Adobe this morning released Lightroom Classic (CC) version 8.3.1. This unscheduled “double-dot” release has no new features – just two bug fixes that Adobe deemed critical enough to release before the next-scheduled Classic 8.4 update.
Bugs Fixed:
- “The specified folder is not writable” message when exporting or publishing (via a publish service). This issue blocking exporting/publishing appears to have only affected Windows 10 users (writing to networked and local drives) – but regardless of what operating system you’re using, if you are experiencing the issue, do install the update.
- Video file can’t be saved as original during export and publish.
If you’re not affected by these bugs, you can skip this update. (You would then receive the fix when you install the next update.)
How to Update
If you previously were prompted to agree to automatic updates and if you agreed, then go to Help>System Info to verify that you are now using version 8.3.1. Otherwise to update, go to Help>Updates, and in the CC app that opens, on the App tab click on Update next to “Lightroom Classic” (NOT Lightroom or Lightroom CC 2015.) If the update is not listed in the CC app and if your operating system is supported by Classic CC 8, click on the three dots in the top right and choose Check for App Updates. If it’s still not there and it’s the day of release, then try later. Otherwise try signing out and signing in again.
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