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vmz
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May 6, 2024
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Lightroom won't switch sync to new catalog

  • May 6, 2024
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I have been using a single catalog file in LR Classic for the last 4 years. I've been subscribed to LR Photography plan, and I'd the catalog synced to Adobe cloud (just previews) so I could edit from Lightroom on my phone and iPad. It grew in size over time, and it contains thousands of photos.

 

I got a new laptop recently and decided to create a new catalog file. I turned off sync from the old catalog on the old laptop, and turned on sync for the new catalog on LR Classic in the new laptop. But Lightroom will not sync the files from the new catalog. It does not show any error.  

 

I checked adobe documentation and online help, did not find anything useful. Has anyone run into this issue? Please share any information that can help solve this issue.

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JimHess
Inspiring
May 7, 2024

It is only possible to synchronize to a single catalog. It is not possible to disable synchronization on one catalog and then enable it on another. It's better to just stick with a single catalog and only synchronize the collections you want.

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
May 6, 2024

Easiest solution: use one catalog.

 

Not only would this solve the sync problem, but it has thousands of other benefits compared to multiple catalogs. Switching to a new laptop (by itself) seems like a really poor reason to create a new catalog.

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