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lidiab12504373
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May 8, 2019
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I lost all my pictures from LR how back it?

  • May 8, 2019
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Hi,

I installed new windows and LR classic in my second PC. After log in in Adobe I have to choose which PC, LR stay and which not because licence is for 2 PC. Choice was hard because doesn't exist PC number so I choose wrong and LR, PS everything been lost on my First PC so I lost over 160 pictures after production. How I can back it to my LR installed again?

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    Correct answer JohanElzenga

    You post this in the Lightroom CC forum, but in your initial message you talk about Lightroom Classic, so I assume that the old PC it’s also Lightroom Classic. If Lightroom Classic starts up without any images, then it apparently created a new empty catalog. You will need to find your old catalog and open that one in Lightroom. I can’t tell you where your old catalog is or what its name is, but the default location for catalogs is your Pictures folder. The catalog file has a “.lrcat” extension, so look for that or do a search on that. You can also try if the ‘Recent’ menu in Lightroom lists that catalog.

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    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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    May 8, 2019

    Nothing has been lost. You just have to login again on the old PC as well.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    lidiab12504373Author
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    May 8, 2019

    I log in in adobe clouds on old PC. Start use LR and is empty even I lost presets. How or what I can do to try back it? Where log in?

    JohanElzenga
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    JohanElzengaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 8, 2019

    You post this in the Lightroom CC forum, but in your initial message you talk about Lightroom Classic, so I assume that the old PC it’s also Lightroom Classic. If Lightroom Classic starts up without any images, then it apparently created a new empty catalog. You will need to find your old catalog and open that one in Lightroom. I can’t tell you where your old catalog is or what its name is, but the default location for catalogs is your Pictures folder. The catalog file has a “.lrcat” extension, so look for that or do a search on that. You can also try if the ‘Recent’ menu in Lightroom lists that catalog.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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