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sarahcoon
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May 23, 2017
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My Lightroom Won't Import My Raw Images

  • May 23, 2017
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Hi There!

I saw that another person had a similar issue as I do, but mine goes a bit further.  I use Bridge to cull my images and then I drag the final images over to LR.  Once there, I typically tag them and edit as normal.  However, that past several times I have done this, many of the images that I try to drag over are not able to be imported.  LR says This Photo Is Already In The Catalog.  Some images I am able to import, but some are greyed out.  (And not greyed out like I can check it, but even more greyed out like it's unavailable)  These images have never been imported into LR, and this is the first attempt to do so.  I have tried to uncheck the Don't Import Suspected Duplicates, but nothing happens.  What's going on?  Please help!  (Here's a screenshot in case it helps.)  Thank you!

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Correct answer Akash Sharma

Hi sarahcoon,

Which version of Lightroom are you using?

Please expand the "Destination" panel in Import window and change the destination to a new folder.

Try out the steps mentioned in this comment linked Re: lightroom thinks my pictures are duplicates

Let us know if that's helpful.

Thanks,

Akash

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kirsteng94818111
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September 22, 2021

I am having this SAME issue. Did you ever get it resolved? I can't find any solution

Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 22, 2021

You posted in a thread from 2017, and your circumstances may be very different.

Start a new thread with a post that has greater details-

Please include the following :
Adobe product and Version number.

A Screenshot of the info panel from MENU: Help/System Info...
Your methods for the Import. (Source, Copy/Add, Destination, etc)
Screenshots indicating the problem.

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
Akash Sharma
Akash SharmaCorrect answer
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May 23, 2017

Hi sarahcoon,

Which version of Lightroom are you using?

Please expand the "Destination" panel in Import window and change the destination to a new folder.

Try out the steps mentioned in this comment linked Re: lightroom thinks my pictures are duplicates

Let us know if that's helpful.

Thanks,

Akash

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