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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: nemophoto on April 15, 2011, 01:46:09 pm

Title: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: nemophoto on April 15, 2011, 01:46:09 pm: I have discovered an anomaly is the LR export module. I can't seem to access other drive letters on my system for saving files if a drive letter has been removed. For instance, if drive I:\Final RGB is no longer on my system (unplugged, whatever), and I try to specify another drive and folder, LR ONLY allows me to access the Windows User folder. None of my other six drives or partitions is available to save to. I had this problem before, and thought it went away with LR3 -- but it didn't. (The only other way around is to attach a drive, call it drive I: -- or windows 7 will -- then choose a different drive and folder.

Has anyone else seen this and found a way around, other than attaching a "dummy" drive to fool Lightroom. Really maddening. See screen shots. Thanks

Nemo
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 15, 2011, 02:14:41 pm: In your browser list, try opening "desktop." It should contain an item called "Computer," which should then list all of your current drives.

Let me know if this works.

Eric
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: Jonathan Ratzlaff on April 15, 2011, 11:35:40 pm: If this is windows 7, drives are not automatically reconnected on startup, so until they are connected you can't see them to export. Lightroom library usually has a question mark on any folder that is not readily available.
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: aduke on April 16, 2011, 12:40:40 am: Quote from: Jonathan Ratzlaff on April 15, 2011, 11:35:40 pm
If this is windows 7, drives are not automatically reconnected on startup, so until they are connected you can't see them to export. Lightroom library usually has a question mark on any folder that is not readily available.

Do you know of any way to cause the reconnection except full restart?

Alan
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: eliedinur on April 16, 2011, 05:30:11 am: Quote from: aduke on April 16, 2011, 12:40:40 am
Do you know of any way to cause the reconnection except full restart?

Alan
If they are usb drives they can be hot-swapped, so if you pull the cord and then reconnect it the drive should auto-play.
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: john beardsworth on April 16, 2011, 06:04:35 am: In the Browse for Files and Folders, where your screenshot shows Nemo Niemann, type d:\ e:\ or whatever.

John
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: aduke on April 16, 2011, 12:44:26 pm: Quote from: elied on April 16, 2011, 05:30:11 am
If they are usb drives they can be hot-swapped, so if you pull the cord and then reconnect it the drive should auto-play.

Unfortunately, the drive in question is an internal SATA.

Alan
Title: Re: LR won't allow access to other drives
Post by: mcbroomf on April 18, 2011, 05:14:21 am: You're missing your "Computer" shortcut off your desktop. Recreate it and you'll see it reappear in your dropdown.