Lightroom cannot use catalog because it is not writable...

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Mac OS 12.4 / LR 11.4.1

Ok. So i had a computer failure, got a new computer and did a fresh install of all adobe apps. Moved my LR catalog over and receive the error message 'lightroom cannot use the catalog names 'xyz' because it is not writable and cannot be opened.'

I removed the .lock file restarted and tried again, same error. I changed the permissions to all the files, folder, and root folder so that everyone has permission (selecting file / folder hitting command + i and changing to read and write under sharing and permissions). Lighroom opens and can create a new catalog. Kinda hit and wall and not sure where to go from here.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

dj_paige · Answer

Please follow these instructions: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-give-full-disk-access-to-lightroom-classic-on-macos/td-p/12913413

If that doesn't help, did you put the catalog file in the "Pictures" folder (or whatever the Mac equivalent is)? What folder did you put it in? What is the file system format used on this disk (APFS, FAT, other)?

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