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D Roeder
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April 29, 2018
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Lightroom 7.3.1 Catalog Corruption

  • April 29, 2018
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I thought the corruption of catalogs problem was fixed in 7.3.1, but I have had it twice today. First there is a failure of an integrity test when starting a backup, then it tries to fix it, and finally the catalog is corrupted and can't be repaired.

Mac OS 10.13.4 High Sierra

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    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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    April 29, 2018

    As far as I know, the problem of corruption of backup catalogs was on Windows only, so I think this may be just a coincidence. Have you tried another backup?

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    D RoederAuthor
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    April 30, 2018

    Yes, I have tried other backups. One was a catalog that was copied to another hard drive (not backed up using Lightroom, just a Finder copy/paste) just prior to upgrading from 7.3 to 7.3.1 and another was a Lightroom-created catalog backup. So, must not be a coincidence. Maybe the problem has crept over to Mac OS also. As Jethro Gibbs says, "No such thing as a coincidence."

    Same thing happens: when performing a backup when exiting Lightroom get a failure of integrity test, then Lightroom tries to fix it, and then the catalog is corrupted and can't be repaired.

    Here's an strange/interesting twist: Just for kicks and jollies, I double-clicked on a catalog that was supposedly corrupted, and Lightroom opened it anyway. Seems OK, but I'm hesitant to do much with it. Is there a way to do an integrity test without backing up?

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