Data migration in Windows 11: LR 6.5.1 lcat import to LR 7.1.2

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December 30, 2023
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I have pooled all photos (2.5 Tb) to external hard disk. File path structures are the same as in lrcat files created by Lightroom CC 6.5.1. I try to open the lrcat files but it fails for following reasons:

- Something went wrong, The Lightroom catalog cannot be opened because another application already has it opened (I tied this: https://helpx.adobe.com/fi/lightroom-classic/kb/lightroom-error-catalog-cannot-be-opened-lrcat-lock.html)

- Unsupported catalog version, This version of Lightroom cannot migrate the selected catalog

I managed to open some lrcat files by copying them to the same drive (C:\[original path]) but I can see that ratings (stars, rejected, flagged) are only imported but not the adjustments (white balance etc). How can I migrate the photos with adjustements as well?

Windows

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Joonas34515873xcmjAuthor

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I relized that I have Lightroom and not LrC

JohanElzenga

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I think that catalogs from the old Lightroom 6 are too old to migrate. If you want to migrate these catalogs, then you first need to upgrade them. You can do this by temporary installing a trial version of Lightroom Classic. Open the catalogs in Lightroom Classic, let it upgrade them, then it should be possible to migrate them to Lightroom 7.

Of course you could also decide to take a subscription to Lightroom Classic rather than Lightroom, so you can continue to use these catalogs (after upgrading them). In that case you need to change your subscription to the Photography Plan.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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