Error prevented LRC from opening catalog URGENT HELP NEEDED

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Hi all,

Edited just fine this morning. Come home and tried to launch LRC and get the error saying an error prevented LRC from opening catalog. Read online. Suggests to get rid of the lock file. I do not have a lock file where my LRC catalog is. I have an urgent deadline and need help figuring this out. Please help!

Mac OS Sonona 14.4.1
Latest version of LRC

macOS

Per Berntsen

Community Expert

Did you click Learn more ... in the error message?

It will take you this page https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/failure-in-opening-catalog.html

Follow the instructions for Mac and delete the file named CURRENT in the lrcat.data folder.

Let us know how it goes.

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Jessica_focandoemdobro

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Você conseguiu resolver?

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shane_2475Author

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No 😞

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Jao vdL

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If you hold down the option key when starting classic, you'll get a dialog where you can check the integrity of a catalog file. Might be worth trying. If none of that works you might need to recover from a catalog backup. If you have a really hard deadline, you can always just create a new empty catalog and do your work in there.

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shane_2475Author

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I tried that and it gave me the exact same error message

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KR Seals

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Did you try Jao vdl's suggestion to create a new catalog and start from scratch with that group of photos?

You can do that by holding the Option key while starting Lightroom Classic. On the screen that pops up, at the bottom, you have the choice of starting a new catalog.

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