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Keep prompting me to open another Catalogue

bennyn2174
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Nov 25, 2016 Nov 25, 2016

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Alfred Pennyworth
Enthusiast , Nov 25, 2016 Nov 25, 2016

Go to the folder where the catalog is located and delete the file with the .lock extension and only that file. Then restart Lightroom. This happens when Lightroom doesn't shut down properly for some reason.

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Alfred Pennyworth
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Go to the folder where the catalog is located and delete the file with the .lock extension and only that file. Then restart Lightroom. This happens when Lightroom doesn't shut down properly for some reason.

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