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sylvias42968506
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April 24, 2018
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Question Ircat File

  • April 24, 2018
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Hi everyone, I am in a bit of trouble and I need some ideas on the Ircat file. I hope I can explain my situation without making it too confusing.  This evening i bought some presets for Lightroom and I was trying to load them to my Lightroom.  In the process of trying to fine the files and finding the reason why they were not showing on the LR. I was curious and clicked on a Ircat file (in the sample folder) and it opened the LR with the new presets BUT it appeared that my photos and other presets that I was working on for the past 2 months have disappeared (I have never tried to open LT with this file before).  I back up my LR once a week and my last backup was this past Friday.  I know I could just go to my last backup on Friday and open the Lightroom but that means everything I did today would not be there...right?  Is there any way I can retrieve the files from the past two days?  Any imput would be greatly appreciated.  Even to explain the Ircat file.  Thank you so so much,

Sylvia

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    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    April 24, 2018

    I was curious and clicked on a Ircat file (in the sample folder) and it opened the LR with the new presets BUT it appeared that my photos and other presets that I was working on for the past 2 months have disappeared

    Well of course, if you open a different LRCAT file, you will see different photos and possibly different presets.

    You need to get back to the catalog file that you were working on that has the recent photos. Please follow JimHess​'s suggestion.

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    sylvias42968506Author
    Participant
    April 24, 2018

    Thank you i will try again

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    April 24, 2018

    I think all you need to do is go to File->Open recent (on the Mac it would be Lightroom->Open recent), and Lightroom will list the catalogs that you have opened. Just choose from the list of catalogs and you should be able to get back to the catalog that you have been using.

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    sylvias42968506Author
    Participant
    April 24, 2018

    Thank you Jim but that is not it. So my LR files are stored on my external hard drives. That is how we set it up when I was in school. To open LR I go to my applications and it opens LR through my hard drive ( if the external HD is not on it will not open. I tried opening the recent file on mac (pictur1) but it takes me to the Old lightroom from 2 months ago. The strange thing is the date that shows up on that doesn't exist in my back ups. (picture2) I circled the folder i opened by accident. I am sorry to bother you but if you know could you tell me what is this folder for? Does it back things up?

    I may just go back to my recent back up and start over

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    April 24, 2018

    I don't know what picture1 and picture2 are. Did you try what I suggested? The "Open Recent" should have given you a list of catalogs that have been opened by Lightroom on your computer, and you should have been able to choose from those different catalogs. Were there different catalogs listed?

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