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PHOTO IMPORT NOT WORKING ON WINDOWS 10: HERE ARE THE FIXES

One of the most common issues when the users try to import their images from their external devices to their systems, but sometimes they failed to do it and get “An error has occurred while attempting to import. Either the source is unavailable or the destination is full or read-only or Something went wrong. Try again or cancel” error. Many users are reporting about this issue on the Microsoft forum and ask for giddiness. If you are one of them who want to get out of this issue, then here are some instructions mentioned below.



Modify the Security Settings

To modify the security settings, pursue these steps provided below:

  1. Navigate to the File Explorer and select the folder of Pictures.

  2. You should click on the Properties option.

  3. Go to the tab of Security and select it.

  4. Beneath the ‘Group or Username’ section and select the ‘Home Users’ option.

  5. Underneath the ‘Permissions for System’ section and select the ‘Full Control’ option.

  6. Now, redo the 4 and 5 steps for Administrator beneath the ‘Group or Username’ section.

  7. In case you are unable to view the downloaded pictures, reboot the Windows 10 system and then import them again.

Restore the Default Settings for Pictures Folder

To restore the default settings for the Pictures folder, pursue these steps provided below:

  1. Go to the directory of Pictures, and right click on it, then pick the Properties option.

  2. You should tab of Location and select the ‘Restore Default’ option.

  3. Now, hit the Apply and then OK button to apply the changes.

  4. Once you have done, the directory of Pictures will be restored to its original place, and the issue with photo importing can be fixed.

Move the Photos Manually

To move the Photos manually, pursue these steps provided below:

  1. You should link the camera or phone to the system.

  2. Thereafter, launch the ‘This PC’ option and reach the digital camera or phone.

  3. Go to the SD Card or Internal Storage directory.

  4. Then click on the ‘DCIM’ option and choose the ‘Camera’ option then all the videos and pictures can be there.

  5. Now, move the videos and photos to the preferred directory on the system.



Try Run the Photos Application as Administrator

To run the Photos application as administrator, pursue these steps provided below:

  1. At first, find the picture importing app.

  2. Once you find it, right-click on it, then pick the ‘Run as administrator’ option.

  3. If you are still facing any issues, then you can try the next fix.

Enable Admin Privileges

To enable the Admin privileges, pursue these steps provided below:

  1. Navigate to the photo importing app and select the Properties option.

  2. You should click on the tab of Compatibility.

  3. After that, tick the ‘Run this program as an administrator’ box.

  4. Finally, hit the Apply and then OK button to apply the changes.

  5. Once you do that, the photo importing app will keep performing with administrative privileges, and you will not see any problems.

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