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tims69405000
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November 21, 2019
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Moving Lightroom 6 to a new computer - macOS

  • November 21, 2019
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I bought LR6 (not CC) a couple of years ago, and have been using it on my iMac. I just purchased a MacBook Pro, and would like to move everything over to it now - since the iMac is on it's last legs. 

Over the last couple of days I've moved several of my picture folders over to the new machine (I just use the LR default of importing/saving them by date - so I moved my "2019", "2018" & "2017" folders over & dropped them in the "Pictures" folder on the MacBook.) I then tried moving the actual application over by copying the "Lightroom6" folder from the "Applications" folder on the iMac. I've tried putting it in both the "Applications" folder and the "Pictures" folder on the MacBook - but either way, when I go to launch the application it starts to launch it, and I get the info screen with the flower on it for about 2 or 3 seconds, and then it just stops. The info screen goes away, and LR never finishes launching.

 

Any ideas why? Is there some dumb mistake I forgot or didn't do - or might I have a bigger problem than that? (FYI - I'm trying to launch it by double-clicking on the application inside the "Lightroom6" folder.)

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

 

Tim

 

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Sahil.Chawla
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Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
November 21, 2019

Hi Tim,

 

To better understand how to move Lightroom onto a new computer, I would suggest you to check this guide and let us know if it helps: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-move-lightroom-to-new-computer/

 

Regards,
Sahil

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tims69405000Author
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November 21, 2019

Hi Sahil,

 

That looks like exactly the info I need! I'll give it a try tonight.

 

Thanks alot!

 

Tim

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tims69405000Author
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November 21, 2019

Before you rush into it, read here:

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-macos-catalina-compatibility/

 

I'm surprised Adobe don't provide these warnings with their forum responses.

 

"Lightroom 6 (last version was 6.14)

Lightroom 6.14 itself is 64-bit, but the installer and licensing code are 32-bit. If it’s already installed, Lightroom 6.14 may continue to work, but you won’t be able to install, uninstall or reactivate it. For these reasons, Adobe does not recommend using it on Catalina and it is not supported on Catalina.

If you’re still on Lightroom 6 or earlier, you have two options: You can stay on macOS Mojave (10.14) or earlier and Lightroom will continue to work as it does at the moment. If you want to update to Catalina safely (without the worry of it not working if you need to reinstall) then it’s time to subscribe to the Photography Plan. Lightroom Classic still runs on your computer, just like Lightroom 6, but it’s just paid on subscription instead of a one-off cost. Here are the changes since Lightroom 6."


Wow - THAT stinks.

I just wanted to stay on LR6, and not pay a monthly subscription fee - I don't need the absolute latest upgrades, etc.

 

So it sounds like my only choices are:

1) Buy the subscription version, and then - according to the reviews on B&H - have a product that's "lacking lots of features", and "doesn't have many advanced options", so essentially a worse product than I have now AND I get to "renew" it every year, or,

 

2) Downgrade the OS on my brand new Mac so that I can continue to use the LR6 product I have now (really? go BACKWARDS with the OS on a brand new computer?), or,

 

3) Continue to use my 11 year old iMac until it dies for good - running LR6 just fine like it has for the last 2 years - while my brand new Mac is used for web surfing & e-mail

 

I HAVE TO be missing something. Those can't be the only options - right?

Thanks for the help with this - I don't mean to sound crabby. It's just that I can't believe the above are my options.

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