Folder Making Problem, Will not let me make a folder on Ext Hard Drive

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April 25, 2020
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When I attempt to make a sub folder under mine ext hard drive, a popup says

The folder /Volumes/Seagate 4T Hard Drive/JFT could not be created on disk.

First time I have had this problem. Please help.

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DdeGannes

Community Expert

Check your permissions "security and privacy" see the screen capture.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.3; PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

jtrippyAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks for helping. Yes, they are all checked. Still no luck.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I think you have a Mac permissions problem. See the correct answer below.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/lightroom-classic-9-0-cannot-find-photos-on-desktop-macos-catalina-10-15-1/td-p/10719833?page=1

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jtrippyAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks for helping. Still having problem.

Just Shoot Me

Legend

I moved your post over from the poorly named Community Help forum to the proper forum, LR Classic.

jtrippyAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks for your help.

Catalina 10.15.4, Plenty of free space on ext drive, a little less than 3T out of 4T drive. Lightroom Classic 9.2.1.

Does your computer user profile have administrative level permissions?
How do I look for this? Sorry, I am a little slow when it comes to some of this stuff…