P: Failed to initialize AI Edits storage

[pisi]

Hallo, with the recent update of LrC, it upgraded my catalog file and then ended with an error screen telling: Failed to initialize AI Edits storage

What/where is AI Edits storage?

How to open my catalog file?

Windows 10 with latest AMD drivers.

LrC 15.0 Build 202510171722-44f87028

That catalog file is 1.3 GB

free disk space is >100GB

[johnrellis]

"Failed to Initialize AI Stages"

"Please refer to the backup catalogue and contact customer service."

I think the error message was actually, "Failed to initialize AI Edits storage". (There is no message that you quoted.)  Five others have recently reported the same error, no workarounds posted yet.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this rapidly growing thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lrc-failed-to-initialize-ai-edits-stora...

[Michael-Keppler]

Beim Öffnen von LRC (V. 15.0) auf MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.6.1 wird die Fehlermeldung "KI-Änderungsspeicher konnte nicht initialisiert werden"

angezeigt und das Programm startet nicht. Beim zweiten Versuch startet LRC jedoch. Ich bin Ratlos und hoffe es gibt dafür eine Lösung?!

 

[Sameer K]

Hey, @Michael-Keppler. Welcome to the Lightroom Classic Community. I'll help you figure this out.

Did Lightroom close normally the last time it worked, or is this a fresh installation of Lightroom Classic v15 on this machine? Try these steps to get Lightroom to launch:

• Reset Lightroom by holding the OPT + SHIFT when you launch Lightroom and select 'Yes'.
• Ensure Lightroom Classic has the required permissions on macOS: https://adobe.ly/3DyUwsz
• Go to the following location to launch Lightroom via the terminal.
  In Finder > Application Folder > Open Lightroom Classic Folder > Right-click on Lightroom .app > Show Package Contents > Contents > macOS > Lightroom—double-click to open.

Share the log of what you see in the terminal window when Lightroom Launches. 

Let me know how it goes. 

Thanks!
Sameer K

(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this thread, where four others report the same error message in English:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lrc-failed-to-initialize-ai-edits-stora...

[arjunhaarith]

Hi everyone,

While we continue investigating this issue, we would appreciate some additional information from those who are affected.

1.  Are you using any third-party plugins with Lightroom? If yes, please share the names of those plugins.

2. Please share the following files:

a) The affected Lightroom Catalog file (.lrcat)
b) The corresponding LightroomCatalog.lrcat-data file
c) The lrc_console.log file located at:

• Mac: /Users/xxxx/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

• Windows: C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\

d) System Info (from Lightroom Classic → Help → System Info)

e) Diagnostic Report (HTML file):
Go to Lightroom Classic → Preferences → General,  hold the Alt/Opt key — a new button called Generate Diagnostic Report (HTML) will appear. Click it and share the generated HTML file.

Kindly zip all these files into a single folder and email it to haarithg@adobe.com.

Thanks and appreciate your help,
Arjun

[pisi]

Hallo Arjun,

Today, I created the diagnostics data in v14.
Then upgraded to v15 again.
Now the issue is gone?!

Anyways, have sent you the requested diagnostics data.

Regards,
Christoph

[Ron281620098y3d]

I have resolved my issue. I believe it was related to using One Drive and
Lightoom Classic trying to use the catalog from One Drive.

When you first install Lightroom Classic, is there a default directory it
establishes? It seems like it would be nice to be able to set the path for
the catalog upon installation, but maybe I am missing something. I am not
an expert user by any means...

ron williams

[Daniel Wiercioch]

I just did the Lightroom "update" and I am seeing the same error. Lightroom crashes almost immediately after briefly showing the message at the top of this thread. I cannot enter Lightroom to carry out any of the commands you request. What do I do?

[Daniel Wiercioch]

BTW, When I traversed the directory path as you suggest, there is no "undefined" folder.

[Daniel Wiercioch]

What solved it for me was to pull the Lightroom folder off of One Drive and place it in a different folder on the same drive outside of One Drive. I restored a backup from a coupl;e days ago, did the conversion required by this update, and everything seems to work fine now. Keeping the main Lightroom folder away from One Drive (or DropBox or whatever) is probably a good idea anyway to avoid problems with synchronization given there are so many files. I could see where only the backup files should be on One Drive.

[Rainman-72]

Same exact error message today, and after acknowledging the error message, LrC just closes down.  Not able to launch, not able to change/revert back.  Super frustrating as I'm working through wedding shoot edits.

[arjunhaarith]

Kindly share the below information :

1.  Are you using any third-party plugins with Lightroom? If yes, please share the names of those plugins.

2. Please share the following files:

a) The affected Lightroom Catalog file (.lrcat)
b) The corresponding LightroomCatalog.lrcat-data file
c) The lrc_console.log file located at:

• Mac: /Users/xxxx/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

• Windows: C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\undefined

d) System Info (from Lightroom Classic → Help → System Info)

e) Diagnostic Report (HTML file):
Go to Lightroom Classic → Preferences → General,  hold the Alt/Opt key — a new button called Generate Diagnostic Report (HTML) will appear. Click it and share the generated HTML file.

Kindly zip all these files into a single folder and email it to haarithg@adobe.com.

Thanks,

Arjun

[Jason@rebranded]

Hi, I have had the same issues this week.  I have solved it by:

Uninstall Lightroom 15

Install 14.5

Start lightroom 14.5 and it highlights that the catalog i had was newer 

Choose another catalog to get it running

then upgrade back to 15

open and it will ask to upgrade your catalog to new

open lightroom 15

That has worked for me and not sure whats gone wrong and had to use an old catalog but at least its running for me again.  Hope it helps.

[peterp5879751]

Replicated your approach. Created a new catalog with only a small sample of images in 14.5 which opened successfully in the 15.1 upgrade.  I then loaded the main catalog that was created in the first failed 15.1 so now all is well.  Thanks Jason

[Jason@rebranded]

Glad it worked for you. 

Sent from Outlook for Android

[KristiKamera]

Try deleting the CURRENT file in the lrcat-data folder. I was told by someone who I outsourced to that this fixed the problem after they got the error message when trying to open my catalog.

[arjunhaarith]

Hi @KristiKamera ,

Is this working fine for you now?

Can you please share the above requested data.

Thanks,

Arjun

[KristiKamera]

Yes this has been working for me. I have swapped a couple different catalogs back and forth between my editors and each time I just make sure the CURRENT file is deleted and then it has worked. 

[evelyne_0310]

This works!! Great! Thank you so much!!

[th_bbils_hp]

Where is it? Please tell me the file path. Because I cannot find CURRENT File on my Windows 10 machine

[KristiKamera]

When I create a lightroom catalog in Lightroom Classic It generates a folder containing 3 folders and the lightroom catalog file. I double clicked on the folder with the  .lrcat-data ending and it had a bunch of files. One file was called CURRENT. I attached screenshots below. You can also search for a CURRENT file in your window search bar. I have no idea if things are different with windows 10. I have windows 11 home edition and I'm using lightroom 15.

[elPavlos]

Same error here. I have just sent my files to @arjunhaarith .

[elPavlos]

This workaround worked for me (for now): opening Lightroom 15 with a new catalog and then importing the updated version of my latest catalog.

[NotThatBobJames]

I expereinced this today. 

The error is catalog-specific, not programatic. 

The corrupted file is in the .lrcat-data file. 

FIX
Move the .LCAT file to its own, non-cloud folder. Double-click. It will give you an error message about missing previews. Click continue. It will generate all new support files. 
Close LR. Now delete all the files in your original folder, except, optionally, Previews and Smart Previews. Now move all LCAT and the newly generated files into your original LR folder.

Now it should work.