“Failed to Find a Place for the Imported File”
by zhx
I just got this error in Lightroom today for the first time, and I panicked a bit, thinking it was a failing hard drive, something wrong with the USB port in my camera, or something wrong with my SD card. Other people posted the problem online, and it seemed to be solved by using a card reader instead of going straight from the camera.
But it turns out I’m just an idiot.
If anybody happens to be Googling around for “failed to find a place for the imported file,” because you’re having issues when importing photos directly from your camera, change the battery in it. The battery apparently had just enough juice for the computer to recognize it as a drive, but not enough to initiate any communication (or something). Weird. I popped in a fresh battery and all my photos imported just fine.
Thanks for the post. Very helpful. My battery was showing 70% and I was getting that error message. I changed the battery and everything is just fine.
Bonus!
Thanks for the tip. By the way, your number one on google for that error message.
Yea!!! I’m guessing this is it and am recharging my batteries right now. Thank you! I wasn’t excited about going to a card reader…
Hmm, not in my case. I get the error even though I am using a card reader…
Maybe it’s the same issue, like your card reader not getting enough juice (for example, plugged into a hub or something)?