P: Import stuck on checking free space on disk

@kentarnold75 

Would it be possible for you to supply us with a diagnostic log that is captured immediately after waiting for a few seconds after the "checking free space" message?

For LrDesktop

1. Go to Preferences
2. Account Section
3. Hold down the [Opt/Alt] key to make [Diagnostic Log] button appear.

This issue is back, years later.  I'm on an updated Mac, running LR (cloud) version 7.5.  Same symptoms:  wait several minutes or effectively forever for 15 MB of JPEG images to load from local storage to LR, though both local storage and Adobe cloud storage offer > 1 TB.  What is the cure?

I was having the same issue.  I updated to the new version today, and still had the issue.  However, I went into settings->local storage, and re-selected the location for my local originals - the same location as was previously listed.  This apparently forced the storage subsystem in Adobe Lightroom to refresh, and now I have been able to import photos with no issues.

Yesterday I was using a different computer with a smaller SSD, but I frequently encounter the same problem on my Lenovo with a 2TB internal SSD that is about half full.

When this happens (about once a week), I usually have enough time to launch Luminar, import, edit, and export one or two photos before while I wait for Lightroom to be ready to actually import.

snaotheus, how full is your hard drive? I am wondering if Lightroom is trying to free up space from its local cache in order to complete the import.

Well over two years since this was posted and still not fixed. Why do I pay a subscription for software with problems that are never fixed?

I am trying to import a single photo and I have been waiting 15 minutes for Lightroom to finish "Checking free space on disk"

Sorry for the delay. The logs have unfortunately not captured what's going wrong, but I'm going to order some bigger drives for the team to try and replicate here.

For those of you wrestling with this:
- Did it work OK at one point? Put another way, was there a release where suddenly the app tipped over at these points, or did it gradually get worse?

- Do you see a spinning beach ball cursor while it's struggling to draw the Preferences > Local storage panel with the drive plugged in?

Also, how long does it take for Finder to calculate the size of your external drive right after plugging it in?

Hello Rikk -- any updates from the engineering staff since sending my logfiles?

I just saw the new post from @9907886 above, and I wonder if the ext. drive's APFS format could be a factor?

Exact issue and versions but with iMac Pro with 258GB free on SSD system drive, 64 GB RAM, 6.8 TB Free on external APFS USB3 local drive, only 99,000 items in library..