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September 15, 2026
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it keeps glitching and saying that it is having problems reading the files of my images. Whenever I close it and reopen it works for awhile and then does it again, Ive tried multiple different hard drives and it is still doing it.

  • September 15, 2026
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After editing for a little while it will suddenly say that it is having problems reading the file of my images. If I close out and reopen it will work again for a little while, but then it says it again. I have tried different hard drives and it is still doing it on all of them. 

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    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    September 15, 2026

    I’m guessing you’re using Local mode on the Desktop app?
     

    Are they all external hard drives? Does the same occur if the photos are on the internal drive? I’m wondering if perhaps the drives are going to sleep or getting disconnected, or perhaps there’s an issue with the usb port. When it says it’s having problems with the files, can you still browse that drive with your standard file browser (Explorer/Finder)?
     

    Are you Windows or Mac? The contents of Help menu > System Info may offer us some clues in troubleshooting. 

    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen