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July 28, 2022
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My library does not show my galleries that link to my hard drive anymore? Where are they?

  • July 28, 2022
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Ugh I really do not knwo how to explain myself. I am a photographer. I usually go to lightroom classic click LIBRARY at the top then over on the left under FOLDERS I usually see a long list of galleries that are on my hard drive. I access them there edit etc. 

 

But I had an editor help me with some editing. She sent me the lcat files and I ended up double clicking the lcat file, lightroom restarted and it only showed the galllery she edited. The rest of my list is gone? 

 

How do I get back to my edits and links to my other galleries. I am trying to stay level headed and know there is a way to get back there to my 25 or so galleries... please say there is a way! 

 

I added a movie hoping it would help you understand what I am asking

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Per Berntsen
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 28, 2022

Go to File > Open Recent, and you should find your catalog there.

Ligtroom can only have one catalog (lrcat file) open at a time.

Participant
July 28, 2022

ok great.. I got to another gallery from there... but it does not have all 25 or more of my galleries in "recent" how do I get lightroom to display them all together again?

Per Berntsen
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 28, 2022

Have you created several catalogs?

If so, they will most likely all be found under File > Open recent, if you used them recently.

If you have several entries under Open recent, try to open every one of them.