The LR catalog cannot be used because the parent folder does not allow files to be createded

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November 12, 2025
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I'm on a mac using Tahoe.

I've given permissions for Lightroom Classic to have full disk access. I've added it to Accessibility, App Management. Under Files & Folders it says it has full disk access, but I'm still getting the error message.

Any ideas?

macOS

Correct answer Wander.photo

Thanks, Sameer.

If anyone else is looking at this and they've made the permission changes but it isn't working, make sure you've unlocked the folder as well. At the bottom right, near the permissions, there may be a lock icon. If that's engaged, you can't ripple the changes. As soon as I unlokced that I was able to apply changes to all items and it worked.

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Wander.photoAuthor

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I've also tried to create a new catalouge and import the old ones only to be told by Lightroom that it can't import the other one becuase "The catalog does not appear to be a valid Lightroom catalog."

Sameer K

Community Manager

Hey, @Wander.photo. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you figure this out.

For the first error with the permissions, you can follow this conversation in Apple Forums to manually apply permissions to the right target folder(s): https://adobe.ly/4hYDPXC;

For the second issue, you can follow the steps shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-classic-v15-corrupted-catalog/td-p/15568044

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks!

Sameer K
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Wander.photoAuthorCorrect answer

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Thanks, Sameer.

If anyone else is looking at this and they've made the permission changes but it isn't working, make sure you've unlocked the folder as well. At the bottom right, near the permissions, there may be a lock icon. If that's engaged, you can't ripple the changes. As soon as I unlokced that I was able to apply changes to all items and it worked.

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