The most common reason Lightroom can’t import your photos is that it believes the files are already imported. When this happens, certain files will appear greyed out and cannot be imported into the catalog. To fix this, go to File Handling and uncheck the “Don’t Import Suspected Duplicates” option.
A second reason why Lightroom can’t import your photos is that the file type is not currently supported. As Lightroom continues to get improvements and updates, new file types are added every few months. However, some are still not compatible with the program. Files with dimensions greater than 65,000 pixels per side or larger than 512 megapixels.
Why can’t I add pictures to my Lightroom Classic Collection?
In the Finder’s System Preferences go to Security and Privacy. M ake sure that all the boxes are checked under Lightroom Classic, giving it permission to access your drives, files, and folders. Unable to add images to a collection (LR Classic 10.0) It’s not uncommon for updates to have a few issues.
You might be asking “Why are my photos not showing up in Lightroom?”
Missing photos can happen as a result of unplugging an external drive that was the source for the photos or if the drive mount point (Mac) or the drive letter (Windows) has changed. For these issues the solution is simple – plug the external hard drive back in and/or switch back to the drive letter Lightroom expects.
Why can’t Lightroom Read my Raw files?
If Lightroom can’t read the RAW files, odds are your new camera’s RAW format isn’t supported yet. But don’t despair. Camera manufacturers know this and will usually provide free software that lets you edit your RAW photos. For example, if you just bought the Nikon Z6ii, you can use Nikon’s native software to edit.
You’re looking at previews of your images. In this screen, you can select the images you’d like to add to Lightroom. To select a photo for import, move the pointer over that photo and click the gray circular overlay that appears at the upper-left corner of the thumbnail.
One more inquiry we ran across in our research was “Why does Lightroom show the disk space used when adding photos?”.
When you add photos, Lightroom saves them to the local storage location specified in the preferences. Therefore, the used disk space displayed in the Local Storage preferences may temporarily indicate a higher value.
Does Lightroom back up your photos?
Remember, the Lightroom catalog doesn’t store the original files, so backing up the catalog will NOT backup your photos. You’ll need to back up your images separately. Lightroom keeps crashing As mentioned before, Adobe Lightroom is a pretty stable piece of software.
So, once you’ve imported the photos, you can consider deleting or moving the originals from their source, such as the memory card. Connect the camera or card reader to your computer.
How do I select all thumbnails in Lightroom?
To select all the thumbnails appearing in the import screen, check the Select All option at the upper-right corner. To deselect any photo, click the blue check mark in the upper-left corner of the thumbnail. While adding photos, Lightroom automatically detects ‘duplicate’ photos.