Lightroom Catalog

Question

How do I move my lightroom catalog from an external hard drive back to my computers hard drive while leaving the photos on my external hard drive? I am using a M1 mac. Thanks Paul M.

AxelMatt · Accepted Answer

Locate the folder that contains the appropriate catalog and preview files. In the Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS), copy or move the catalog.lrcat, catalog.lrcat-data, Previews.lrdata, and (if present) Smart Previews.lrdata files to the new location. Double-click the .lrcat file in the new location to open it in Lightroom Classic.

kglad · Answer

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