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Exporting Tiff and JPEG Simultaneously Onto Desktop ( I don't want this to occur)

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November 25, 2024
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As of yesterday, when I export a tif file to my desktop, it is now creating a folder titled "2024" and exporting the tiff file(s) to it while also exporting the jpeg (w/watermark) to my desktop directly. Prior to yesterday, I was able to just export the jpeg to my desktop.

How do I remedy this situation?

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

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Correct answer richardplondon

What file type, and where, is the image that you are exporting this JPG copy from?

Is that (for example) a camera Raw or a camera JPG, or is this the "the TIFF" that you have referred to? I have never encountered an Export action changing the folder location of the original source file concerned; altering the folder location of any file that already existed, for that matter.

Export makes new files (or otherwise overwrites in-place).

You have also mentioned an IMPORT action and this did seem as if it may be directing to this same Desktop \ 2024 location. So a little more clarification would help please.

Conrad_C

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I thought of a couple situations that might cause an export to go to the desktop, especially if you originally set a different export destination but it somehow got reset to the desktop.

1. The intended folder no longer exists or was moved or renamed.

But I guess this shouldn't be a problem if you just chose that folder in the Export dialog box a moment ago, because a folder can only be selected if it's actually there by that name.

2. The intended folder has a problem with permissions.

Check the intended folder and make sure it is not set to Locked or Read Only (you can do this in the Finder using File > Get Info), and if it's on another volume, make sure macOS has permissions to write to that volume (you can do this in System Settings / Privacy and Security / Files and Folders).

These ideas come from having seen that other applications can put items on the desktop if there is a problem with the destination folder. For example, in the macOS Finder, if I select three files in a folder and use the command File > Compress to create a .zip archive of them, if they were in a read-only folder or volume, the .zip archive can’t be written there so macOS creates the new .zip archive on the Desktop where it does have write permission. I wonder if there is a similar cause here, in at least some of the cases.

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angelom65881300Author

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@Conrad_CI appreciate your feedback. As I mentioned initially, prior to this "bug", I was simply able to export a jpeg image to my desktop.

Now, not only does that happen, but a folder also appears with a "2024" label and inside of that folder is the tiff file. That tiff file no longer appears in its original folder, as an example "Cape Cod". So, I have to drag the tiff from the new folder on the desktop back into its original location.

I am hoping that once I am able to update to the latest version of Lr (new equipmemt soon), that this problem will remedy itself.

R

richardplondon

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What file type, and where, is the image that you are exporting this JPG copy from?

Is that (for example) a camera Raw or a camera JPG, or is this the "the TIFF" that you have referred to? I have never encountered an Export action changing the folder location of the original source file concerned; altering the folder location of any file that already existed, for that matter.

Export makes new files (or otherwise overwrites in-place).

You have also mentioned an IMPORT action and this did seem as if it may be directing to this same Desktop \ 2024 location. So a little more clarification would help please.

AxelMatt

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Which version of Lightroom do you use?

Which version of MacOS do you use?

Which export settings do you use? If possible show us the settings in a screenshot.

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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angelom65881300Author

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Good Morning "AxelMatt",

Thank you for your help.

To answer your questions:

Which version of Lightroom do you use?

Which version of MacOS do you use?

Which export settings do you use? If possible show us the settings in a screenshot.

Then the following appears on my desktop in order of appearance:

Then, I have to drag the file out of that folder and return it to its original folder. So uneceassary, and frustrating, to say the least!

NOTE: I will be purchasing a new computer (MAC) in the upcoming months.

Thank you again, I hope that you can help me out.

Be Well,

~Angelo

AxelMatt

Community Expert

As I see in your export settings the export location is set to "/Users/Owner/Desktop/2024"

So I think it's normal that there's a 2024 folder onto your desktop.

But everything else doesn't fit together.

What has been changed on your system before the issue occour?

Try resetting the preferences of Lightroom Classic: How to reset Lightroom Classic preferences (adobe.com)

It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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angelom65881300Author

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As of yesterday, when I export a photo to my desktop, it now also creates a folder with the tiff files inside that were imported along with the JPEG file (w/watermark). Before that, the export was just the JPEG, as I intended and wanted. (see screenshot attached).

In my "ignorance" the first time that this occurred, I deleted the folder on my desktop, only to find out afterwards that I deleted the tiff files as well. So, I had to go back to square one to reprocess the raw file. UGH!!!

I am quite sure that I did not alter any of the settings, so I am perplexed why this is occurring all of a sudden.

How can I reset my settings so that the export will return to my original intent?

I am grateful in adavnce for any and all insistence.

~Angelo

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