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Brighila3821007694nq
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November 23, 2025
Question

LR doesn`t start, it freezes during startup

  • November 23, 2025
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I start the app and it blocks and says that "Not responding" message without anything else to do. I have restarted my computer, re-installed the app and nothing. It doesn`t work. Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

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Sameer K
Community Manager
Sameer KCommunity Manager
Community Manager
November 24, 2025

Hey, @Brighila3821007694nq. Welcome to Lightroom Classic Community. I'll help you figure this out. 

What version of Windows are you working on? Has this happened since a recent update? Do you have any cloud backup active on your machine? 

 

Before anything, restart the machine and don't launch Lightroom Classic yet. By default, the Lightroom Catalog is created and stored in the Users > Pictures folder. Try moving the Lightroom catalog folder to another drive or location. Once the entire folder is copied, double-click the .lrcat file to open Lightroom Classic directly and check how it performs. 

 

Let me know how it goes. Thanks! 

Sameer K

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Brighila3821007694nqAuthor
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November 24, 2025
@Sameer K Thank you for your reply. I`m using Windows 11. I haven`t used Lightroom for maybe a week, and it has just happened when I opened it. Don`t know for sure when it was last updated. No, I don`t use cloud back-up. I don`t store my LR Catalog inside the default source, I`m having it since the beginning on another directory of the same main SSD drives that I use. I tried to move my LR Catalog to the other drive and it got stuck at 99% as shown in the printscreen. [image: image.png] -- Cu stima / Sincerely / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
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Brighila3821007694nqAuthor
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November 26, 2025

Hello @Sameer K

Did you got the chance to read my message? Is there any way we can solve
this issue? It's been already one week since I am not being able to use
Lightroom, and I have payed for my license. I hope you understand.

Thank you

Cu stima / Sincerely / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Alexandru Brighila
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