lightroom classic will not open

Question

I select Lighroom Classic and get no errors but a spinning icon like the computer is thinking about it but nothing happens. Task Manager suggests Lightroom Classic is open yet it isn’t.

JohanElzenga · Answer

There are two things to check. First, check that you catalog isn’t corrupted. To do this, move your catalog folder to another location, so Lightroom Classic can’t find it. If you get a dialog that it can’t find the catalog, then do not point it to the new location, but create a new catalog to see if Lightroom Classic opens correctly with that catalog.

If that does not work either, then the preferences file could be corrupted. The best option would be the same procedure: move the preferences file to another location, so Lightroom Classic will build a new one. Read this: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

BTW; you posted this in the Lightroom ecosystem forum. Lightroom Classic issues should be posted in the Lightroom Classic forum, so expect a moderator to move this thread.

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