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tonywilson3454
tonywilson3454
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October 25, 2021
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Lightroom Classic compatibility with MacOS Monterey

  • October 25, 2021
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Apologies if this has been asked before but I couldn't find anything about it.

 

Since the new MacOS gets released today, does anyone know if there are any issues with Lightroom Classic running on it? I got burned once when a minor MacOS update bricked tethering for a while. 

 

Cheers

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    kenk120141
    Participating Frequently
    June 30, 2022

    Do NOT upgrade as you can't launch LRC 11.0 on it. I have spent days with online agents at Adobe to try to resolve problem with no luck. It is an issue with Monterey and not Adobe. 

    tonywilson3454
    tonywilson3454Author
    Known Participant
    November 8, 2021

    Quick update - I have taken delivery of a MBP 16 inch with the full 64GB RAM, M1 Max CPU. I am a tech reviewer so I don't get to keep it, sadly. 

     

    It has MacOS 12.0.1 on it, and I clean installed LRC 11 on it, and it seems to run fine. That said I am still holding off upgrading to Monterey on my work MBP until various glitches have stopped being reported. 

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    bertramquadt
    Inspiring
    November 7, 2021

    Plain and simple: V11 does not work on Monterey, at least not on my machine. It hangs itself once started.
    Had to downgrade to 10.4, this is working. Still a shame, I hope they fix the issue quickly.

    Ian Lyons
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    Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 7, 2021

    I have 3 Mac computers running LrC 11.0 on Monterey without issue. So, not sure why you're experiencing a problem.

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    bertramquadt
    Inspiring
    November 7, 2021

    Neither am I 😄
    Still, V11 doesn't run on my machine under Monterey, and having a look across the boards of this forum, I am not the only one. I'd love to contact support, but the chat is only available during office hours, when I am at my day job.

    josephlavine
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    josephlavineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 30, 2021

    You might find this link helpful.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/does-lightroom-classic-work-with-macos-monterey/td-p/12474380

    warmly/j

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      lingualect
      Known Participant
      October 27, 2021

      Update 10/27
      I followed up again with Adobe now that Lightroom 11 is out and the system requirements say that you need Catalina or later to make it run. And support now tells me that OS 12, AKA Monterey, is indeed compatible with Lightroom 11. So based on that I think I'm going to try.

        tonywilson3454
        tonywilson3454Author
        Known Participant
        October 27, 2021

        Thanks!

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        lingualect
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        October 25, 2021

        I too would like to know because I just ordered one of the new computers that comes with Monterey. So I asked Adobe, and the only response they could offer me was to go to their website to look at the system requirements for running Lightroom classic. So it seems, if I am interpreting correctly, they don't know if Monterey is compatible with Lightroom classic 10.4. And they also could not say when an update would come out fthat deals with Monterey compatibility with Lightroom classic 10.4. Hopefully someone who has updated to Monterey can let us know here!

        Conrad_C
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        Conrad_CCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 25, 2021

        Based on past years and updates, Adobe support info about compatibility with new versions of macOS is never available before the OS itself is released. A lot of software companies like to wait until they have a chance to test with the final .0 public release of the OS, in case Apple snuck in any subtle changes that might break something.

         

        After the new OS is released, it takes time for Adobe to post the necessary info, and it does not all show up at once. That includes both compatibility articles and system requirements. Some product teams get their info up within a few days, others take weeks.

         

        System requirements don't talk about known issues, so what you want to look for eventually is an Adobe help document like this one for Lightroom Classic and macOS 10.11 Big Sur. It might be better to bookmark this page (Known issues in Lightroom Classic), which lists specific issues they know about, and links to the compatibility documents for supported versions of macOS.

          DdeGannes
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          DdeGannesCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 25, 2021

          Rembering, the issues I had with my system macOS Big Sur and LrC 10.x one year ago, I will wait until the early adopters report their experiences.

          The Big Sur / Lightroom Classic, combination did not get sorted out until March 17, 2021, with the release of LrC 10.2.

          If rumors are correct my iMac may not get the pending upgrade. So my system may be officially "retired" after 6 years.

           

           

           

          Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
          dj_paige
          dj_paige
          Legend
          October 25, 2021

          It is likely, since ADOBE MAX is in a few days, that new versions of all Adobe software will be released that will have been tested on MacOS Monterey and will run on MacOS Monterey. (But don't take my word for it, read the announcements of the new software and the updated system requirements, that's the only way to know for sure)

           

          Does that mean there won't be any glitches or problems? Unlikely. There will be glitches and there will be problems, there always are.

            tonywilson3454
            tonywilson3454Author
            Known Participant
            October 25, 2021

            Thanks. Yes that makes sense - I'll wait for the Adobe updates and see if anything gets reported, then upgrade MacOS a bit later. 

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