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My lightroom classic will not launch, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of and nothing will work. Everything else will open perfectly fine, but Lightroom Classic. This issue started yesterday and I've been trying everything since to get it to work, I have no clue what else to try. Please HELP.

"The Lightroom catalog named X cannot be opened because it is too new to be used by this version of Lightroom. Would you like to select a different catalog?" I am trying to open a catalog created by a different user. When I try to open it I get the above message. However, my Lightroom CC and Lighroom Classic CC is totally up-to-date. Any idea on how to fix? 

I am new to LRC. Whenever I try to open the app I receive this message: "Lightroom encountered an error when reading from its preview cache and neeeds to quit."   [moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

The arranged content (over 200 pages) in the book module of Lightroom Classic disappeared (as shown in Figure 1), but the photos previously added to this book still show as used once (as shown in Figure 2). Only the cover and 4 pages remain in the book, and they are empty (as shown in Figure 1). Is there a way to restore the previously arranged state? If it's not possible to restore the latest state, can I import the backup book layout from 2 days ago into the current catalog? Additionally, Lightroom Classic's book module cannot set specific dimensions; it can only use a few predefined sizes. Does anyone know the reason for this software design like that? Are there any other software recommendations suitable for designing photography books?Figure 1 Figure 2

Hello, I am running Win 11 and I am having a problem opening LRC, I get the error message an error prevented LRC from opening a catalog.  I am able to open Lightroom without a problem, it is just LRC.  I have already tried going to .lrcat-data folder and removing CURRENT, it did work.   Can someone share easy step by step instructions on how to fix please?  TY 

Lightroom Classic 13.2 / Camera RAW 16.2 / Windows 11 / i7 14700 / RTX 4060 TI 16 Gb / 32 Gb RAM / SSD Brand new PC (2 weeks old), fresh install of everything, drivers fully up to date. LRC is freezing in the Develop module.  By that, I mean the images are visible and I can switch between modules. However when I try to use the develop sliders, they move but the changes are not reflected in the current image.  My only option is to restart LRC. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Not sure if this is the right place for this question. Sorry.I'm having an issue with my lightroom 4.... corrupts some files when importing.I've read other posts about this but nothing has helped.I want to reinstall from my program files but not sure which one(s) to use.Any help would be appreciated, thanks. 

Out of the blue I received a message that the LR Catalog was corrupt and would need repair. I am using LR Classic version 13.2 When I went back into the catalogue all my work for 2024 was gone. Zero files. There was no ability to find lost files. Everything prior to 2024 seems untouched. This is extremely bizarre and I am reticent to proceed without knowing the cause. Is this a virus ? I don't simply want to go and reload a backup in case I am going to get even more issues There were 1000's of processed images in 2024 catalog. They are still on the PC Cheers [moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

Lightroom shows my video card abd allows me to enable all options: Photoshop allows the same: Lightroom Classic does not. It allows only the use of GPU for display. I have done a clean install of the latest nvidia studio driver, my Adobe products are up-to-date and Windows 11 is current as well. Also, the onboard video has been disabled. So why can't I use GPU for Image Processing and Export in LRC? Any thoughts?System Info:Lightroom Classic version: 13.2 [ 202402141005-bf1aeb84 ]License: Creative CloudLanguage setting: enOperating system: Windows 11 - Business EditionVersion: 11.0.22631Application architecture: x64System architecture: x64Logical processor count: 8Processor speed: 3.0GHzSqLite Version: 3.36.0CPU Utilisation: 1.0%Built-in memory: 32631.4 MBDedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 194.2MB / 12115.0MB (1%)Real memory available to Lightroom: 32631.4 MBReal memory used by Lightroom: 3084.9 MB (9.4%)Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 3504.4 MBGDI objects count:

There are 203 image files in the RG folder of my HD; a number that is confirmed by the OS file manager. I imported then all and gave them the keyword: "RG Proj." When I select/All the KW window shows "RG Proj" with no asterisk, meaning all the selected images have that KW. But here's the rub; when I run my "RG Proj" Smart Collection, with the filer: "Contains Words/RG Proj I get 199 images.What could account for this mispatch?

Hi - I recently upgraded a lightroom catalog to lightroom classic using the import menu.  Original catalog size was ~60mb, new catalog is exactly 32 mb.  It only loaded in my edits up to 2010, and I believe the catalog has edits going to 2018.   I have no way of reloading the old catalog in old software. What can I do to proceed? 

Hello,moving from imac to MBP, I missed my import convinience, that LRC renamed the files and sortet them automaticall under my given folder structure eg. 2024 for year 04 for month and 26 for day.I know that i have to create an import-preset including remanimg and targeting.I struggle with Target, LRC wónt fill in the photos automatically into the related day´s folder as it do on my old maschine.Question: How do I have to creat the import-preset. Any help is appreciatet. Regards Frank

I took photos on Saturday and they are not able to preview or import in Lightroom Clssic CC. Only preview and imports 1/3 of the photos from my SD card. I took with my 6D MK II. I was able to playback in my camera at the photo session but I can't not playback.  My Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw are up-to-date. Also, I downloaded the DNG Conveter program but it didn't work.  Not sure if it's the SD card malfunction. Here is a sample file you can take a look. Dropbox - Saved Pictures - Simplify your life I also purchased a photo recovery program but no luck. It supposed to fix damaged or corrupted cr2 files according to the company 's website. Please Help me. i am desperately looking for solutions.  I really appreciate your time in advance.  Thank you so much.

I keep my photos on an external 500 GB ssd.  It was getting full so I purchased a new identical Samsung t5 500 GB ssd.  When I connected the new drive it bumped the existing drive from drive E to Drive F.  Now Lightroom can't find my photos.  How do I rename the old drive back to drive E, or point lightroom to the renamed drive F?

I am trying to import photos and videos from my iPhone 13 Pro, running iOS 17.4.1 into Lightroom Classic on a Mac runing Sonoma 14.4.1.  There are a lot of videos and photos missing in the Import screen.  I've tried to uncheck "Don't import suspected duplicates" and the files are not showing up.  Many of the files are Apple LIve Photos.  I am thinking this is a bug due to the recent software upgrades?  Would greatly appreciate it if this could be fixed quickly as Lightroom Classic is my main photos library catalog.  Thanks!

Recently bought a new machine and as such have installed my Adobe products.Every photo I open whether it is Lrc or PS there are no Lens profiles.These are not Jpegs these are RAW files. My previous machine had no issues found the lens profiles straight away. Obviously this is down to new installation but unsure where to fix this problem 

I can't beleive I've had this issue, litterally forever, and I don't see anything useful in a search. After importing hundreds of images, I'll need to do an F2 batch rename on my PC, both Windows 10 and 11. No matter the version of windows or lightroom, one day I started having issues renaming images on a local drive. It would always leave 3-10 files that could not be renamed. It turned a tedious renaming process into a nightmare. I discovered tonight that if I convert everything into Smart Previews, the issue goes away, and I can rename without any issues at all. Com'on, does anyone know anything about this?

I have my entire Lightroom Catalog and all imported photos on one 2TB SSD. I also have backups of the original photos in several other locations. My 2TB drive is almost out of space; I want to stick to one catalog but rather not buy a larger drive yet. All the photos in my catalog have Smart Previews generated. What I want to do is delete the originals of all unflagged photos in my library that pre-date 2022, as I'm unlikely to need to export them again. In case I do need them, I want to be able to hook up one of my backup drives and relink the originals so I can export full-res. To summarize: I want to delete the old originals off the 2TB SSD to free up space, while retaining the integrity of the catalog with Smart Previews, and have the ability to relink the originals in the future if desired. What is the best way to go about this? Is it possible to "delete from disk" while retaining just the Smart Preview? Or perhaps I need to force the old photos to "unlink", then de

The crop tool was there one day ago and now its gone. Lightroom Classic version: 13.2 [ 202402141005-bf1aeb84 ]License: Creative CloudLanguage setting: en-USOperating system: Mac OS 14Version: 14.4.1 [23E224]Application architecture: x64Logical processor count: 16Processor speed: 3.8GHzSqLite Version: 3.36.0Built-in memory: 32,768.0 MBDedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 5,538.6MB / 8,176.0MB (67%)Real memory available to Lightroom: 32,768.0 MBReal memory used by Lightroom: 2,771.1 MB (8.4%)Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 62,006.7 MBMemory cache size: 2,620.0MBInternal Camera Raw version: 16.2 [ 1763 ]Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2Camera Raw virtual memory: 3263MB / 16383MB (19%)Camera Raw real memory: 3431MB / 32768MB (10%)Cache1:Preview1- RAM:21.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, DPP_5469.NEFFinal2- RAM:189.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, DPP_5427.NEFFinal3- RAM:189.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, DPP_5428.NEFNT- RAM:399.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:399.0MBCache2:final1

why is lightroom adding  green spots to my Nikon z9 pictures small green spots   [moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

Which LR Classic backups to remove?I have seveal LR Classic B/U/s on my computer, can someone tell me which ones I can safely remove?I removed an older back up last year and had to reconstuck the images.I attached the current ones that I have from the Apple storge (documents) folder.I will make note going forward which ones with the extention that I can savely remove.These are currently tking up 23+ gigabits.Thanks,Greg 

So I was using Lightroom classic and everything was going great until yesterday. I downloaded my photos onto my hard drive to save room on my PC and then after editing the photos on that and saving them they went from exporting as .jpeg to .dng and for some reason pic-time and pixieset doesn't recognize the photos now that they're not .jpeg it says "file type not allowed" or "invalid file type" and Lightroom won't allow me to export them as .jpeg either. I'm at a loss and really need to download these photos plz help 

Dear all, For culling, I use the survey mode. I pick 8 photos from the filmstrip and give the ones I like a star. Then I  select the next 8 photos etc. Is there a method to speed up this process by using the right arrow key to select the next 8 photos? Thanks, Freek  

I think I know the answer to this, and that answer is NOT good. BUT, I am hoping there is a shred of chance there is a way to correct my incredibly stupid error; I was freeing space on my hardrive and I accidently deleted my entire LR Catalog Backup. Each and every one. Is there ANY possible way to retrieve? 

Lightroom classic is getting stuck while "Reading preferences.."  after installing version 13.2 on my Macbook Pro (macOS Sonoma 14.4.1). I have tried resetting the preference file and uninstalling and reinstalling lightroom classic multiple times with no success. I have also downgraded the version to 13.0 and faced the same issue. Can anyone help with fixing this issue?