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Can't export photos from Lightroom Classic v11 ("The file could not be written")

Community Beginner ,
Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

I am running Lightroom Classic v11.0.1 on a Mac running macOS 12.0.1 and when trying to export photos I get the following message:

"Some export operations were not performed. The file could not be written"

 

I found several articles about this problem but could not find any solution.

What could cause this problem and how to fix it?

 

Thanks for your help!

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Community Expert , Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

Is the file connected? As in is the drive it's on connected?

Is the export drive full? 

It can also be a permission issue with the drive. 

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Community Beginner , Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

It was a permission issue: the desktop folder of a different Mac user account was selected.

I changed the folder and was able to export.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

Is the file connected? As in is the drive it's on connected?

Is the export drive full? 

It can also be a permission issue with the drive. 

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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Community Beginner ,
Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

The photo is on the internal drive of my Mac.

The Mac storage says about the internal drive: 37 GB available of 499 GB 

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Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

Attach is the Lightroom System Info

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Dec 04, 2021 Dec 04, 2021

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It was a permission issue: the desktop folder of a different Mac user account was selected.

I changed the folder and was able to export.

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