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March 17, 2026
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create collection not working

  • March 17, 2026
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Create collection in LR not working. I click the button, nothing happens. Even with Smart Collection too.. no error message or anything. 

 I’ve tried to reset the preferences, I created a duplicate/new catalog. Nothing is working. 

Also, I can duplicate a collection, but I cannot rename it.. 

    Correct answer Sydney34760211mibc

    update: the helper and preview files are the issue. i had previously tried to delete them, which solved the issue, but it would start up again. i believe backblaze backing up continuosly was the issue and corrupting those files, so i excluded those.  but the issue is happening again!!!

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    Sydney34760211mibcAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    March 28, 2026

    update: the helper and preview files are the issue. i had previously tried to delete them, which solved the issue, but it would start up again. i believe backblaze backing up continuosly was the issue and corrupting those files, so i excluded those.  but the issue is happening again!!!

      KR Seals
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      KR SealsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 17, 2026

      Did you update Mac OS Tahoe 26 our Lightroom Classic at the time this started?

      Also, try resetting the Lightroom Classic preferences.

      Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.
      JohanElzenga
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      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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      March 18, 2026

      He said he already tried resetting the preferences, so it looks like this is catalog corruption.

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      Sydney34760211mibcAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 17, 2026

      i created a new catalog, and “imported from another catalog” 

      JohanElzenga
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      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 18, 2026

      Unfortunately, that can import the corruption too. Often it does not and so this is a good try, but there is no guarantee. Check that you can create a collection in a brand new catalog, so that you know for sure if the problem is in the old catalog. Then, if the problem is indeed the catalog, your best solution is to replace your main catalog by a backup from before this started to happen.

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      Sydney34760211mibcAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 23, 2026

      catalog is corrupted i suppose. new collection works in a brand new one. there’s no other option? this has been going on for a while and i can’t afford to lose my edits.. 

      JohanElzenga
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      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 17, 2026

      Did you create a duplicate catalog, or did you created a really new catalog? This could be catalog corruption, so to check that you could create a brand new catalog, import a few images and check if creating collections in this catalog works. Checking it in a copy of your old catalog would be useless, because that copy would obviously also be corrupted.

      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      Sydney34760211mibcAuthor
      Inspiring
      March 17, 2026

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