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October 8, 2026
Question

my lightroom classic won't open , have removed it and tried a re-install but still won't open

  • October 8, 2026
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I have issue where lightroom won’t open  I have tried unintalling and re installing it fresh but not opening

 

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    Participant
    October 9, 2026

    just says conflict uninstalling lightroom,  I afraid I am gong to have reset windows again

     

     

    dj_paige
    Legend
    October 9, 2026

    just says conflict uninstalling lightroom,  I afraid I am gong to have reset windows again

     

    I asked you to provide the complete unedited word-for-word error message. The above doesn’t meet that criterion. Please give us the complete unedited word-for-word error message.

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 9, 2026

    If Lightroom Classic does not open, then that is usually caused by a problem with the catalog or the preferences, not with the app itself. To check that do the following:

    1: Hold down the Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key while launching Lightroom Classic. You will get a dialog asking you which catalog you want to open, with a button at the bottom to create a new catalog. Create a new catalog. See if Lightroom Classic finishes that and opens the new catalog successfully. If it does, then your main catalog is the culprit. Replace it by a backup copy (unzip the copy!).

    2: If creating a new catalog does not work either, then the preferences may be corrupted. Here’s how to reset them: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    dj_paige
    Legend
    October 8, 2026

    Do you get an error message? If so, what is the complete unedited word-for-word error message?