Importing Raw - how to I stop it converting to DNG

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February 12, 2023
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This has only started happening today. I have created a new Catalog. On importing my raw files Lightroom is now converting everything to DNG. How do I stop this from happening?

I am running Lightroom 12.1.

macOS

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Correct answer Ian Lyons

You must have inadvertently selected the 'Copy as DNG option in the Import options bar.

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gunkanmanAuthor

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Just to follow up. I hadn't actually clicked anything. I have just been dropping from Finder (on Mac) straight into Lightroom Classic. As I have been doing in all my years of using Lightroom.

It appears now that Lightroom 12.1 by default copies the files and DNG when dropping from Finder. And as far as I can see, there is no option to change this. The only way to get this option is to add the folders in the 'Source' side panel. I know this is the 'proper' way to use Lightroom, but I have always preferred dropping from a separate browser window. Not sure why Adobe have done this.