Lightroom Classic CC not exporting a folder as a catalogue

Question

Hello!

I need to copy a set of folders from one catalogue to another, but what complicates it is that I have to copy the virtual copies as well, which I believe mean that I have to export the folder as a catalogue and then import it.

The problem that I'm having is that it is not exporting and I'm not receiving an error, it's jus not doing anything. I just get the progress bar on the top left of the window and it doesn't change. I've killed it about 5 times and restarted it and it keeps doing the same thing. It gets to a certain point and then stops, but it seems to stop on a different photo each time, so it's clearly not a single file that's causing a problem.

The set of folders I'm exporting has around 8,500 photos.

Thanks,

Nigel

ManiacJoe · Accepted Answer

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I knew that the error message about the missing file was because a file could have been deleted/moved in Finder, which then shows a little exclamation mark on the top right hand side of the thumbnail and photograph when you view it in Lightroom, but I assumed that synchronising the folder (in Lightroom) would highlight the missing file/help to resolve this, but clearly that function is not for this issue.

Anyway, I'm trying the suggestions and also going to try excluding previews from the export and I'll let you know how it goes.

"Syncing" has nothing to do with finding missing files.

First check your Folders panel to see if any folders are missing. If yes, you need to fix this first using the "find missing folder" process.

After all the missing folders are located, if any image files are still missing, you need to do the "find missing files" process.

See this link for details:

Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

Sahil.Chawla · Answer

Hi Nigel,We're sorry hear about the folder not exporting as a catalog, could you please let us know which exact version of Lightroom you're working on and which operating system are you using?Also, where are you exporting the catalog on an internal drive or and external drive?Regards,Sahil

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded