Import command only works once

[breezyhillturner]

I have Lightroom CC 8.1 running on a Mac with Mojave 10.14.2  I can use the import command once while in Lightroom and all is fine.  If I try again, the import screen gets hidden by the sidebars and I can't control any of the import functions (like selecting which files I want).  I can quit Lightroom and reboot, but that is a pain.  Anyone else have this problem and possibly a fix?

[GoldingD]

Please post a screenshot. Images work better than words by there shelf.

[breezyhillturner]

Here's a screenshot

[breezyhillturner]

I actually just went back to Lightroom after taking the screenshot and tried to exit the import command and go back to some editing and found that I couldn't do that either.  I had to quit lightroom and restart to do anything

[GoldingD]

First possibility, In preferences, in Performance, disable Use Graphics Processor.

[breezyhillturner]

Well that seemed to work.  Will that affect the performance (like slow it down) of using Lightroom on my Mac?

[GoldingD]

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-performance-debunking-myths/

[breezyhillturner]

Thanks for the help.  That link answered a few questions.

[breezyhillturner]

Oops, correction.  I just was working in Lightroom and tried importing files and got the exact same issue.  I thought I had tried it after disabling the graphics processor.  So the issue remains.

[Hal P Anderson]

Resetting the Preferences file often fixes strange bugs (and this certainly qualifies).

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/resetting-the-lightroom-preferences-file-updated.25...

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