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richl54697243
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November 1, 2017
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Lightroom Classic CC - Cant Create Folders On External Drive

  • November 1, 2017
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Hi

I have recently updated to Lightroom Classic CC running on iMac. I generally have my folders on my my iMac but also have some client folders that are kept on a LaCie external drive. I have just noticed that I can not create any folders on the external drive from within Lightroom. I can create folders by on the drive using Finder but not using Lightroom. I have not changed any permissions and this has been working for about the last 3 years. When I try and create a folder I get the error message "The folder /volumes/...path could not be created on disk".

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

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      D.A.R
      D.A.R
      Legend
      November 2, 2017

      In my test I encountered no problem creating folders within sub-folders. However I did encounter this message when I Selected "Volume"

      Here is the structure:

      So, selecting Volume is not possible to create a folder via Lightroom (in my case its a server) but I am able to create folders withing any subfolder beginning with the "home" folder shown here.

      Are you having issues with sub-folders too?

      Incidentally, this is no different from the previous version.

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      Roberto24735444hpui
      Participant
      June 5, 2022

      I am having this problem too.... really annoying

      Ian Lyons
      Community Expert
      Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 5, 2022

      If it's truly the same issue, then check out this link https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-give-full-disk-access-to-lightroom-classic-on-macos/td-p/12913413

       

      If above doesn't help, then I strongly suggest that you start a new thread and provide as much information about your version Lightroom, your operating sytem and your computer hardware as possible.

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        richl54697243Author
        Participant
        November 1, 2017

        Hi

        Sorry but don't understand. I can read and write to the drive using finder, i.e. dropping files in, renaming existing folders. What I can't do is create folders on that drive using Lightroom. I could before the upgrade.

          dj_paige
          dj_paige
          Legend
          November 1, 2017

          The issue is not writing to the drive, the issue is writing to that specific FOLDER where you want to create another folder.

          So if you want to create a folder that is nested immediately under some parent folder, you need to check the permissions on that immediate parent folder to see if you have write permission.

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          billpixton73
          Participant
          November 14, 2017

          so how do I check permissions. I'm on imac. I have previously been moving files from LR CC to external drive. Has been working fine but now gives me the cannot create file error message. I don't get what has changed or how I fix it. Ideas please  Bill P.

          dj_paige
          dj_paige
          Legend
          November 1, 2017
          have not changed any permissions and this has been working for about the last 3 years.

          You need to check to make sure the permissions on the path of interest haven't accidentally changed.

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