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farahk42038123
Inspiring
June 6, 2017
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How to find my catalogs and photos after reinstalling my Adobe Lightroom.

  • June 6, 2017
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I lost my Lightroom application by accident and reinstalled it back again. But how may I find my pictures and catalog?

Would I be able to retrieve them back? I have saved the raw files on my external hard drive but still I want them back on Lr. It is much easier to work on edited pictures.

Thanks a lot.

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    Correct answer Per Berntsen

    Not really.

    I just reinstalled my Lr. Would it matter if I install an updated version of Lr?

    I will import my files to the Lr again, it is not a big deal.

    Thanks a lot for all of your replies.


    Before you re-import all your files, follow the advice given by dj_paige and do a search for .lrcat files on your computer.

    Double-click them one at a time to open them. This could save you a lot of work.

    If you have installed a newer version of LR than the catalogs were created in, a copy of the catalog will be upgraded and opened.

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    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    June 6, 2017

    Are the raw files in the same location they were in previously? In the same folder structure? Do you still have the catalog that you had previously? When operating system are you using? What version of Lightroom?

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      farahk42038123Author
      Inspiring
      June 6, 2017

      Hi Jim,

      I've removed part of the original files from master folder to open space in computer. But half of the files are still in same location. I have Lr 5, windows 10.

      I really appreciate you.

      Thanks,

      farah

      ManiacJoe
      ManiacJoe
      Inspiring
      June 7, 2017

      If by "removed" you mean deleted, then those files are gone forever unless you have a backup of them.

      Your images are not "in" the Lightroom catalog; they are on the hard drive just like your spreadsheets and documents. The catalog just references the images by path and filename.

        dj_paige
        dj_paige
        Legend
        June 6, 2017

        Your pictures and catalog haven't moved. They are still in the same location. If you don't know where that is, use your operating system's search feature to find all files whose name ends with .LRCAT, then double-click on each one found until you find the catalog which shows your photos.

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          farahk42038123Author
          Inspiring
          June 6, 2017

          But, I am not sure, because

          I've removed part of the original files from master folder to open space in computer. But half of the files are still in same location. I have Lr 5, windows 10.

          I really appreciate you.

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