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Hello everyone.
I'm having the "classic" problem with Lightroom classic that many others have had. LRC won't open a newly created catalogue.
Here's the background: I am working with someone to edit multiple photos. She copied all of her files to a Google Drive folder for me to download and continue working. I downloaded ALL of the catalogue files, tried opening the .lrcat file (with all of the other ones in the same folder) but keep getting that pesty error pop up.
I also tried the Adobe solution by opening the package of the lrcat-data file and deleting "CURRENT", then restarted LRC to no avail. Same error.
This has happened virtually every time before when I've downloaded someone else's files from GD.
What gives?
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Please post in a reply a screenshot of the folder that catalog is in. As shown in Finder.
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It's in a folder I created on my HD as part of a project. However, I then copied all of the catalogue files into the Pictures>Lightroom folder and tried opening the lrcat from there–still with no success.
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That is not the answer to my request. looking for something like:
Mind you, the above example via Windows, MACOS Finder will look different.
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Ok this is weird: I just tried opening the lrcat file again (to screenshoot the message for my partner to see) and suddenly now everything is working! LRC opened the file and I have it all. I don't understand, but I'm happy.
Thanks GoldingD for your willingness to help out!
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