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mastix
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October 3, 2022
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AUTO-IMPORT does NOT work in Lightroom Classic

  • October 3, 2022
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I created a folder to autoimport every image that is saved there (TIFF or JPG) It worked at the beginning but after 1 day not anymore. I have to synch that folder two if I want to include the images in lightroom. The autoimport feature is broken in my computer.

 

 

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Correct answer richardplondon

Glad you found the problem. For future usage, I suggest you consider setting a different fixed drive letter assignment to each drive that you use. These drive letters should be chosen further through the alphabet to reduce the likelihood of ever clashing with another device which has been given the next available letter. What I mean is that at random, a given cellphone or USB memory or whatever, might be assigned (say) letter E: Then even if you had specified that a particular drive should always ask for E:, when that was unavailable ir might be given F: instead. But if you have told it to always ask for (say) P:, then there will never be anything else that will be blocking this. Similarly, another drive might be told to always ask for Q: and then these two will never come into conflict no matter in which order they may be connected or disconnected.

 

Always after setting a new drive letter, of course Lightroom Classic may need to be re-browsed to employ this new drive reference instead of the previous one. But once that drive letter becomes guaranteed to remain unchanging hereafter, this will be the last occasion for doing so.

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Ranjisha Sengupta
Ranjisha Sengupta
Legend
October 4, 2022

Hi there,

 

Thanks for reaching out.

Which version of Lightroom Classic and Windows are you using? Can you please share details on how you created the auto import folder? What happens now if you add images to that folder? Would you mind sharing your workflow?

Can you please re-confirm if you have used the steps mentioned in this article to create the auto-import folder? Link: Auto-Import folder creation procedure.

 

Let us know how it goes,

 

Thanks,

Ranjisha

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    mastixAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 4, 2022

    Hello. It is solved. I had the import folder assigned to a specific folder in one of the many drives I had. In one of the sessions that drive letter was changed (maybe another drive that was usually disconnected got connected). As Lightroom was not finding the letter, although the drive was there and connected it did not import the photos. So i created a second auto import folder with the correct drive letter and it worked. 

    If you have like 10 or more drives connected at once it is a little cumbersome for me to check everytime I open the computer if the letter got changed. But I least now I know where the issue might be if the auto importer does not work.

     

    Thank you for your help

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    richardplondonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 4, 2022

    Glad you found the problem. For future usage, I suggest you consider setting a different fixed drive letter assignment to each drive that you use. These drive letters should be chosen further through the alphabet to reduce the likelihood of ever clashing with another device which has been given the next available letter. What I mean is that at random, a given cellphone or USB memory or whatever, might be assigned (say) letter E: Then even if you had specified that a particular drive should always ask for E:, when that was unavailable ir might be given F: instead. But if you have told it to always ask for (say) P:, then there will never be anything else that will be blocking this. Similarly, another drive might be told to always ask for Q: and then these two will never come into conflict no matter in which order they may be connected or disconnected.

     

    Always after setting a new drive letter, of course Lightroom Classic may need to be re-browsed to employ this new drive reference instead of the previous one. But once that drive letter becomes guaranteed to remain unchanging hereafter, this will be the last occasion for doing so.

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