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smidrel
smidrel
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August 3, 2020
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Delete video within LIghtroom Classic CC

  • August 3, 2020
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I can’t delete any video files within Lightroom. When I want to delete video from Lightroom Catalog, it says: ‘The file named ……. could not be moved to the Recycle Bin.’

So, here are some information

  1. I have a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud, so my desktop Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop are always up to date.
  2. All videos were upload a long time ago, so it can’t be if LR do some rendering a preview or checking if the metadata is up-to-date.

 

{Moved from Lightroom Cloud to Lightroom Classic Forum by Moderator} 

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    Correct answer cmgap

    Can you  post the full message exactly as it appears? Usually when a file can't be deleted it's because Lightroom doesn't know where it is because it has moved from it's original location.

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    IRATESPORK
    Participant
    April 5, 2024

    I have the same issue in 2024, Lightroom Classic is unable to delete videos that are used by a process, itself.

    john beardsworth
    Community Expert
    john beardsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2024

    On Windows this is usually becauseLightroom can be locking a video file while it generates previews from it. 

    Wait a few moments until it completes, or move the mouse over another video which makes Lightroom lock it instead. Then try deleting the file again.

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      IRATESPORK
      Participant
      April 7, 2024

      It’s probably it, but I almost alway can delete the file directly in windows explorer 😀 I wish Lightroom could detect that it is blocking itself.

      cmgap
      Community Expert
      cmgapCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      August 5, 2020

      Can you  post the full message exactly as it appears? Usually when a file can't be deleted it's because Lightroom doesn't know where it is because it has moved from it's original location.

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