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June 20, 2024
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How to repair corrupted catalog

  • June 20, 2024
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Hi,

 

I spent hours editting a recent engagement shoot, and had my backup hard drive that I store my catalogs on disconnect by mistake.

After trying to open back up my catalogue, it says it is corrupt and needs repair and will take several minutes. I've left it for an entire day to try and repair, and still does not do anything. Same message, no changes. I have the most recent back up is after the import, before ALL the editing I did.

 

Any chance there is something to fix this? or contact information from adobe to reach out to to help me repair this catalog?

 

[Moved from ‘Bugs’ to ‘Discussions’ by moderator, according to forum rules. A ‘bug’ is not just another word for a software problem.]

 

 

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2 replies

dj_paige
Legend
June 20, 2024

Did you (before this catalog corruption happened) turn on the option to automatically write metadata to XMP?

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 20, 2024

If the catalog was on a disconnected drive while Lightroom wanted to write to it, then I doubt that kind of corruption can be repaired.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga