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shane_2475
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August 30, 2025
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Error prevented LRC from opening catalog URGENT HELP NEEDED

  • August 30, 2025
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Hi all,

 

Edited just fine this morning. Come home and tried to launch LRC and get the error saying an error prevented LRC from opening catalog. Read online. Suggests to get rid of the lock file. I do not have a lock file where my LRC catalog is. I have an urgent deadline and need help figuring this out. Please help!

 

Mac OS Sonona 14.4.1 
Latest version of LRC

4 replies

Per Berntsen
Per Berntsen
Community Expert
August 31, 2025

 

Did you click Learn more ... in the error message?

It will take you this page https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/failure-in-opening-catalog.html

Follow the instructions for Mac and delete the file named CURRENT in the lrcat.data folder.

Let us know how it goes.

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    Jessica_focandoemdobro
    New Participant
    August 30, 2025

    Você conseguiu resolver? 

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    shane_2475Author
    New Participant
    August 30, 2025

    No 😞

     

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    Jao vdL
    Community Expert
    August 30, 2025

    If you hold down the option key when starting classic, you'll get a dialog where you can check the integrity of a catalog file. Might be worth trying. If none of that works you might need to recover from a catalog backup. If you have a really hard deadline, you can always just create a new empty catalog and do your work in there.

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      shane_2475Author
      New Participant
      August 30, 2025

      I tried that and it gave me the exact same error message

      KR Seals
      KR Seals
      Community Expert
      August 31, 2025

      Did you try Jao vdl's suggestion to create a new catalog and start from scratch with that group of photos?

      You can do that by holding the Option key while starting Lightroom Classic. On the screen that pops up, at the bottom, you have the choice of starting a new catalog.

       

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      dj_paige
      Brainiac
      August 30, 2025

      Please provide the exact unedited word-for-word text message. Since I can't see your screen capture or anyone's screen captures, please use the "Insert Photos" icon to include screen captures in your reply.

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      shane_2475Author
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      August 30, 2025

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