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toddw85931694
toddw85931694
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May 7, 2023
Question

LRC will only open certain catalogs and spinning wheel on others

  • May 7, 2023
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My main catalog no longer opens.  I have reinstalled LRC and can open older catalogs but not the desired catalog.  When I try, i get the Spinning Wheel (Macbook Pro - M1 - Ventura). The catalog I intend to open has my complete collection on it.  Oooooh , so frustrating.  See Pics of before open and after opening.

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DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
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May 7, 2023

Try the following, shut down LrC and go to the folder where your Lightroom Catlog file is located. See if there is a file called Lightroom Catalog-v12-2.lrcat.lock if so delete that LOCK file and nothing else. That lock file mabe be what is preventing your Catalog from being opened.

Next double click on the Catalog file and that should boot LrC and open the Catalog.

See the following from you screen captures from your initial post.

 

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 15.3; PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
Sean McCormack
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Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
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May 7, 2023

The file you're seeing are normal and expected. 

As to why it's not opening, I've no direct idea. 

You could try making a new catalog and importing your old one into it via "Import from Another Catalog".

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
toddw85931694
toddw85931694Author
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May 7, 2023

Thanks for your help.

Dang, tried it, but received this error.

Sean McCormack
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Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
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May 7, 2023

So there's obviously an issue with the original catalog. It's time to start looking at backup catalogs I'm afraid. 

 

I'm not as familiar with SQLite as I'd like put it's possible the vacuum command could help with it. There was a way to copy to a temporay catalog and then make a new clean catalog, but it hasn't worked for me recently. 

 

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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