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

[NotThatBobJames · Accepted solution]

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. 

[johnrellis]

@NotThatBobJames, "The corrupted file is in the .lrcat-data file."

It's important for others reading this to be aware that deleting the .lrcat-data file (which the steps above effectively do) will force new variants of Generative AI Remove to be generated, and you won't be able to recover the original variants. The new variants are more often than not perfectly acceptable, but sometimes they're not, especially if you had examined many variants before deciding on the best one.

[NotThatBobJames]

Didn’t know that! Thanks for letting us all know. For me, it’s not a big deal, as my photos currently are edited and exported and I don’t plan to go back to them.

Yeah, so maybe do such a repair between shoots when you’re caught up 🤣

[cardsnk]

Thanks for the step! This is the only one which restores the catalog without ever uninstall/reinstall lightroom.

[TrustysworD]

worked for me, thanks for taking the time to help!

[Tessa Mercieca]

Would this work in windows OS too? as I cannot find the *.LCAT file

[johnrellis]

@Tessa Mercieca: "in windows OS too? as I cannot find the *.LCAT file"

In LR, do Catalog Settings > General > Show to open Windows File Explorer on the catalog folder.

In Windows File Explorer, click the three-dot menu on the right end of the top bar, click Options, click the View tab, and uncheck the option Hide Extensions For Known File Types.

[Sunny_Bee1766]

Hola, tenía el mismo error, algo que hice y me funcionó fue verificar el catálogo, sólo debes mantener presionada la tecla Alt (Windows) y cuando abre una ventana, crear un nuevo catálogo.

Eso solucionará el problema del catálogo y te dejará funcionar Lr

[alenm29235452]

Bonjour, je n'arrive plus  lancer Lightromm" lightroom echec de l l'initialisation du stockage des modifications par l'IA", merci de votre aide

[Ji?�_Atanasovsk�5447]

Hello, it seems that this error happens if your catalog is stored in a cloud folder (in my case it is dropbox folder). This happened to me every time even on a new catalog until I saved it to normal offline folder. I hope that helps.

[michelm77474213]

Message d'erreur au lancement de LRC depuis quelques semaines (avant la dernière mise à jour) : 

Échec de l'initialisation du stockage des modifications par IA

Lightroom Classic n'a pas pu ouvrir le stockage des modifications par IA.

Veuillez vous reporter à un catalogue de sauvegarde et contacter le service clientèle.

OK

Après plusieurts échecs, LRc démarre.

[nikunj.m]

Hi, thanks for reaching out, and we're sorry about the trouble! 

You mentioned that the application launched after several attempts. Do you still get the error if you close and relaunch the app?

If yes, you can try to reset the preferences of Lightroom Classic manually, using the steps mentioned here: https://adobe.ly/49Dh5ui

If you still get the same message, go to the Pictures folder on your Mac, then the Lightroom folder to open a backup catalog. 

Thanks,
Nikunj

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this growing thread on the issue:

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

[AZGuru]

LRC will not load. Says cannot access AI assets backup and closes

Windows 11

latest version

[Jason@rebranded]

If you read through the thread there are a couple of fixes in here

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