Lightroom Classic stuck starting in background with "Lightroom Opening Catalogue: ... " message

[rockgeo]

Version 13.3.1 running on Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.22631 Build 22631

Catalogue(s) previously upgraded to latest 13.3 format' 

On attempting to start, message bar pops-up "Lightroom - Opening Catalog: catalog.lrcat".  Appears to hang at this point. Lightroom.exe is running as a background process - status "Not responding".

Problem occurs with different catalogues, so not apparently an individual (corrupt) catalogue problem.

Tried re-starting with the re-set preferences option. 

Checked that a .lock file was not present in catalogue folder.

Tried uninstall and re-install ... with PC reboot.

Problem persists.

I'm stumped. Please help.

[Shivani Somayajula]

Hey there. Sorry for the trouble. I'll help you figure this out. 

We need more details to help you. What version of the operating system are you using? Where is your catalog stored in an internal or external drive? Could you share the error screenshot or a video recording of the event? 

Please have a look at this link to learn more about how to manage the catalog. 

https://adobe.ly/3zBau3a

Thanks! 

Shivani