Lightroom classic "stuck" while trying to open a different catalogue.

[Zukulina]

while trying to open a different catalog lightroom classic is stuck, I get a message saying Lightroom opening catalog but nothing happens. I had issues with that catalog before but never like this. I now cannot work with lightroom at all. Would appreciate any help I can get

[F. McLion]

Try this: Start LrC while holding the Ctrl key. This opens a window to select the catalog or create a new one.

Mark to check the integrity of the catalog and then continue.

You can also try if everything behaves normal with a new catalog.

... and let us know all the outcome

[F. McLion]

Try this: Start LrC while holding the Ctrl key. This opens a window to select the catalog or create a new one.

Mark to check the integrity of the catalog and then continue.

You can also try if everything behaves normal with a new catalog.

... and let us know all the outcome

[GoldingD]

In the folder that catalog is in, does a lock file exist? The lock file that should have been deleted upon proper catalog closure.

see:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/lightroom-error-catalog-cannot-be-opened-lrcat-lock.htm...