Folder search not working

Question

I'm no longer able to search my folders. Nothing happens when I type a folder name in the search bar. As you can see I tried "Andet" which is a folder I have, but it just keep showing all folders.

I have Lightroom Classic (12.0.1) on MacOS Ventura (13.0.1)

johnrellis · Accepted Answer

1. Do Catalog Settings > General > Show to open Finder on your current catalog folder.

2. Exit LR.

3. In that folder, delete the file "<catalog> Helper.lrdata".

4. Restart LR. It will recreate the file.

That file caches information about folders, and there have been a few reports over the years of it getting corrupted.

johnrellis · Answer

Try resetting LR's preferences:https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/LR sometimes soils its preferences file, and resetting it can fix all sorts of wonky behavior. That article explains how to restore the old preferences if resetting doesn't help.

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