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September 4, 2023
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I moved my catalogue to a new computer but collections did not come over with it.

  • September 4, 2023
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I am trying to move my catalogue to a new Mac Mini M1 running Ventura. I thought that I followed all the proper directions to copy my catalogue to an external hard drive, then copy that onto my new computer. This external drive is the same one I use to pull photos into Lightroom, meaning the folders are linked back to Lightroom.  

 

I then took that hard drive to my new computer, plugged it in, imported my catalogue to the one I have on my new computer, but then all the previews are gray squares, not one collection came over, and yet in the Librayr/Navigator panel it shows I have over 9,000 photos, which is correct. However I cannot see them!

 

Both machines are running Lightroom 12.4 and in Mac OS Ventura

 

Does anyone have any ideas? Let me know and thanks ahead of time!

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Correct answer F. McLion

If you want to move the catalog to a new computer, there's no import involved.

Why are you importing the catalog on the new computer?

Simply open it.

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F. McLion
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F. McLionCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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September 4, 2023

If you want to move the catalog to a new computer, there's no import involved.

Why are you importing the catalog on the new computer?

Simply open it.

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    JDK4ASU
    JDK4ASUAuthor
    Participant
    September 4, 2023

    Thanks for the response.  I am importing as I already started a new catalogue in my new computer.  I thought that is w the way it has been explained by Adobe, etc.?

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
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    September 4, 2023

    I think it is unlikely that Adobe said anything like that in the case of a catalog MOVE. Importing is not used in that case.

     

    Also, no need to start a new catalog in the case of a catalog MOVE. just use the existing catalog.

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