A strange LR alert and all my files are gone. Folders are empty.

[raphaels28255986]

A strange LR alert and all my files are gone. Folders are empty.

Hi guys,

Here is the alert - please see below. What does it mean and can the damage be reversed?

(Luckily I have a clone of the ailing drive, so no files were lost, but some late adjustments were.)

Please enlighten me.Thanks a million,

Raphael

[GoldingD]

Do you have a backup?

[AxelMatt]

Check your hard drive. An disk i/o error indicates a hardware problem with the hard drive. 

[josephlavine]

Are you able to access the backup Catalog that is generally done automatically? If so, your recent adjustments should be there.

warmly/j

[johnrellis]

You may need to grant LR Full Disk Access, as detailed here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-give-full-disk-access...

LR sometimes acts very strangely without Full Disk Access. 

If that doesn't help, then I agree with Axel that it's likely a hardware problem with the disk -- you should stop using it immediately and run full disk diagnostics or take it to a repair shop if you're not comfortable doing that.

[raphaels28255986]

A friend clicked on the latest LR folder in Finder and it worked!

I am meeting with a Genius at Apple to check the hard drive.

More to come - Thanks a lot everyone!

[raphaels28255986 · Accepted solution]

The new cables seem to gave worked!

Please keep your fingers crossed for me, guys .... 🙂