Lightroom Classic Rainbow

Report · Mar 29, 2025

Hi everyone!

I have been using Lightroom Classic for a little over a year and a half. I came across an issue recently where my lightroom will constantly show the rainbow loader. I have tried updating the app, deleting it, and re-downloading it. I have also tried replacing my SSD drive to see if it was a failing drive. I even tried making a separate catalog, but nothing is working. I can't make any edits because every change I make causes the loader to pop up. I am very frustrated because I have deadlines I need to meet and nothing is working. I currently am editing on a Macbook M2 with 32 GB of RAM and 2TB of internal SSD.

Does anyone have a solution to this?

Report · Mar 29, 2025

Where is your catalog file/folder located? Internal SDD? External SSD? In the cloud?

How much free space is on the drive where the catalog is located?

It won't hurt to reset the LrC preferences.

Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.