-2, -2-2, -3, -3-2, -3-2-v10, -3-2 v12

[sung_yle]

Hi, 

I love Lightroom Classic and had been using it for years without ever looking at what it really did behind the scene.  I turst it that much. 

Then, I suddenly realize I have many .lrcat files for the same catalog!

 I think the -v12 is the latest. 

Can I just delete everything else that is not -v12?  

Please look at the screen capture above.  What should I not delete?

Sorry to trouble you all.  Thank you in advance. 

Eddie

[JohanElzenga]

Yes, you can delete those. Every time that an updated version of Lightroom needs to upgrade the catalog, it actually creates an upgraded copy. 

[sung_yle]

Thank you very much. 

[Rob_Cullen · Accepted solution]

Can I just delete everything else that is not -v12?

Yes. Assuming that the -v12 catalog really is your 'latest'. Maybe better to move the unwanted files to another location until sure that -v12 is your full working catalog.

Please look at the screen capture above. What should I not delete?

Anything with -12 in the file name.

And certainly NOT the {Picture} and [Backups} folders.!

Are you creating Catalog backups on another hard-drive?

Upgrades to the LrC versions now offer you a rename dialog which is well worth looking at.

But after the fact, you can still rename a Catalog AND its companion files.

CATALOG-FIND MOVE RENAME

[sung_yle]

Thank you for the suggestion to 'move' instead of delete right the way.  Thank you.