I am having trouble importing photos into lightroom. I get "could not copy the file to the requested location (195)

any suggestions?

I'm having the same problem as you.
Lightroom 5.2 has been running for a year and now it's just stops importing from my CF cards.
Is that the same problem, or a different problem?
What is the error message?
I've got Permissions set to allow me to do anything so, that ain't the issue either.
This is often the first response and when we insist that we see screen captures of the Import dialog box and the permissions on the folder specified under "Destination", it turns out the permissions are not set properly.
So, we need to see screen captures of both your Import dialog box and the permissions on that exact folder specified under Destination

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Whenever I try to import a photo Lightroom simply says:
Some operations were not performed.
Could not copy a file to requested location.
Then lists every photo that I'm trying to import but can't.
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I am having trouble importing photos into lightroom. I get "could not copy the file to the requested location (195)

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