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April 18, 2024
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Photo greyed out, cannot copy.

  • April 18, 2024
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I am trying to copy photos to a new external hard drive. The photos are greyed out. In some cases the entire file is greyed out and in other cases only some photos are greyed out. these are files and photos that are not in the new hard drive. What am I doing wrong?

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dj_paige
Legend
April 18, 2024

What software are you using? What version NUMBER?

 

How are you doing this copy? Please be specific and detailed. Are you doing this copy in your operating system or some other software?

 

Where are the photos greyed out? Please be specific. If possible show us a screen capture and include the screen capture in your reply by using the "Insert Photos" icon; do not attach files.

TomodayAuthor
Participant
April 26, 2024

I am doing it in LR Classic. When I hit import many images are "greyed out." Some images appear normal right beside other images which I cannot copy to my external hard drive. I am using Windows 10. I copied some images correctly but then this problem occured. For some reason I cannot provide a screenshot. This problem involves all formats, jpeg, dng. tiff, mov, etc. In some files all shots are "greyed out" and in some files some are affescted and others not. ?.

dj_paige
Legend
April 26, 2024
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I am doing it in LR Classic. When I hit import many images are "greyed out." Some images appear normal right beside other images which I cannot copy to my external hard drive. I am using Windows 10. I copied some images correctly but then this problem occured. For some reason I cannot provide a screenshot. This problem involves all formats, jpeg, dng. tiff, mov, etc. In some files all shots are "greyed out" and in some files some are affescted and others not. ?.


By @Tomoday

 

Greyed images in the import dialog box indicates the photo has previously been imported into LrC and should NOT be imported again. Just go to the Library Module, search for the desired photos, and then you can work with them (since they have already been imported).