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k k daga
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May 4, 2022
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Lightroom Classic suddenly stopped launching on Mac

  • May 4, 2022
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My lightroom classic has suddenly stopped launching on Mac (M1). I have uninstalled and re-installed it but problem remains. Screenshot attached.  

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GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
May 4, 2022

Your screenshot indicates that LrC is stuck at reading the preferebce file. Cabn indicate that the preference file is corrupted.

 

The preference file can get corrupted leading to buggy behavior. A corrupt preference file will survive uninstalls, updates, and upgrades. By renaming or moving or deleting the preference file you create a situation where LrC will recreate a fresh new one upon startup of LrC. Be aware various settings will revert to defaults.

 

see:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html

 

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k k dagaAuthor
Participant
May 4, 2022
Tried but still not working. Issue remains the same.

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K K Daga
JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 4, 2022
@k k daga wrote:
Tried but still not working. Issue remains the same.


Did you check the permissions like I suggested?

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 4, 2022

Try this: Go to MacOS 'System Settings - Security & Privacy' and add Lightroom Classic to "Full Disk Access". Click on the lock icon to unlock the settings, then click on the plus icon to add Lightroom Classic if it isn't already listed. If it is listed, then just enable the checkbox.

If that does not help, then reset the preferences: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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