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avon75
avon75
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October 10, 2017
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Lightroom Catalog

  • October 10, 2017
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so i tried to open Lightroom and was getting the message about my catalog,,, i've had this before so I looked for the LOCK file but it wsn't there.

i tried to repair the  catalog but then I got the message saying " Lightroom encountered problems reading or writing from disk when attempting to repair "Lightroom Catalog".

the repair operation may succeed in future attempts.

i'm at a loss and don't know what to do...

please help!!

Andre

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    F. McLion
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    F. McLionCommunity Expert
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    October 10, 2017

    What message are you getting?
    What is your OS?

    Which exact version of LR are you using?

    The lock file sits next to the catalog file, if that's your issue. Other than that, please tell us much more details, specifically tell us the exact word-by-word message you are getting.

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    avon75
    avon75Author
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    October 10, 2017

    i tried to repair the catalog when I couldn't find the LOCK file, but

    then I got the message saying " Lightroom encountered problems reading or

    writing from disk when attempting to repair "Lightroom Catalog".

    "the repair operation may succeed in future attempts."

    I'm running Windows 10

    the newest Lightroom CC

    Andre

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    F. McLion
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    F. McLionCommunity Expert
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    October 10, 2017

    the newest Lightroom CC

    .. exact version explicitly means not just 'newest' - instead you should tell us a number like 2015.12 or alike

    Where is the catalog located? Is it on an internal drive?

    If yes, run a disk check and after that restore the latest catalog from a backup. Your drive seems to have issues.

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