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gaylen16223051
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September 4, 2018
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Ridiculously slow import in Lightroom Classic

  • September 4, 2018
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Three hours after I began importing my images they still weren't completed.  It's never been like this before - I took a photo workshop over the weekend and couldn't keep up with the class.  The only thing that changed was that I upgraded Lightroom last week.  Anybody else have this problem after upgrading?  Anybody have any ideas on how to fix it?  Its unusable this way.

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    Correct answer dj_paige

    Make sure your card reader is not malfunctioning. And that the camera card isn't the cause of this slowness.

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    gaylen16223051
    gaylen16223051Author
    Participant
    September 5, 2018

    Thanks dj_paige!  It was the SD card.  It never occurred to me that it was anything other than Lightroom itself.  Lesson learned!

    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    September 4, 2018

    Hi Gaylen,

    We're sorry to hear about the slow import after the update, could you try the steps below and let us know if it helps?

    Start by changing the hardware you are using to get the images from the memory card to the computer hard drive, Cable or card reader.

    If connecting the camera to the computer try a card reader or Copy the images from the memory card to the computer hard drive using the File Manager for the OS on your computer then import them.

    Regards,
    Sahil

    gaylen16223051
    gaylen16223051Author
    Participant
    September 5, 2018

    Thanks Sahil!  It turned out to be the SD card I think.  I imported images from another SD card last night and it went well.

    Gayle

    dj_paige
    dj_paigeCorrect answer
    Legend
    September 4, 2018

    Make sure your card reader is not malfunctioning. And that the camera card isn't the cause of this slowness.

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