Delete Photos - What should happen?

[Schroedingers Dog]

I've seen threads (even one of my own) that discuss deleting photos from disk . All the ones I've seen discuss the option and how it is only available in folder view.

My question is a bit different.

I'm in folder view and choose the drop down menu option to delete rejected photos. I select the button to also delete from disk. I select this and nothing happens. Or more precisely Lightroom doesn't acknowledge the acceptance of the command. The dialog box disappears and I'm right back where I was before I chose the command.

Shouldn't there be a 'task is executing' progress display above the navigator? Does anyone else get this? It also doesn't display the busy cursor.

I've found that in the past, there was a lengthy delay before the command would execute. Now it seems to freeze Lightroom to where I have to use the Task manager to stop it.

Any suggestions or comments?

 

[Denis Pagé]

I've seen threads (even one of my own) that discuss deleting photos from disk . All the ones I've seen discuss the option and how it is only available in folder view.

My question is a bit different.

I'm in folder view and choose the drop down menu option to delete rejected photos. I select the button to also delete from disk. I select this and nothing happens. Or more precisely Lightroom doesn't acknowledge the acceptance of the command. The dialog box disappears and I'm right back where I was before I chose the command.

Shouldn't there be a 'task is executing' progress display above the navigator? Does anyone else get this? It also doesn't display the busy cursor.

I've found that in the past, there was a lengthy delay before the command would execute. Now it seems to freeze Lightroom to where I have to use the Task manager to stop it.

Any suggestions or comments?

I know that if I try to delete while Lightroom is rendering an image showing a semitransparent message over the image, that won't work. My solution is to wait for the message to dissapear or do it on smaller thumbnails in the library.

No task should work on the images to be deleted!

Other ideas anyone?

 

[Brad Snyder]

You don't mention what OS you're using. (It helps if you create a signature with the pertinent tech details, see User CP above left)
Duh, I just reread your post and you mention Task Manager, I'll assume you're on Windows.

If Windows, are you having any trouble deleting files from the OS, like from explorer? There's a known internal OS conflict with one of the early editions of the Windows Raw Viewer (for explorer thumbnails, filmstrip etc.). Typically it shows up as a hang on deleting files. This would affect all deletes, not just LR.

Probably not, but thought I'd check.

 

[Schroedingers Dog]

Sorry Brad. I should have provided that information.

It is a Vista machine.

I'll update my signature area with my equipment profiles.