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May 14, 2019
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No Export after update

  • May 14, 2019
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After I updated Lightroom classik today (now version 8.3), I can no longer export an image: No matter which folder on the most diverse hard drives, the message comes: The specified folder is write-gun.

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Correct answer Smit K

Lightroom Classic 8.3.1 was released today and contains a fix for this issue. Please update to 8.3.1 and verify that you are no longer seeing the issue. Thank you!

34 replies

Participant
May 15, 2019

It's happening to me on any local drive.  It wont write to the root, a folder, a sub folder of any of my drives.  Desktop seems to be the only place to export to. 

GoldingD
Legend
May 15, 2019

Hit up Adobe on that as described above, include Lightroom Classic V8.3, Windows 10,  export. and local drive in the description . Include system Information in body, include specific drive export to (internal hard drive C, external hard drive D, whatever)

GoldingD
Legend
May 15, 2019

hmm, some of the above are talking about the issue occurring when the destination is a networked folder. Recommend that if you share this as an issue over at the Adobe feedback site, that you include info on where you are attempting to export the files to.

Lightroom Classic | Photoshop Family Customer Community

Oh, I see that at least one problem , this one specific to 8.3 export to network drive failure has been started

Lightroom Classic 8.3: Issues exporting photos to a Network Drive | Photoshop Family Customer Community

Anyone with itch the same problem should go to that site and add to that.

I do not see one specific to exporting to a local hard drive, if that is your problem, you should create a problem at Lightroom Classic | Photoshop Family Customer Community 

diegot
Participant
May 15, 2019

My Export profiles have not changed from the previous release. Everything was working fine on 8.2. The issue was introduced on this latest update. It has nothing to do with permissions or issues on my network drives. I can still write to it in Windows just fine from any app. Even Lightroom writes to it just fine when it is a subfolder.

diegot
Participant
May 15, 2019

The issue appears to be limited to Windows 10 and network folders.
If I choose a network working directly on the export path I get the "The specified folder is not writable". However, if I choose a subfolder from where the image is located, even if the image IS in a network folder, then it will allow to export it there.
It appears to happen when the Export folder is in fact a network folder using a UNC path.

Please address asap.

Participant
May 15, 2019

Yup, same problem with the update

I have done a work around in the meantime by sending the LR edit to Photoshop for further work and then saving a tif and jpeg in their correct folders.

Adobe, please fix this. It's not a Windows 10 issue, it's the update.

GoldingD
Legend
May 15, 2019

Ok, first a bit of boiler plate for any not aware:

Please remember that this is an internet forum**. This is not a support page. Actual Adobe employees rarely interact on this site. To actually contact someone at Adobe read Ref (1). Another way to get Adobe’s attention is to place your issue at REF (2)

REF (1) https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2105584

REF (2) https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/categories/photoshop_family_photoshop_lightroom

** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

Now on to a recommendation

Go to reference (2) and add your problem. For that matter see if one already exists (I do nit see one)and add yourself to the issue (Me To)  This way Adobe will be made aware. Best to include your system information (about as much as I shared in an earlier reply)

Participating Frequently
May 15, 2019

I was in live chat with support, and they said it's unknown bug and was send to developers. it would help if more people will do the same to get this fixed sooner.

Nebidur
Participant
May 15, 2019

I have the same problem this morning. I was in contact with Adobe supporter. Unfortunate they are saying the problem is windows (i have 10) with the folders and admin rights! I hope they will fix the problem soon!

GoldingD
Legend
May 15, 2019

Off the cuff.

Ignoring the export for a second. In Lightroom, can you create a new folder to place images?

Participating Frequently
May 15, 2019

Hi, just tried to create a folder inside of Lightroom - worked no problem. 

I then tried to export to the newly created folder and I get the same error - "The specified folder is not writable"

GoldingD
Legend
May 15, 2019

Yep, sounds like Adobe has a major malfunction.

Participating Frequently
May 15, 2019

I too am having this exact same problem since the update.  I cannot export images to any folder except my Desktop.  It keeps telling me "The specified folder is not writeable"

It worked fine yesterday before the LR Classic update Version 8.3.  Once exported to the Desktop, I can cut and paste to any folder (which LR will not export to), but this is not an ideal solution, especially when it worked fine yesterday.

This has really slowed up my production work, so please Adobe, get a fix sorted ASAP.  Thanks

I'm not sure how to get the Sys Info displayed by others, but if explain how, will be happy to share if it helps resolve this issue. 

yvondaigle
Inspiring
May 14, 2019

Can not export to a specific folder since today after installing Lightromm Classic version 8.3.

Participant
May 14, 2019

Thought it was just me.  I updated today, went to go try the new Texture feature, went to export and nothing is writable except my desktop.  Hope this fix this soon, this is a huge oversight to not know a key feature isn't working.  Windows 10, fully updated, and latest Lightroom CC Classic.

GoldingD
Legend
May 14, 2019

Have to ask, this about workflow. When you are exporting, in the export dialog, I assume you choose as follows:

Export To: Specific Folder

Folder; clcik on Choose

and you choose a folder as you see fit.

If other, what is your workflow?