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freduyt
freduyt
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September 17, 2022
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Lightroom Classic - How to recover deleted previews - help

  • September 17, 2022
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Hi everyone,

In Lightroom Classic, i deleted some previews from my catalog. 

The thing is that i don't have the (very important) original files wich where deleted as well. 

I closed and re-open the app, so no more 'command + Z' 

Couldn't find the trash in Lightroom Classic (laptop)

Could someone help me please? 

Thank you

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 17, 2022

You will not recover those files unless you have BACKUPS.

Backups of the Original camera fles will recover those.

Backups of an older Catalog MAY recover the Previews in the Catalog, from which you MAY be able to create JPGs.

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/extract-previews-for-lost-images-lightroom.html

 

If the file on the hard-drive have not been over-written in the sectors on the drive, then recover software MAY restore some semblance of the files. https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva WIndows Only!

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 17, 2022

"MAY recover"

If the previews file was also backed up.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 18, 2022

@DdeGannes  Good point! Something I overlooked. Yes a corresponding Catalog Previews.LRDATA

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
September 17, 2022

How did you delete those files?

 

GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
September 17, 2022

Deleted previews should not be an issue, they would be recreated upon LrC start, and/or, image selection.

 

Deleted original photos on the other hand are a major issue. Where do you keep your backup of photos? Not where you keep your backup of the catalog. Those are separate. Using the backup option in LrC backs up the catalog, not the photos. You have to back those up separately.

 

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