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gavins33007671
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December 1, 2023
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Help needed to restore deleted Lightroom folders and sub folders and to open my backup catalog

  • December 1, 2023
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I accidentally deleted some  lightroom folders and sub folders with around 2000 images  that were not showing their files when I opened them. The original raw and edited files are safe on my harddrives, so its just lightroom they've been deleted, along with all the editing processes I presume that I would love to restore.

 

I understand thanks to user  Johan Elzenga reply below I can just close the program then open a back up catalogue, lightroom doesnt find my back up catalogs when I direct it to them. see attached photos. So I need help connecting my back up catalogs to LR classic so they recognise them again

 

photo 1 shows the location of the catalog back up

photo 2 showing its properties to check its the right file

photo 3 shows lightrooms response when trying to open the catalog

 

 

 

 Im not backing up or working on anything in LR classic until I have resolved this issue.

 

Many thanks in advance!

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    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 1, 2023

    If they have just been removed from Lightroom, then quit Lightroom (don't make a backup on quit) and replace your current catalog with the latest backup catalog.

     

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    gavins33007671Author
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    December 1, 2023

    thanks Johan,

     

    How and where do I find my back up catalogues? i back up each time I close the program

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
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    December 1, 2023

    First, you should ALWAYS know where your catalog file and backup catalogs are located. I put my backups into a folder immediately under the root level on an external drive, named "Lightroom Backups" so there can be absolutely no doubt where they are. I don't bury it several folders deep. There is no chance that I won't remember what folder they are in, and no need for me to do a search to find them.

     

    Having said that, the backup location is shown on the dialog box that appears when you exit Lightroom Classic.

     

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