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Lightroom WONT delete photos from disk

New Here ,
Nov 23, 2007 Nov 23, 2007

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I understand the diffrencce between deleting a photo from LR verses completely deleting from the disk.

However when I try to "delete a photo from disk" through light room it remains on my disk no matter what i do.

I do click the option "delete from disk" verses "remove" from LR

any ideas on what is happening here?

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Community Beginner , Jan 05, 2008 Jan 05, 2008
Yes, I was tagging photos and had selected a collection with a specific tag. When I go back to folders all is well. Thank you.

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Guest
Nov 23, 2007 Nov 23, 2007

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Are you in grid view, loupe, and which module. What sort of image? Platform, OS.

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New Here ,
Nov 23, 2007 Nov 23, 2007

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That would be correct behavior, I believe the manual states that Lightroom moves the file to the recycle bin, so technically it is still on your disk. Is the file being moved at all or are you saying it remains in its original location despite your choosing remove from disk?

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New Here ,
Nov 24, 2007 Nov 24, 2007

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Discovered the same problem this AM, Lightroom v.3 no longer deletes the rejected photo from the disk when asked to do so following ctrl+backspace
Problem began after downloading v.3
I'm on a PC and it doesn't matter what view I am in.
Richard

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New Here ,
Nov 25, 2007 Nov 25, 2007

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Richard,

Works fine here (Win XP Home). What OS? Any other details that might help explain why it doesn't work for you, but does for me?

--John

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 05, 2008 Jan 05, 2008

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I'm having the same problem. I have LR 1.3.1 on a Windows Vista Ultimate OS. When I try and delete rejected pictures it only offers to remove the photo. The delete option is no longer there. So is this a bug or a feature? Personally I would like the option back.

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Guide ,
Jan 05, 2008 Jan 05, 2008

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David, are you deleting from a collection?

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 05, 2008 Jan 05, 2008

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Yes, I was tagging photos and had selected a collection with a specific tag. When I go back to folders all is well. Thank you.

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New Here ,
Jan 05, 2008 Jan 05, 2008

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Where are your photos stored? My understanding is that LR will not delete photos that are stored on a network location/NAS.

regards
Raf

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New Here ,
Jan 06, 2008 Jan 06, 2008

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Rafael, different problem. this one was solved.

Wrong area of Library.

Don
Don Ricklin, MacBook 2Ghz Duo 2 Core running 10.5.1 & Win XP, Pentax *ist D
See LR Links list at my Blog for related sites.

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New Here ,
Jan 13, 2008 Jan 13, 2008

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This problem is still occurring with version 3.1 on Windows Vista. There is no longer an option to delete the photo in the menus (top or context) and when you press backspace or delete the file disappears from the catalog view but no prompt shows up to confirm disk delete and the item remains in the same location on the hard disk. Please post a solution if one is found.

Lightroom version: 1.3.1 [403270]
Operating system: Windows Vista Professional (Build 6000)
Version: 6.0 [6000]
Application architecture: x86
System architecture: x86
Physical processor count: 2
Built-in memory: 1021.5 MB
Processor speed: 1.9 Ghz
Real memory available to Lightroom: 612.9 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 120.1 MB (19.5%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 112.5 MB
Memory cache size: 113.3 MB
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3
Library Path: D:\photos\Lightroom\Lightroom Database.lrcat

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Jan 13, 2008 Jan 13, 2008

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Rafael -
LR deletes fine from a NAS, but the NAS does not have a recycle bin that the local computer can recognize, so it is a permanent delete instead of a recoverable delete.

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New Here ,
May 01, 2008 May 01, 2008

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Hi,
I do have the same problem on a MacBook with a network drive. When I delete a photo I want it to be gone! Does anybody know how to solve this? Can't we switch the trash-can off?

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New Here ,
Jun 02, 2008 Jun 02, 2008

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I am having the same issue with version 1.4 of LR (vista biz edition) -- no option to physically delete the photo.

any answers for this one yet ?
thx
Travis

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New Here ,
Jun 02, 2008 Jun 02, 2008

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Travis,
LR Version 1.4 was withdrawn by Adobe a few days after its release due to several serious bugs.
Its replacement update version 1.4.1 should be installed if you have not already done so.

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New Here ,
Jun 02, 2008 Jun 02, 2008

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.. version 1.4.1 has been installed -- same issue

thx
Travis

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Guest
Jun 02, 2008 Jun 02, 2008

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Folder is read only/locked?

You're not in a folder view?

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New Here ,
Jun 04, 2008 Jun 04, 2008

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looked like the folder was "read only" .. anyways, hitting the delete key does the trick .. thanks for the tips

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Explorer ,
Jun 04, 2008 Jun 04, 2008

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To delete a picture, I believe that you have to be in Library mode and have the folder that the picture resides in hilighted in the left pane. Oops - it seems that isn't the issue here, as you are given the "delete from disk" option. Nevertheless, I stumbled early on, on why I would not sometimes get the "delete from disk" option.

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New Here ,
Oct 02, 2008 Oct 02, 2008

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I'm also having the same problem. I use Vista Home and Lightroom 2.1. My Lightroom Catalog is located in my "My Pictures" folder. Like the others, I can delete the file from the catalog but cannot delete the file from the disk even though the file is marked as rejected. In the Library Module, Grid View, when I click "Photo" from the drop-down menu, the "Delete Rejected Photo" is grayed out. Today is the first day I noticed it. I've never had this problem before.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 13, 2021 Feb 13, 2021

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Are you guys talking about Lightroom or Lightroom Classic?

 

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New Here ,
Oct 09, 2008 Oct 09, 2008

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Hi everybody... I've found the solution for this issue on Vista. You need to run Lightroom under the administrator to be able to perform delete from disk. To do so go in Start/programs and right click on adobe Lightroom and then select: run as administrator. Then select the all files in the left pane of the library. Under the Photo menu just select: delete rejected photos. Tadan!

Worked for me... hope this can help all of you.

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New Here ,
Jul 01, 2011 Jul 01, 2011

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Fyi,

I encountered this problem out of the blue today, and this solution worked for me:  Start>Right click on LR3>run as adminstratror.  Running PC Vista 64.

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New Here ,
Jul 02, 2011 Jul 02, 2011

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This little "run as administrator" issue resolved my issues!  Thanks so much!

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Enthusiast ,
Jul 02, 2011 Jul 02, 2011

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If running as administrator "fixes" your problem, then the real problem is you don't own the older files.  It's not just a permissions problem,its an ACL problem.  You need to "take ownership" of the images, not just make them read/write.

Cheers!

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