Error Message Server Busy During Startup

[SteveRuddy]

During LR startup I get a Server Busy Window that says

This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Choose switch to to activate the busy program and correct the problem.

This does correct the problem but why is this necessary and how to I get rid of the error during start up?

[marting1966]

Didn't work for me

[BartonGarrett256]

Well I have had this error for a year or so and finally decided to try and fix it with this recommendation.

not only did it not work now most of my apps lock up, files are missing and I can't even open the CC app.  I can't even uninstall In Design.  It looks like I'm going to have to wipe my entire suite of Adobe apps, which means plug in hell in Pr and Ae.  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. This is going to cost me a couple of days to fix.  At least. 

Dont do it unless you understand exactly what you are doing.  Epic fail, Adobe strikes again.

[jeffc40386129]

I found a new solution to this problem. I do IT support for a software company and know that if a problem like this isn't fixed in a month, much less 2+ years, that the company isn't working on a solution. I started having this problem last week (Windows 7, Lightroom 5.7, 64 bit) and tried everything suggested with no luck. I needed to find a replacement for Lightroom, and my first choice was ON1 Photo 10. I downloaded and installed the 30-day trial. After the install a pop-up window said that ON1 had installed plugins to Lightroom. This made me curious. So, without launching ON1, I launched Lightroom (not as an administrator), and it opened perfectly. It has opened normally several times for the past two days. Give it a try.

Have Fun,

Jeff

UPDATE - Nevermind. Lightroom launches fine, but when I clicked on the Develop button, the Server Error pop-up showed up again. Now I'm off to try ON1.

[BartonGarrett256]

Thanks Jeff, I appreciate the suggestion.  I have on1 but have not used it lately.  I am a video editor/videographer and for now I'm all Adobe.  My error went away once but always comes back.  My suspicion is it is looking for a spinning drive and I'm getting what is a time out error until it comes up to speed.  My C is an SSD, but stills are on their own 7200 rpm drive.  I just have to paw the return button for ten seconds or so and it resolves. It's just annoying.

I assume Lr is sitting at the kids table, Adobe is big and needs constant exponential growth, Lr ain't it, the shiny products get the attention.  That said when it works I prefer the develop module much more than Ps.

good luck.  I'd be reluctant to put all my stuff in someone's basket if I don't know how solid the company is.  Too much work to migrate for me.

[ngrandison]

You may well be right. I recently bought an MSI gaming laptop specifically to provide a fast platform for LR6 and like you installed the program on the SSD C drive and the data on a large HDD. LR is now completely unusable making a £3k hardware investment useless. I have another LR6 licence on my old sony vaio which works fine but slower. I haven't tried changing the hard drive sleep settings yet - haven't plucked up the courage. None of the following work:

• renaming the SLCache etc folders [that just forces a repeat registration]
• disconnecting my USB backup drive
• removing camera cards from my Lexar workflow holder
• imprecation/prayer

[jeffc40386129]

Update 2 - I fixed the problem, but you won't like the solution.

My computer started having problems in that it would freeze half way through startup. I did a full restore from the hard drive, but still had some problems, so I did a full restore from the factory DVDs I bought along with my computer. Then I reinstalled my data files and moved the Lightroom catalog to a different folder (I wanted to keep it in case I needed it), then reinstalled Lightroom (5.6) and imported all of my images. Lightroom has been working fine for two weeks now. I don't know if it was a problem in Windows or Lightroom, all I care about is that it's working.

Have Fun,

Jeff

[snapgeek]

Didn't solve my problem at all. Adobe support is pretty freaking useless. Wish I knew why I bother paying for this crappy software.

[tomleparskas]

So it's already Dec 2016 and I am LR 6.6.1 standalone and people are still getting server not ready errors!!!! It is happening to me again this week. Just went through  a major Windows10 update it seems too. Wonder if they are connected??

I have LR installed on an SSD and catalog on a HDD. Running 16 gig RAM so what's going on?

Adobe has never chimed in here in years - so can they even be working on this or acknowlege it's happening?

[BartonGarrett256]

Someone posted an observation that if a bug isn't fixed within a year of it's birth it won't ever be fixed.  All of the staff are working on pop up adverts for Adobe Stock I guess.  That's 90% GM business.  Lr is the stepchild... Apple threw in the towel, no one is threatening so don't expect much, this is capitalism at it finest.

[dianar40294716]

We are not using Lightroom and still getting the same error?

[BartonGarrett256]

I'm not understanding your question.  I'm fairly certain you can get rid of the error by spinning your hard drives at all times.  I won't do that, I want them to last, so they sleep when not in use. I simply grumble through the error when it arises, which is constantly.

[Wallace Kaufman]

I have LR on disk. Had the same message stymying me every time. I simply right clicked the icon, chose run as administrator and it worked.

[Harbans23563063btlu]

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