Cannot import photos bc photos 'cannot be read'

The photos are coming up when Lightroom opens but they cannot be imported bc they 'cannot be read'.  Some of these have previously been imported without any problems but none of them can be read now.  What do you think the problem is?

The error message that "images cannot be read" includes the reading that Lr does after importing to ensure that the file is OK (so-called "backreading").
Make sure that you have enough space left on the drive you want to import to and that you have "full permission" for that drive. Lr cannot work with read-only drives and folders.

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