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Mike5EF8
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October 28, 2021
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Problem with Lightroom Classic After Upgrade to Mac Monterey OS

  • October 28, 2021
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LRC Release 10.4
Mac Mini (2018) 6-Core Intel i5

Monterey OS 12.0.1

I converted to Mac Monterey OS last night.  After reload and restart photos in Lightroom Classic looked OK.  I opened Lightroom Classic this afternoon and it did not find my library.  OK.  I went to the backup and started it with the most recent catalog.  My library directory came back but it doesn't show any photos.  They are all in the correct place on the attached USB drive.  But LRC doesn't display them.  When I perform a Find Missing Photos it doesn't do anything.  

I'm not sure what to do next.  



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    Correct answer Pretty_Green_Parrot

    OK, I removed my Smart Previews and then asked Lightroom Classic to rebuild them. It made my MBP M1Pro warm and made the fans run. I enabled/forced GPU use with the 'custom' preference. This made NO APPARENT DIFFERENCE. I'd had R running in the background beforehand and this was using more GPU than Lightroom Classic according to Activity Monitor. Nonetheless, after about 10 minutes the Lightroom Classic progress bar reports that I'm about 1/3 through recreating the Smart Previews for an 83,000 photo, 1.3TB catalog. This is probably OK.

     

    Still, I wish that Aperture was still a thing. Aside from its abysmal handling of NAS-based originals it was a delight to use. Lightroom is powerful, but the interface could be improved. 

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    Matthew23342883o0n0
    Matthew23342883o0n0
    Participant
    February 26, 2022

     

    Anyone help with this issue after uploading Monterey. In LR Classic white info banner over the top of the image - completely unworkable was not there previously. Thanks for your help in advance  

     

     

     

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    roberts59828633
    Participant
    March 20, 2022

    I hope you've solved this - I'm using Monterey, LR Classic also. Check your "Library View Options"

    In the "Loupe View" I'm betting you have "Show Info Overlay" checked.

    Uncheck it, should solve it. 

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      Mike5EF8Author
      Participating Frequently
      March 21, 2022

      Thanks.  I solved it by removing smart previews and rebuilding them as suggested by Pretty_Green_Parrot.  

      I checked the switches you mentioned.  Show Info Overlay is NOT checked, but I'll keep it in mind as something else to try.  

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      Just22366203i6fu
      Participant
      December 22, 2021

      Can an Apple moderator please do something besides move comments from one area to another? I have this same issue and have yet to see Apple provide a useful answer.

       

      Lightroom does not find files in the Develop module after upgrading Mac OS to Monterey

       

      Apple, please respond asap

        Earth Oliver
        Earth Oliver
        Legend
        December 22, 2021

        This is Adobe, not Apple 😃

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        Just22366203i6fu
        Participant
        December 22, 2021

        right, and that helps in no way. thanks. Perhaps if you had  provided information from the Adobe side as to a resolution for this issue,  your response would more helpful

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        Pretty_Green_Parrot
        Participant
        October 29, 2021

        I upgraded to Monterey on my MBP i7. Lightroom Classic still worked well. I then set up my new MBP M1Pro 14" (awesome) and used migration assistant to bring across my user account. I thought Lightroom Classic was fine when I opened it up and browsed Smart Previews at lightning (expected) speed. But when I tried to open a Smart Preview in Develop I get "the file could not be found". Pesky. Reconnecting the SSD I store my originals on makes editing in Develop possible. Perhaps I need to recreate my Smart Previews? Just checking on this now, I see that the Library module describes my file as 'Orginal'. OK, to Smart Preview creation for my ~1TB photo library...

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          Pretty_Green_ParrotCorrect answer
          Participant
          October 29, 2021

          OK, I removed my Smart Previews and then asked Lightroom Classic to rebuild them. It made my MBP M1Pro warm and made the fans run. I enabled/forced GPU use with the 'custom' preference. This made NO APPARENT DIFFERENCE. I'd had R running in the background beforehand and this was using more GPU than Lightroom Classic according to Activity Monitor. Nonetheless, after about 10 minutes the Lightroom Classic progress bar reports that I'm about 1/3 through recreating the Smart Previews for an 83,000 photo, 1.3TB catalog. This is probably OK.

           

          Still, I wish that Aperture was still a thing. Aside from its abysmal handling of NAS-based originals it was a delight to use. Lightroom is powerful, but the interface could be improved. 

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            HomerHernandez
            Participant
            October 28, 2021

            I am having the same problem. I updated my Apple laptop to Monterey and updated Lightroom Classic and none of my photos will open up. Any suggestions?

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              Mike5EF8Author
              Participating Frequently
              October 30, 2021

              Pretty_Green_Parrot's approach worked for me.  It took a long, long time to rebuild the Smart Previews.  I was initially fooled as I didn't notice any change.  But this evening I see my library is almost back to normal.

               

              Mike

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