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Aug 11, 2025 8:30 PM UTC
Question

LR Classic 14.4 not recognizing some or all new photos

I've researched this issue and just stumped. I shoot with my Canon 1DX mk ii and the first 2 photos show up as good and the rest are grayed out like they already exist on the catalog on import. On some imports ALL the photos are grayed out. 

 

I think Lightroom think that they photos are already inside? I don't have the don't import dupolicates checked. 

 

I have done some things trying  to figure it out.

 

1. Uninstalled and reinstalled LR Classic-twice 

2. Erased on the Mac and then formated in camera a new card. Does the same on CF and CFast cards.

3. Removed plist in pref panes.

4. tested cards in Mac app Photos and it imports perfctly. Image Capture a Mac app also imports perfectly.

5. Tried different CF and CFast cards same issue. 

Any help appreciated 

 

5 replies

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
Aug 11, 2025 8:43 PM UTC

Make sure Lightroom has 'Full Disk Access'. See Quick Tips: How to give Full Disk Access to Lightroom Classic on macOS

 

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-- Johan W. Elzenga
Participant
Aug 11, 2025 8:53 PM UTC

Thanks for the tip-Forgot to mention #2. I started a new catalog and that works fine. I will check the Full Disk Access. New MacBook Pro has 4TB drive so plenty of space about 900MB on this now.

 

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Participant
Aug 11, 2025 8:58 PM UTC

Just tried to  Optimize the big catalog as well as did the full disk access. Still grayed out. Some times the first 2 photos will be OK the rest grayed.

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Participant
Aug 11, 2025 8:32 PM UTC

Forgot to mentioin Macbook Pro M1 with 64 GB on Sequoia 15.6

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