Lightroom not reading my NEF/RAW files

I have Adobe Lightroom version 3.5. When importing my RAW/NEF files, lightroom says my "the following files could not be imported because they cannot be read." I use the option "convert files to DNG" upon import.
Any help?? I have a Nikon D5100.
-Maxine

maxinesacksr wrote:
I am using MAC and I am trying to import the files straight to lightroom from my memory card.
Sent from my iPhone
The default in Lightroom is to copy the files to the pictures folder (which generally has the right permissions) in your home directory but that is something that you generally choose in the import dialog so you should check where Lightroom is trying to copy the files to. If it gives this error on import, I would check whether the raw files are OK on the memory card itself. Copy one over using the finder (so don't use Lightroom as an intermediate) to your harddisk and double click on it to open it in preview.app. If this is one of those cameras that does not support mass storage mode so that it doesn't show up in the finder, use the system included Image Capture app (in the /Applications/Utilities folder). Opening the file in preview will use the system libraries to render the raw files and will check whether the file was corrupt to start with on the memory card.

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