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EnglandBex
EnglandBex
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April 16, 2022
Question

Lightroom won’t export

  • April 16, 2022
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Hi! For some reason after working on a photo in Photoshop and bringing it back into Lightroom it won't export. I am trying to export to my external hard drive and getting this message. Not sure why this started happening or how to fix it. Any help much appreciated!

 

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    Cory Mondale
    Cory Mondale
    Participant
    April 17, 2022

    I am having the same issue.  I can hit "Edit in Photoshop" and then export it from there. 
    I tried the permissions avenue, but no luck.

     

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 17, 2022

    @Cory Mondale Please provide more details.

    What is meant by "then export it from there."? From where? Photoshop? or Lightroom-Classic?

    And 'where' are you exporting to?

    Be specific with answers, especially any error messages.

     

    Please include the following in your question:
    Adobe product and Version number.
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    Screenshots of the problem.

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    Cory Mondale
    Cory Mondale
    Participant
    April 17, 2022

    I edit in Photoshop, and then I can export it from Photoshop to the folder I want.  
    Lightroom Classic 11.3 

    Monterey 12.3.1
    I was exporting a file like I always have.  The only thing that changed was I am now using a Canon R5 and the RAW files are CR3.  But not having this issue on my MacBook, only on my Mac. 

    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    April 16, 2022

    In System Preferences, >Security & Privacy, >Full Disk Access, do you see LR listed? If not, do add it and try again.

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    EnglandBex
    EnglandBexAuthor
    Participant
    April 17, 2022

    Yes I do. I'm trying to export to the external drive. I'm not sure why it suddenly started having a problem because it was fine in the past. I'm just trying to export from Lightroom to the external hard drive. 

      Rob_Cullen
      Community Expert
      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 16, 2022

      The error message- "...cannot be written..." would indicate a 'Permissions' problem with the destination drive and folder that you are exporting to.

      https://support.apple.com/kb/ph25287

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
      EnglandBex
      EnglandBexAuthor
      Participant
      April 17, 2022

      I also notice now when I create a new folder on the external drive it's no longer automatically popping up in lightroom

      Rob_Cullen
      Community Expert
      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 17, 2022

      To comment on the new folder aspect-

      1) If you create the 'new' folder in the Mac Finder- then Lightroom-Classic will NOT see or reference the new folder until it contains a photo that you Import to the Catalog.

      2) If you create the 'new' folder in the Folder panel of LrC it does appear in LrC even if it is empty of files.

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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