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GavTan
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Dec 29, 2025 12:46 AM UTC
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Archive Folder Locally Stuck

Trying to Archive Locally 7,695 images, always gets stuck at the final 10%.
Restarted multiple times, and result is the same. Export to local SSD, NAS, External Storage.

Lightroom v9.1 20251204-1659-82a72fd

macOS 26.2

Francesco Della PerutaCorrect answer
Community Expert
Dec 30, 2025 5:15 PM UTC

Lightroom seems to have problems when storing  a very large number of images.
When the process reaches the last 10%, it can get stuck, even if you export to SSD, NAS, or external storage.

Please

Archive the photos in smaller batches instead of all at once

Make sure there is enough free disk space on the destination

Try archiving to a local internal disk first, then move the files

Restart Lightroom and the Mac before trying again

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Francesco Della PerutaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Dec 30, 2025 5:15 PM UTC

Lightroom seems to have problems when storing  a very large number of images.
When the process reaches the last 10%, it can get stuck, even if you export to SSD, NAS, or external storage.

Please

Archive the photos in smaller batches instead of all at once

Make sure there is enough free disk space on the destination

Try archiving to a local internal disk first, then move the files

Restart Lightroom and the Mac before trying again

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