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FiraflyPhoto
FiraflyPhoto
Participant
December 10, 2019
Question

Lightroom catalog cannot be used

  • December 10, 2019
  • 2 replies
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Hi there,

I recently bought a new iMac and moved everything over from my old one using Time Machine.

I am having some issues with LR. Everytime I open it, I get "The Lightroom catalog cannot be used because the parent folder "Volumes/Firafly 1TB/Late 2019" does not allow files to be created within it.

Please either fix the flder permissions before continuing or choose a different catalog" 

I can not seem to find a parent folder or permissions. 

Any help would be appreciated.

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    deirdremcq
    deirdremcq
    Participant
    November 12, 2020

    Hmmmm, I'm getting the same error message (with my own folder name), but unfortunately GoldingD's kind tip didn't help me, as I'd already granted those permissions. Any further guidance to offer, hivemind?

    deirdremcq
    deirdremcq
    Participant
    November 12, 2020

    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    December 10, 2019

    So, Catalina

     

    Outside off Lightroom, bring up your MAC's System Preferences. Select Security and Privacy , Select the Privacy tab. Scroll down to Files and Folders. Make sure that Lightroom Classic, and while you are at it Phtoshop can access all.

     

      Susan Russo Anderson
      Susan Russo Anderson
      Participant
      September 16, 2020

      This really worked for me. Thanks so much for your expertise and time.

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