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Tricia Jersak
Participant
Jan 9, 2025 1:44 PM UTC
Question

Lightroom wont open due to corrupted catalog

Lightroom wont open after trying to launch corrupt catalog. Restarted my computer and tried a couple more times. Now it gets stuck wont open and a black bar appears on computer screen saying Lightroom-Opening Catalog: Lightroom Catalog.zip

 

How do I fix this?

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GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
Jan 9, 2025 5:54 PM UTC
Lightroom-Opening Catalog: Lightroom Catalog.zip

Were you attempting to open the backup of your catalog? (the backup would be compressed). If you are attempting to open your backup, then you need to:

 

  1. Copy the backup to a different folder than the Backup Folder
  2. Unzip that copy
  3. Double click on that unzipped copy (in Windows File Explorer)

 

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dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
Jan 9, 2025 1:45 PM UTC

Restore a recent backup of your catalog file.

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