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April 15, 2024
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Corrupt catalog recurring error

  • April 15, 2024
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For the last month this error is recurring with only one of my catalogues. 
The only solution has been reopening the catalog from a catalog backup file.
Even so, some days later it happens again, and again.
 The other catalog I work with is fine.
Can you please help me?

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Correct answer dj_paige

Repeated corrupt catalogs are almost always because of a hard disk malfunction. As a short-term solution you want to copy one of the recent backups to another drive and open it from there. Long-term you need to get a new hard drive.

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Participating Frequently
June 5, 2024

I am getting thge same issue since the most recent Lightroom Classic update is this just a fluke? Two other friends have experienced the same issue since the update it seems to me that it can't be all of us getting the same issue since the update.

Could it be realted to the missing previews issue too? When I start the application it takes two or three attempts to rebuild the catalog bore starting successfully.

 

Participant
September 8, 2024

I have the same problemmm I really need to fix itttt

dj_paige
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September 8, 2024

Please read the answer marked "Correct" above.

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 15, 2024

Is the catalog on an external drive or network connection?

mario67Author
Participant
April 15, 2024

Hi, thanks for your answer.
Everything on external drives, the catalog on a separated faster drive.

dj_paige
dj_paigeCorrect answer
Legend
April 15, 2024

Repeated corrupt catalogs are almost always because of a hard disk malfunction. As a short-term solution you want to copy one of the recent backups to another drive and open it from there. Long-term you need to get a new hard drive.

mario67Author
Participant
April 15, 2024

Hi, thanks for your answer.
I've got the catalog on an Samsung T7 Shield and the photos on several external HDD.
I suppose you refer to the hard drive with the catalog, right? Or can it be one of the others?