Lightroom won't import

i took some photos this morning and lightroom won't import them. i can view them on my sd card but not when i go to import new photos

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Lightroom won't import a folder of jpg's

I tried to import a folder of jpgs on my Mac. It successfully imported about 175 and then just stopped (but I've got about 5,000+ photos). It will no longer import a single photo. How do I find the offending photo so I can resume my imports. I told it to move photos so all photos left in the folder are new to Lightroom. If I deselect the first photo and try to import the rest.. I get the same problem. Thanks.

Thanks Dorin!!
you were correct! I didn't notice the rather hard to see icon on the one image shown which is displayed when a group of images are stacked together.
Simply unstacking the stack resulted in LR displaying all 1000+ images that were in the stack. How they got put into a stack in the first palce remains a mystery.
Ron

Lightroom won't import photos

when trying to import photos in to lightroom i select the ones i want and then click import it shows the progress bar on top and says its importing but it will never finish. it will just keep kelling me its importing photos.

Try all of these steps in sequence
Quit Lightroom
Reboot your computer
Delete your preference file: Preference and other file locations in Lightroom 5
Restart Lightroom

Lightroom Won't Import RAW+Jpeg

I took photos using Nikon D200 using the setting RAW+Jpeg. When I insert my memory card into the reader and tell it to import all photos, it only sees and imports the RAW. Looking the the CF card directly, I can see both jpeg and raw, but LR will only bring in the Raw..any reason for this? I unchecked check for duplicates to see if that mattered and it doesn't.

Shane-
 
 This is intentional behavior, lots don't like it, lots do. For me, personally, I never pull down JPEG copies with my RAW files from the camera, but this is not for everyone.
 There are workarounds, (search threads) but the simplest to to ditch the JPEGs and create them as needed from the adjusted RAW files.
 
 
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Lightroom won't import Canon S100 RAW images

The S100 images lack GPS data when view in Camera Raw, though Canon utility program will display the GPS data.
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This is about downloading CR2 files from an SD card used in a new Canon S100 using Lightroom 2.7 64-bit. Lightroom lists the files and reports "Unknown errors occurred." BridgeCS5will open and display the file, but in Photoshop CS5 the file info does not show GPS data, even though it shows in Canon's Digital Photo Professional software that came with the camera.
Anyone else having this problem? Does the latest Lightroom fix it?
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??? I just installed Lightroom 5 from Amazon for my Mac with 10.10.1 software. When I open it I get: "An error occurred when attempting to change modules". It won't import photos and has no side panels under Library. What should I do?

I just installed Lightroom 5 from Amazon for my Mac with 10.10.1 software. When I open it I get: "An error occurred when attempting to change modules". It won't import photos and has no side panels under Library. What should I do?

I Nearly bought from Amazon too but I found a thread from Adobe stating that the only recognized outlet for lightoom is themselves and other outlets serial numbers will not be guaranteed.
THat at was sufficient for me to buy direct from Adobe, hope you get it sorted.

Lightroom won't allow me to add file during import - only copy

I'm trying to import items to my catalog. When I choose items from my hard drive that are NOT in dropbox, Lightroom offers me the "add" and "move" options for the files. When I choose files that are anywhere within dropbox, it only offers the "copy" import functions. I don't want second copies of these files - I already have them imported into my computer. It will let me import and copy TO the Dropbox files, but won't just add from them.
One detail (that shouldn't matter, but maybe) ... Windows believes that dropbox is indeed stored on the local hard drive but only through a junction trick within Windows. The folder is actually on a very large SDXC card permanently resident on the computer. Windows doesn't even know this as a result of the trick being used - so Lightroom shouldn't care. Like I said ... Lightroom lets me import and copy TO those locations but when selecting files already there it makes me copy them. I've been using Photoshop and CR forever and this has worked fine. Trying to use lightroom for the improved elegance of the CR feature set and the ability to non-desctructively make and save raw level changes but can't tolerate duplication of thousands of raw images.
Help!

Thanks for the input.
Lightroom allows me to copy TO that location on an import but not import FROM it? So I'm allowed to import and end up with stuff there, but not allowed to start with it there. No sense at all in that design. That's downright restrictive and really offers no particular benefit. Hey, Lightroom designers ... change that!
This computer is a powerful ultrabook with a 512 SSD which is as big as reasonably and cost-effective available with the addition of a 256 SDXC card to handle the additional extra capacity I need. Not too many other reasonable options out there. This computer is constantly on the go and the addition of an external drive hanging off of it simply isn't manageable.
Any other tricks out there?

Lightroom 4.4 crashed on Windows 7 Laptop, lost catalog info, won't import half my images.

Lightroom 4.4 crashed on Windows 7 Laptop today, lost catalog info, won't import half my images.
Not only is LR messed up, it deleted my day's shooting. Can't believe that.
Now it won't import (i.e. re-import) half my files.
Imported half, but had errors importing rest.
Corrupt catalog?
When I try to import the folders, it recognizes that they are in the catalog (I have "don't import duplicates" turned on).
After running through all the folders, it says, "Nothing to Import."
Any help?
Best,
Peter

Thanks dj_paige.
I installed a plugin, coincidence makes me thinks this might have cause a LR4.4 crash.
After rebooting my windows 7 laptop, LR had lost record of half my directories on the external drive, as seen in Library Module.
In Windows Explorer, the folders and images are still there.
I tried recovering the lost folder references in LR by doing an import on the external hard drive again.
It took about a half hour to run.
There was a report screen at the end of the process that said that LR was unable to import something like 1500 images.
I did not save the report screen. Maybe it is part of a log file somewhere to give you what it exactly said?
I do not profess to understand how catalogues work under the covers.
I only use one catalog at this point.
My guess is at this point I should de-commission the catalog (whatever it takes to do that - delete it, etc.) and just do a new, fresh import on my images.
I don't feel I lose anthing this way - I can't see where I would lose anything important. About 5-10% of the RAW images were processed and exported to jpg, just for web use for casual viewing. The jpg's are all still on the external hard drive.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Cheers,
Peter

Images won't import from Lightroom. (I have Creative Cloud 1.7.1.418/Photoshop (2014)/Lightroom 5.6)

Images won't import from Lightroom to be edited. There were no problems until I upgraded to Photoshop (2014). LR & Photoshop work well independently (I have Creative Cloud 1.7.1.418/Photoshop (2014)/Lightroom 5.6). All are up-to-date.

I had the same problem. It seems the scripts that control the transfer of images from LR to Photoshop got deleted or messed up. The fix I found on the LR forum was as follows:
This solution allows you to run a repair installation without uninstalling Photoshop CC 2014. If you've already uninstalled Photoshop CC 2014, install it from the Apps tab of the Creative Cloud desktop application.
Open the Creative Cloud desktop application.
Select the Apps tab.
Scroll down (if necessary) until the Find New Apps section displays.
On the same line as Find New Apps, select Filters & Versions > Previous Version.
Click the Install button next to Photoshop and select CC 2014.
Click Yes, install this version.
Once I did this, the interaction between LR and PS CC 2014 started working again. I did notice that Photoshop showed up as needing to be updated in the Adobe CC application so I just clicked on the update button and after a few minutes photoshop had been updated. The importing function still works so I think everything is OK.
Not sure if this was part of the problem, but after updating the PS CC 2014 application the first time, I uninstalled the original PS CC application as I didn't need it anymore. I'm thinking that may have caused the scripts to be uninstalled along with the PS CC application. Rerunning the installation put things back to normal.
Hope this helps.
Brian

Why won't Lightroom 4.4 import my Nikon D7000 NEF RAW files?

Why won't Lightroom 4.4 import my Nikon D7000 NEF RAW files?
I even downloaded the latest Adobe DNG converter and converted all the NEF files to DNG then tried to import to lightroom - it didn't even recognise them??? What the...

Keith_Reeder wrote:
It's not a "wrong" error message - it's true, as far as it goes, and it's completely unrealistic to expect error messages to be fully diagnostic - they're a starting point.
Not wrong?
Let us have a look at the error message:
"The following files were not imported because they could not be read"
This clearly gives the user the impression that there is a reading error where you want to copy the files from. Is that the actual error?
No, the actual error is that the file could not be written at the destination.
It is possible that it is not factually wrong because Lightroom first make a failed copying attempt without giving an error message, then still assumes that the files have been copied and tries to import them, and THEN makes a failed import attempt from the destination and gives the error message. But that would never be anyone's first guess when they experience that error message.
A much better error message would be: "The following files were not imported because they could not be copied to the destination folder."

Lightroom 5 won't import new photos

I have Lightroom 5 installed on a Dell desktop running Windows 8. LR 5 won't import any files - they just don't appear in the LR browser. Photos already in the catalog appear as expected. I still have LR 4 installed and the same photos import as expected. The same photos are read as well in Photoshop CS6 and Elements 10. The latest video drivers are installed. As a result, LR 5 is unusable. Are there any suggestion as to how to make Lightroom 5 import photos?

I found my own soluition to this LR5 bug. After initiating the import dialog and selecting the files with the import browser I open the Destination location and the previews pop up. LR5 is again usable.

Lightroom 2 won't import Nikon D3s files

I work with Photoshop CS4 and have upgraded the camera RAW to v5.7 in order that Nikon D3s files can be used, but Lightroom 2 doesn't seem to be able to import these NEF files. Where can I update Camera Raw in Lightroom and how do I do this exactly?
Thank you

Thanks; I ordered the upgrade.
Tony
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:06:11 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Lightroom 2 won't import Nikon D3s files
The A33 isn't supported until LR 3.2. So, if you posted to this thread because you are using LR 2, then that's your problem.
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Lightroom CC won't import images

I just upgraded to lightroom CC from lightroom 5 and it won't import my images. It shows a preview of them, but when I click import is says "importing images" but it never does and just sits like that. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Here is a series of things to try to isolate where the issue might be, obviously do an Import after each time you change things, so you know what is affecting the Import:
Presumably you've rebooted, but if not, or try it, again, this time actually shutting down so the power is off for a few seconds then turn it back on.
Does it work to import if you open EOS_DIGITAL in the Files section, not the Devices section?
Freezing (of LR6) suggests something incompatible is plugged into a USB port, somewhere. It could be the camera or it could be a phone charging or who knows what. Unplug everything except the camera/card-reader and try it.
If it does work, then plug things in one-by-one to see which one was causing the issue, and then unplug it, again, to verify it was the problem.
If it doesn't work with the card-reader or camera attached, then use an OS utility to copy the files to a temporary location on the hard-drive and see if things work better importing from there.
All this might be enough to determine the cause. Other things you can try if you want would be:
Try without converting to DNG.
Try copying all the files on the card to a folder on the system hard drive using an OS function like Finder or Explorer, then format the card in the camera including a low-level format, then copy the files back to the card.

Lightroom 4 won't import any of my files

Hi,
I have been using Lightroom 4 for about 4 weeks now with no problems importing files. I have the Canon 5D 3 and to start with I was converting the files to Dng and importing them from the hard disk, then when the 4.1 candidate was released I downloaded that and was able to Import straight into Lightroom.
As from yesterday I can not import anything into Lightroom at all. I have tried going back to converting to dng and importing from the hard drive, I then tried to import some jpegs still no and I have tried files from my 7D with different memory cards to rule out any conflict here but still nothing. I have un-installed and re-installed the program with no success, I just get a box saying "These files have not been imported because they cannot be read" but with no more explanation why.

Won't IMPORT any files!!! Have deinstalled and re-installed LR CC, downloaded the latest DNG converter, used that to convert my Canon 1D X files to DNG, tried to import those DNG files, error. Error reads as follows:
Import Results
Some import operations were not performed.
The following files were not imported because the could not be read. (383)
Suggestions anyone? Thank you!

Lightroom 6 won't import video

While my Lightroom 5.7 works just dandy, I'm having all kinds of problems with Lightroom CC and 6. I seem to have moved beyond most of the freezing and crashing that is happening upon startup now with Adobe suggested solutions, but I simply can't import video. The program stalls upon importing the first video, showing no movement in upper left import bar. Quitting the import renders the software unresponsive. I've started a new catalog and sucessfully merged my working catalog into my laptop, where the software runs fine. I however, would like to get back to my main computer, running:
Mac Pro mid 2010
3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Yosemite 10.10.3
I've been exploring my video card as the problem, but don't see a way to update it. Is this where Adobe makes a patch?

Strange, that some time it worked, but then again errors occurred.
Won't import or play .MOV files.
Just now updated to LR 5.7 and tried again. Same error.
It's saying: " An unknown error has occurred while reading the video file. Connnecting to Dynamic Link server failed. (12)" and nr. (1) also
No matter what camera type... Canon 5dmkII, Nikon aw1, Lumix lx3...all results in same error.
Osx 10.9.5
PS. seems i'm not only person having troubles...
Re: An unknown error reading video file. Connecting to Dynamic Link server failed.?
Import Error: Connecting to Dynamic Link Server Failed
https://www.google.ee/search?num=100&newwindow=1&client=safari&rls=en&q=connecting+to+dyna mic+link+server+failed+LR+mac&…

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