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March 13, 2022
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Error when creating a virtual copy

  • March 13, 2022
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I am getting an error when I try to create a virtual copy from a photo that aleready has one or more virtual copies. The error doesn't occur when I create a virtual copy from a photo thad didn't had a virtual copy yet.

 

Lightroom throws out an interesting error message in the console:

 

standard 19:37:26.956506+0100 Adobe Lightroom Classic Oops! An untagged string (entity:doneConstructing(): Field "propertySpec" does not have a value.) got thrown far enough that we display it to the user. This shouldn't happen.

 

 

I had the same error earlier with Lightroom 11, but i went away after the next Update.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot.

 

Im on a MacBook Pro M1, latest OS, with Lightroom Classic 11.2

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Correct answer IAmTheCameraEye

I've exported the whole catalog and imported it into a new empty catalog. I now can create virtual copies again, on all photos.

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IAmTheCameraEye
IAmTheCameraEyeAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 11, 2022

I've exported the whole catalog and imported it into a new empty catalog. I now can create virtual copies again, on all photos.

AxelMatt
Community Expert
AxelMattCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 11, 2022

Please try to install the latest update to Lightroom Classic 11.3.1 and check.

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
    IAmTheCameraEye
    IAmTheCameraEyeAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 11, 2022

    Thank you, but I am on the latest Update already, no change.

    Randy Hufford
    Community Expert
    Randy HuffordCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 17, 2022

    Have you tried updating LR?

      IAmTheCameraEye
      IAmTheCameraEyeAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 18, 2022

      My Lightroom is up to date, I even tried a dwongrade to Version 11.1, but that didn't help.

      Ranjisha Sengupta
      Ranjisha Sengupta
      Legend
      March 15, 2022

      Hi there,

       

      We are sorry about the issue you are seeing while creating virtual copies in Lightroom Classic. We're here to help. Since when is it happening? Did you try to check if the same happens for a new catalog? 

      You can add Lightroom Classic to the accessibility list for macOS by going to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > select the Privacy tab. Also, grant permissions to Lightroom Classic under Files and Folders, then restart the computer to check if that helps.

       

      You can also try to reset the preferences of Lightroom Classic using the steps mentioned in the link below.

      https://helpx.adobe.com/in/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html

       

      Note: Please take a backup of your presets, plug-ins, etc., before resetting the preferences.

       

      Regards,

      Ranjisha

        IAmTheCameraEye
        IAmTheCameraEyeAuthor
        Inspiring
        March 17, 2022

        Hi Ranjisha,

        I've tried everythin you've mentioned but it didn't help. I think it is a problem in the catalogs database structure. I think I frist had the problem in in Lightroom Classic 11, with Version 11.1 the problem went away and now it's happening again in Version 11.2. But I'm not sure, if it's related to the Version of Lightroom.

        Regards,

        Alex

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