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Lightroom won't open

bojidarm29786450
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Oct 25, 2017 Oct 25, 2017

When I try to open Lightroom, it gives me this window:

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I do not have any other application or copy of Lightroom anywhere that uses my Lightroom catalog. How can I fix this issue?

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Mohit Goyal Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee , Nov 20, 2017 Nov 20, 2017

Hi bojidarm,

Please refer the below article and delete the .lock file to fix this issue

Lightroom catalog cannot be opened

Regards,

Mohit

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Mohit Goyal Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee ,
Nov 20, 2017 Nov 20, 2017

Hi bojidarm,

Please refer the below article and delete the .lock file to fix this issue

Lightroom catalog cannot be opened

Regards,

Mohit

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