Am I safe to delete old Lr catalogues?

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December 3, 2022
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I'd like to save space on my laptop. I've got Lightroom lrcat, Lrcat v10, lrcat v11 and lrcat v12. Am I save to delete all but those pertaining to lrcat v12?

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Correct answer Jill_C

Yes, but move them first to another folder, then open your most recent catalog and make sure it works to be certain that you didn't accidentally delete a needed file. Then you can delete the older catalog files.

TheDigitalDog

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The short answer is yes (you can in terms of the V10/11 labeled data files) but as mentioned, ensure all is well in the current version of LR with the V12 catalog first.

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Jill_C

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Yes, but move them first to another folder, then open your most recent catalog and make sure it works to be certain that you didn't accidentally delete a needed file. Then you can delete the older catalog files.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Adam81224Author

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Thanks Jill, confirming you'd put the catalogue on the bottom of the list Lighroom Catalogue.lrcat (the oldest one) into the file with the Lightroom v10 and v10-v11 once I've confirmed v12 is intact?

Jill_C

Community Expert

Yes, that's what I'd do. I think you can safely consider it obsolete because of the date it was last used.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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