Google Backup and Sync (Google Drive) causes "Lightroom encountered and error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit"

Just FYI,

If you get this error,

"Lightroom encountered and error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit"

It could be 'Google Backup and Sync' (AKA Google Drive). When the backup service is working it seems to cause file access conflicts.

The solution is the exclude the C:\Users\<user>\Pictures\Lightroom\ folder from the back-up.

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Participant

hi, can you explain more about the setting? i don't quite get what you mean by exclude folder from back up

Participant

Thak you very much!

Community Expert

Thanks for sharing Justin. I've heard a couple of reports recently, all Google Drive related.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen

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