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noah329
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March 16, 2019
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P: Ability to disable eject memory card after import

  • March 16, 2019
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There is no option to disable the function of "Eject Memory Card after Import" for Lightroom CC (not Lightroom CC classic). How could I solve it?

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    Optimistic_Glow16B8
    Optimistic_Glow16B8
    Participant
    June 30, 2022

    Seconded to request the "do not eject" feature come back to Lightroom. I import to two different places - Adobe Cloud and a Google Workspace drive for safety, and it take Drive a lot longer to import; when Ligtroom ejects the card I have to start all over. They can't be imported at the same time unless Adobe leaves the card alone.

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      stevev23
      Participant
      May 14, 2022

      Once I finish importing my photos, I may want to import video into Adobe Premiere. It's a hassle to have to re-insert the card to do so. 

      Gldfisherman
      Gldfisherman
      Participant
      February 27, 2022

      Just upvoted this article. I personally believe it should be the choice of the user to select or deselect this feature. Especially considering everyone works differently and has their own work flow they like, auto-ejecting the card shouldn't be mandatory. Especially when some people, me included, have hundreds of photos they want to import seperately for organization.

        bentendo81
        bentendo81
        Participant
        January 28, 2022

        Just upvoted this article. Since Adobe launched Bridge back in the early 00s, I have been a staunch opponent of Adobe assuming core Mac OS functionality. 

         

        Mac OS already has Finder. Please stop allocating system level tasks to your THIRD PARTY APPS.

         

        (Oh, and also please allow us to not have the SD card auto-eject after import)

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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        September 9, 2020
        I also would like to not have to eject my card after import. I do the same workflow as John above, creating an album specific for certain photos (food for specific recipes) and selecting those that are associated with it. Then, I move onto the next batch. I don't understand why this isn't an option.
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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        August 18, 2020
        I rename photos as I import them, usually according to location and/or subject. I often shoot more than one subject on  a card, and it is a pain to have to rename them again after they have been imported. Users should be able to choose what works for them.
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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        July 12, 2020
        I also would like the option to NOT eject the SD-card automatically. I use a Leica M-D that cannot delete the pictures in camera, so I have to delete them on the computer. Because Lightroom ejects the card automatically, I have to insert the card again afterwards to erase the pictures.
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          creacog@gmail.com
          Participant
          June 23, 2020
          oh - is this new in 9.3, or did I miss it in the UI... anyway the option is clearly there in this version of classic

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            creacog@gmail.com
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            June 9, 2020
            I amended my comment above as I experienced the original poster's problem on Classic.
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            creacog@gmail.com
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            June 9, 2020
            While the original poster wrote "for Lightroom CC (not Lightroom CC classic)", my experience is on Classic:
            Lightroom Classic: 9.2.1 on Mac OS X: 10.15.5
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