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March 27, 2025
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"Adobe Lightroom is damaged and cannot be opened"

  • March 27, 2025
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I just tried to open Lightroom and got this error message:

What now?

Correct answer Badly Drawn Boy

Thanks, problem solved. 

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Badly Drawn BoyAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
March 27, 2025

Thanks, problem solved. 

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
March 27, 2025

Reinstall Lightroom using these instructions:

Clean Lightroom Install Procedure

  • Close Lightroom
  • Restart the computer
  • Use the Adobe Creative Cloud App to uninstall Lightroom
  • Restart the computer
  • Install Lightroom via the Creative Cloud App without launching any other programs.
  • Restart the computer
  • Launch Lightroom
  • Wait 5 minutes

 

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