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eric2626
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December 14, 2021
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Does Lightroom Classic Have a Time Limit Before the File is Lost to Exporting?

  • December 14, 2021
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Hello, yes I'm certain the above title sounds confusing, but today I had edited a RAW file in Lightoom Classic 11.1, finished the editing and took a short break from the Mac. When I returned in perhaps 20 minutes there was a flag on the photo, 'This File Could Not be Found', and I was unable to export the edited photo to the desktop. The Develop screen was greyed out and I had no controls either for more editing nor ability to export it.

 

I wouldn't think LRclassic has a time limit for editing, but I'd not run into this issue before so would like to know how to avoid this issue.

 

Thanks! 

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Correct answer GoldingD

LrC absolutly hates hard drives going to sleep be it MACOS or Windows. Some find LrC haytes MACs going to sleep.

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eric2626Author
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December 15, 2021

Thanks guys, yes that's got to be the case. I'll look for this next time my work has a break involved.

Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 15, 2021

No, no time limit. I can shut-down and on a restart my screen returns to the state it was when shut-down.

More likely a hard-drive has gone to 'sleep' and needs re-awakening.

Or the original files have 'disappeared' by a hard-ware fault.

Can you show a screen-clip of your "greyed out Develop screen and controls"?

MISSING PHOTOS- Adobe Help

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    GoldingD
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    Legend
    December 15, 2021

    LrC absolutly hates hard drives going to sleep be it MACOS or Windows. Some find LrC haytes MACs going to sleep.

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      tmickow
      Inspiring
      December 14, 2021

      Is the original file on an external drive?  If so, during your 20 minute break, that drive may have gone to sleep or otherwise become unavailable.  If LrC can't see the original file, it'll show as unavailable and Develop & export won't work.

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