Thank you for your fast response, which is largely correct. However, I painfully know where the catalogs are: On my MBP, they’re located in Pictures. There they are In plain sight, but won’t open. I am considering buying a LR 6 from B&H. I know it’s an orphan now, but I like the stand-alone concept best and the ability to input more meta data. Being able to refresh with old-fashioned disks is still reliable technology, and prefer to manage my own data storage. ... View more

I'm forced into using Lr CC, because Lr 6 -- like every other version I have (had) -- has developed erratic dysfunctions, i.e., constant crashes segued into disappearing catalogs, making it frustratingly unreliable. I will slog on, but never wanted to store my work in the clouds. Ironically I got an alert that said my 20 GB cloud storage was full. When I clicked on Adobe Creative Cloud link, I found just 7 images on the site -- only one of which was RAW. Where are the rest of the images? It's infuriating enough to lose my work in the older Lr platforms, but I want to empty cloud storage and be done with it: It's interfering with my work. My recent experiences lead me to think that Adobe merely wants to sell me more expensive storage space at the cost of my sanity. The Lr CC has been stable, so far, but is completely reliant on hard-to-navigate cloud storage. Please tell me how to disable Lr CC's connection with cloud storage. ... View more