My jpegs are not showing up in Lightroom Classic. Why?

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December 3, 2023
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In Lightroom Classic, I can create a jpeg (via export from DNG) that shows up on my external hard drive, but when I try to import that jpeg back into Lightrrom, it doesn't show up. This never used to happen and I haven't changed anything. What is happening here? The only that has changed (which has caused other problems in my life) is my icloud storage is full. Does Lightroom Classic use icloud? I'm on a Mac Mini, Apple M2. Help?

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JohanElzenga

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If the imported JPG has the exact same name (only a different extension) and is located in the same folder as the original, then Lightroom might consider it a sidecar file to the original if you have not checked the option to treat jpegs next to raw files as separate images in the preferences.

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darrent7616036Author

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Bingo! That's what it was. I don't know how it got changed, but I'm good now. Thanks!

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darrent7616036Author

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In Lightroom Classic, I can create a jpeg (via export from DNG) that shows up on my external hard drive, but when I try to import that jpeg back into Lightrrom, it doesn't show up. This never used to happen and I haven't changed anything. What is happening here? The only that has changed (which has caused other problems in my life) is my icloud storage is full. Does Lightroom Classic use icloud? I'm on a Mac Mini, Apple M2. Help?

DdeGannes

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Concerning the first issue, you can make the exported file automatically connected to your Catalog when exporting. Then you will not have to import the exported file. See the top of the Export dialog. See screen capture.

Concerning the second issue Lightroom needs the image files connected to the computer via an internal or external drive, it cannot work with the images stored in your Apple iCloud storage.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.3; PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.

darrent7616036Author

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Thanks for the tip on importing/exporting. That saves a lot of time. I solved the other problem, thanks.

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