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andyo45512488
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Dec 10, 2023 6:23 PM UTC
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Unable to delete photos in Lightroom

I cant seem to delete any photos from Lightroom (not CLASSIC). I am a Classic user thinking about using the newere version. If I click to delete, in all ways I know, a dialog box says unable to delete please delete directly from disk. HELP!!

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Flor1n
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Jun 14, 2025 9:17 PM UTC

Havin the same issue. Deleting files from a NAS using the Local feature of Lightroom doesn't work. 
I am pretty dissapointed, please fix this, team.

 

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Bryce25
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Aug 25, 2024 8:05 PM UTC

Same issue here. I can delete files whithout issue with Lightroom Classic on MacOs, files are stored on my NAS, but it's impossible with Lightroom.

I go back to Classic.

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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Dec 11, 2023 10:29 AM UTC

Sounds like you are using the new 'local' feature. I'm not sure if you can delete images from your disk through this feature, but the dialog you get suggests that you can't.

 

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-- Johan W. Elzenga
andyo45512488Author
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Dec 11, 2023 10:47 AM UTC
Yes, I have come to the conclusion that I can’t delete photos directly from
Lightroom which are stored on a NAS. Works fine with external drive etc but
not with NAS. It seems possible to select all the rejections and move them
to a temporary folder elsewhere and then delete them. Not a simple workflow
though
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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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Dec 10, 2023 8:34 PM UTC

If you are a "Classic user" why are you asking about Lightroom?

If you think Lightroom is a "newer" version (than Lightroom-Classic)- you would be wrong. It is a separate and different app for different use.

v13.0.2 of Lightroom-Classic is the "newer".

COMPARE LIGHTROOM & LIGHTROOM-CLASSIC FEATURES

And which version of Lightroom are you asking about? The 'old' perpetual version, or the 'new' Cloud based version?

Screen-clip and post the error message you see.

 

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
andyo45512488Author
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Dec 10, 2023 8:50 PM UTC
Sorry if my post was confusing. I have identified the problem myself now, Lightroom does not seem able to delete files from a NAS drive, but Lightroom Classic does.
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kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
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Dec 10, 2023 7:03 PM UTC

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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