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May 19, 2020
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Can't re-import photos after editing them once!

  • May 19, 2020
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Hello there! 

About a month ago, I bought lightroom. I used it for a while and then I realised that I cant re-import the photos that I already once have imported! I thought this feature is only for the lightroom 7-day trial, isn't it? If it is so then how can I fix this issue?

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Correct answer dj_paige

This has nothing to do with the free trial. Once you import photos into Lightroom, the expected (default) behavior is that Lightroom does not allow you to import them again.

 

You can go ahead and use these imported photos by finding them in the Library Module, and then performing whatever tasks you want (edit, email, print, etc.)

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dj_paige
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Legend
May 19, 2020

This has nothing to do with the free trial. Once you import photos into Lightroom, the expected (default) behavior is that Lightroom does not allow you to import them again.

 

You can go ahead and use these imported photos by finding them in the Library Module, and then performing whatever tasks you want (edit, email, print, etc.)

cmgap
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Community Expert
May 19, 2020

If you've previously imported the photos into your catalog why do you want to re-import them?

Participant
May 19, 2020

wait so i can just import them from the catalog?

 

dj_paige
Legend
May 19, 2020

"wait so i can just import them from the catalog?"

 

No. You import photos once. You do not import photos more than once. See my other answer in this thread.