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Inspiring
November 9, 2021
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Lightroom mobile failing to import photos

  • November 9, 2021
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For context, I have been trying to import photos for the past 2 days into the lightroom app and failing everytime. Not even one photo gets uploaded successfully. I just cleared a lot of space in my phone so I think insufficient storage can't be a problem. I also restarted my phone just in case but nothing improved. I don't want to delete and install the app again because I dont want to lose my years worth of progress so that's not an option. 

I have Lightroom Android V7.0.0

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! 

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Correct answer avid_Moon5DFE

Hopefully, someone from adobe reaches out to you and discusses your case with you. This problem has happened to me twice since I made this post, and both times my issue got resolved: the second time being quicker. Maybe your lightroom database has been corrupted like mine? If it is, then you send your database over, they fix it, and then send it back to replace the old one. You completed the 1st step, so now, you just have to wait for their response 🙂

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Sean August Horvath
Participating Frequently
February 29, 2024

i was just frustrated i couldnt comment on this thread about it happening years ago https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/importing-new-photos-that-lightroom-says-i-already-imported/m-p/8642711#M24292

 

so i wiped my HD and have a new adobe account so i dont' even know where to start to fix this but its really frustraiting and renaming them only works half the time. lightroom is basically still empty so not like i can find them repeatedin there with a different account and cloud anyway -- presumably they are in some random lightroom folder that the uninstall neglected to remove? 

Sean August Horvath
Participating Frequently
February 29, 2024

i don't understand why i can't just hit a button that says "import again" like that would be fine with me

Participant
June 4, 2022

Sad there's no response from Adobe on this. Mine keeps saying a few photos failed to import. By now it should have an option to show what photos didn't import. Or some kind of Link or diagnosis.

Participant
April 24, 2022

Mine as well, I can view the photo but it says failed to load and I am unable to edit it. 

Participant
April 25, 2022

same 

Inspiring
November 30, 2021

After a LOT of back & forth and cooperation with @Aswingk21706058 my issue has been resolved. Turns out it was something to do with my database being corrupt. Got that fixed and my app is back to normal (finally!!) 

Participant
April 22, 2022

I've had the same problem forever. I did what's above and emailed the logs. 

 

Please help.

avid_Moon5DFEAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
April 22, 2022

Hopefully, someone from adobe reaches out to you and discusses your case with you. This problem has happened to me twice since I made this post, and both times my issue got resolved: the second time being quicker. Maybe your lightroom database has been corrupted like mine? If it is, then you send your database over, they fix it, and then send it back to replace the old one. You completed the 1st step, so now, you just have to wait for their response 🙂

Participant
November 19, 2021

This same issue is happening  for 2 months for me, I can't load anything from my pc to my mobile app.. but it loads from my mobile to my pc... I waiting on paying and for  some reason it decided to work, then I payed my bill after a week of not paying and now it doesn't work again.....

Adobe Employee
November 29, 2021

@Kristen21833727z3mk 

Please go through the link that i have shared, which will guide you how to generate diagnostic logs from our app and it will let you send them to us.

 

Help wiki page to generate diagnostic logs here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/generate-share-logs-lightroom-mobile.html 

Adobe Employee
November 11, 2021

Thanks for reporting your concern. Can you please share the diagnostic logs? We can help you investigate this issue and respond asap.

Help wiki page to generate diagnostic logs here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/generate-share-logs-lightroom-mobile.html 

Participant
November 11, 2021

Hi how do we share this log to you? I'm having the same issues, and photos are no longer updating. For example I try to edit a photo and it just closes down the app

Inspiring
November 11, 2021

UPDATE: it's been 4 days and there have been no signs of improvement. Any help or guidance will be met with lots of gratitude!!! I'm kinda getting impatient now haha

Participant
November 9, 2021

Same thing is happening to me. I uninstalled and it's still doing it 

Inspiring
November 11, 2021

Did you find any solution to make it work? Because I'm finding it really frustrating lol