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I can’t delete any video files within Lightroom. When I want to delete video from Lightroom Catalog, it says: ‘The file named ……. could not be moved to the Recycle Bin.’
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Can you post the full message exactly as it appears? Usually when a file can't be deleted it's because Lightroom doesn't know where it is because it has moved from it's original location.
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Can you post the full message exactly as it appears? Usually when a file can't be deleted it's because Lightroom doesn't know where it is because it has moved from it's original location.
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I have the same issue in 2024, Lightroom Classic is unable to delete videos that are used by a process, itself.
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On Windows this is usually becauseLightroom can be locking a video file while it generates previews from it.
Wait a few moments until it completes, or move the mouse over another video which makes Lightroom lock it instead. Then try deleting the file again.
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It’s probably it, but I almost alway can delete the file directly in windows explorer 😀 I wish Lightroom could detect that it is blocking itself.