Struggling with conversion of catalog from Lr 6.14 to LrC 15.3 (LrC 14.0)

Question

I’m unable to convert or import from Lr 6.14 catalog. I have optimized etc., removed all links to moved files and else followed every advice I could find. Still no success.

I get the following message:

Lightroom faced problems, trying to upgrade the format of the catalogfile and can not use this catalog in this version of Lightroom.

After this I found various recommendations on using LrC 13.2 of 14.0, to make an intermediate version, for a final import to LrC 15.3. I managed to install LrC 14.0, repeated the conversion-atempt, but received this message:

We’re sorry. Lightroom couldn’t upgrade the catalogfile and can not import from it. You might want to upgrade the catalog, on the direct, by opening i with Lightroom 7.

The question is: Where can I find Lightroom 7, and - does any of you have a suggestion to how I should overcome my problem/challenge?

Regards
Tom Kaasen
Norway

dj_paige · Accepted Answer

Perhaps you can successfully convert a recent backup of your catalog file.

You can probably get 13.2 (or earlier) by contacting Adobe and asking them for a download link. Contact Adobe support by clicking here, https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen
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john beardsworth · Answer

Have you considered abandoning the update path? It might be faster to select all the files in the catalogue, do a Ctrl S, and then import them into Lr15.

There is stuff you would lose - flags, published collections, collections, history steps - but most of your work would come through.

Another idea, if you still have 6.14 installed, is to select all and do a File > Export as Catalog. This should be cleaner, and Lr15 might then be OK importing it. See if you can identify if one image triggers a problem, fix its metadata (eg removing a non-US English character) or try the Export as Catalog method for all the other images and migrate this one manually.

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