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elsinoro
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June 16, 2020
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Change name of catalog (.lrcat-file)

  • June 16, 2020
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Can it be done and how? I'll like to have a personalized name on .lrcat in stead og Lightroom Catalog.

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JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
June 16, 2020

Just use your system browser and rename the file to whatever you want it to be. It has to be the same extension. Then double-click on it and Lightroom will start. This will necessitate the previews file to be rebuilt, but that isn't anything serious. After you have done that, you can go back to starting Lightroom as you normally do.

gary_sc
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gary_scCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 16, 2020

Hi Jim,

 

Just to verify, when you say "system browser," you do mean in the Finder or in Explorer, correct? In my addeled brain when I read that it sounded like you were suggesting using Safari or Chrome.

JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
June 16, 2020

Safari or Chrome aren't system browsers. Of course I meant Finder or Explorer. Didn't think that needed to be clarified.

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