Exit
  • Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
  • 한국 커뮤니티
0

The LR catalog cannot be used because the parent folder does not allow files to be createded

Community Beginner ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

I'm on a mac using Tahoe.

I've given permissions for Lightroom Classic to have full disk access. I've added it to Accessibility, App Management. Under Files & Folders it says it has full disk access, but I'm still getting the error message. 

 

Any ideas? 

TOPICS
macOS
68
Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Beginner , Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

Thanks, Sameer. 

 

If anyone else is looking at this and they've made the permission changes but it isn't working, make sure you've unlocked the folder as well. At the bottom right, near the permissions, there may be a lock icon. If that's engaged, you can't ripple the changes. As soon as I unlokced that I was able to apply changes to all items and it worked. 

Translate
Community Beginner ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

I've also tried to create a new catalouge and import the old ones only to be told by Lightroom that it can't import the other one becuase "The catalog does not appear to be a valid Lightroom catalog."

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Adobe Employee ,
Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

Hey, @Wander.photo. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you figure this out. 

 

For the first error with the permissions, you can follow this conversation in Apple Forums to manually apply permissions to the right target folder(s): https://adobe.ly/4hYDPXC;

 

For the second issue, you can follow the steps shared here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-classic-v15-corrupted-catalog...

 

Let me know how it goes. 

Thanks!

Sameer K
(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025
LATEST

Thanks, Sameer. 

 

If anyone else is looking at this and they've made the permission changes but it isn't working, make sure you've unlocked the folder as well. At the bottom right, near the permissions, there may be a lock icon. If that's engaged, you can't ripple the changes. As soon as I unlokced that I was able to apply changes to all items and it worked. 

Translate
Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines