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May 7, 2025
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P: Create configuration item to exclude specific drives from import dialog

  • May 7, 2025
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I would love to see a configuration item added to Lightroom Classic.  It would allow the user to *exclude* source disk drives from consideration from the import dialog.  This would be a performance benefit.  When I click the Import button, I then have to wait about 30 seconds before I even have a chance to select a source drive for the import.  This is not because I have a slow system; rather, it's because I have several USB-connected external drives.  Many of them are backup drives which are normally sleeping, and it takes them a moment to wake up upon first access.  I'll *never* want to import files from them, so I'd love to be able to tell Lightroom to permanently ignore drives F through J, for example.  Alternatively, if it's easier to implement, it would be acceptable to turn this around and make it an *include* list, indicating to Lightroom which of my drives should be considered candidates for import sources.  Either way would work, and would improve my workflow and efficiency.

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Participant
May 7, 2025

Thanks!

Ian Lyons
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

@vinyl haircut 

 

I recommend that you apply an 'Upvote' to your request.

 

Note that I've added mine.