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I'm trying to import images and a window pops up saying "some import operations were not performed". "could not copy a file to the destination folder because it was not writable". And in brackets the number of photos.
Below that all the the photos that I wanted to import, e.g. DSC_123.NEF
Save as... and OK
Any idea how I can make this work again?? I tried older photos just to see if it was just these particular ones. And it did the same thing for older photos.
Please help!
Thank you,
Nicole.
See below.
"because it was not writable".
Do you think this might be a clue?
Check the folder that you have in the "Destination" panel of the Import dialog. Know what folder exactly you are trying to copy your files into (or the options for a folder that Lr is trying to create for your).
If the Destination and folder is set correctly, then exit Lightroom and check the Read/Write permissions for the Destination location.
Do you have full Read/Write permissions for the Hard-drive, the parent folders, and any su
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"because it was not writable".
Do you think this might be a clue?
Check the folder that you have in the "Destination" panel of the Import dialog. Know what folder exactly you are trying to copy your files into (or the options for a folder that Lr is trying to create for your).
If the Destination and folder is set correctly, then exit Lightroom and check the Read/Write permissions for the Destination location.
Do you have full Read/Write permissions for the Hard-drive, the parent folders, and any sub-folders, that are in the destination?
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Thank you! You solved my problem 🙂
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Hi nicoleh,
Normally this type of error message is a permissions issue. In addition to checking the permissions of the destination drive and folder tree, you may need to do a Disk - Repair Permissions on that drive.
Also, you can refer the below discussion related to the same issue.
Lightroom encountered an error when reading it's preview cache
Regards,
Mohit