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crbuckjr
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June 28, 2018
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Error message when opeing LR Classic.....

  • June 28, 2018
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I have just migrated LR to my desktop at my summer home.

When I open LR Classic, I get the following message--

"LR cannot write to the following directory.  Until this problem is resolved, syncing from LR CC may not function correctly.

L:     "

L is my SSD drive on which I keep LR.

I have no idea what this means.  I do use CC to sync iPhone pics...and use Mobile.

Any help will be appreciated.

thanks

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      Correct answer cmgap

      Change the destination of the folder that is currently syncing to your mobile photos. Try going into Lightroom Preferences > Lightroom Sync > uncheck the box that Specifies the location for Lightroom CC ecosystem's images or change the location to your SSD temporarily. You can change it back anytime or not use it at all.

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      Skifourfun
      Skifourfun
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      December 17, 2019

      Thank you - great answer and it fixed the problem.

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      psionblau
      Participant
      February 1, 2022

      Change the destination of the folder that is currently syncing to your mobile photos. Try going into Lightroom Preferences > Lightroom Sync > uncheck the box that Specifies the location for Lightroom CC ecosystem's images or change the location to your SSD temporarily. You can change it back anytime or not use it at all.

       

      Thank you very much! The recommandation was really very usefull!

      cmgap
      Community Expert
      cmgapCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      June 30, 2018

      Change the destination of the folder that is currently syncing to your mobile photos. Try going into Lightroom Preferences > Lightroom Sync > uncheck the box that Specifies the location for Lightroom CC ecosystem's images or change the location to your SSD temporarily. You can change it back anytime or not use it at all.

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        crbuckjrAuthor
        Known Participant
        June 30, 2018

        that did it...don't get the error message anymore.....thanks a bunch

        can you point me to an explanation of how Classic and CC work together for folks like me.......I use Classic because i want to store my pics on desktop.....but also use Mobile to edit a specified Collection like when on an airplane....and want my iphone photos to show up in LR.....

        mostly this seems to work....but, frankly, I have no idea why!!!  and many explanations of Classi  in CC say that Mobile only works with CC!!!

        thanks for your help.....

          cmgap
          Community Expert
          cmgapCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          July 1, 2018

          Glad that worked!

          Classic's companion App, Lightroom Mobile offers a reliable workflow that is reasonable to manage. Here is an example workflow...

          In this instance the photographer needs

          - to access images from any given shoot on multiple devices for culling, sorting, editing and

          - an easy way to share images with a client

          With Lightroom mobile installed on your phone and tablet and Classic on your computer, you can create and access synced collections from any device or browser. You'll have to turn syncing on under the name of your catalog - look for the white arrow to open the activity center and turn on syncing.

          Create a collection (there a multiple ways to do that) tick the box to the left of the name of the collection and notice that it is syncing and when it is complete. Then notice in the center grid view in the library module there is a Make Public button. If you now open a browser window and go to lightroom.adobe.com and log in with your credentials you will see your shared collection.

          You can make the collection shareable to anyone with a link by clicking on the Make Public button in Classic or you can click on the gear icon to access settings in the browser.

          If you've downloaded Lr Mobile on your other devices you can open that same collection there as well.

          So in this instance the photographer has the ability to continue to work on this collection (or album) of images from anywhere and can copy-paste-send the link to a client for their review with a few short clicks.

          Give it a try with just a small collection and let us know how you do.

            dj_paige
            dj_paige
            Legend
            June 28, 2018

            It might mean that you do not have WRITE permission to the folder where the catalog file is located. If that's the case, you need to make sure you have both read and WRITE permission to that folder.

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            crbuckjrAuthor
            Known Participant
            June 28, 2018

            that certainly looked like the right answer!  The folder that holds the catalog was "read only"....I undid that....but, unfortunately, I got the same message when I closed and reopened LR Classic.....

            ....any other ideas...??

            thanks a bunch..

            dj_paige
            dj_paige
            Legend
            June 28, 2018

            Not the "read only" flag, I am talking about folder permissions in your operating system. Right click on the folder, select Properties, click on Security, and set the permissions so that you have WRITE permission.

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