forum posts) I created a folder on my...
  25. VictoriaJZ

    Newbie- trying to adapt myself to Lightroom Classic [desktop app, not cloud]

    I have used Apple's Aperture since it first came out and am now trying to transition to using Lightroom Classic. I've read the ebook and been trying to understand and move forward but am having a bit of trouble adjusting. First, I gather that there is no list view, unlike Aperture. That...
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