Can't repair corrupt Lightroom catalog

[mbutler002]

My main Lightroom catalog is corrupt. I have tried repairing it, but it fails every time. I have tried restoring from a backup, but that hasn't helped. Could someone from Adobe take a look at my catalog and attempt to repair?

[Rob_Cullen]

@kmot61  Your screen-clip suggests that your files are in ONE-DRIVE and in some sort of sync mode.

Get them all OUT of one-drive! They won't work there.

Lightroom-Classic can only work with Catalogs and Image files when they are (permanently) located on a 'Local' hard-drive.

It is the syncing that is corrupting your catalogs!

[kmot61]

Thank you.  I wil deal with the "One Drive problem this morning (Sept 30).  It is imterfering with several things.  NO THANK YOU Microsoft..    Tom Kane

[kmot61]

I just posted (in this forum) the hint of a large problem.   LRC ignores the fact that I opened LRC by selecting a specific catalog.  LRC opens by trying to open the "corrupt" catalog but does not initiat a "repair."  LRC only displays the "bezel"  displaying the "corrupt" catalog name.

[Rob_Cullen]

If LrC suggests a Catalog is "Corrupt" then a 'Repair' is very rarely successful, and  a restore of a backup catalog (from the ZIP file) is the only recourse. RESTORE A CATALOG FROM BACKUP 

You may be referring to the Preference/General setting that determines the 'default catalog' when you open LrC from the App icon.

This Preference can be set to ask you 'which catalog?' you want to open-

Or you can get the "Prompt me....." question by holding down the [CTRL] key while you open LrC from the App icon, or Start menu.

You can open a "specific catalog" by either-

1) Using the [CTRL] key to prompt an answer from you

2) Finding the Catalog.LRCAT file (with File Explorer) and [Double-Click]

[kmot61]

Thanks, Rob Cullen. BUT, LRC does not respond with  the "' prompt me.....' question"  when I try holding the CTRL key while opening LRC.  I did receive and try an alternative suggestion --- using the ALT key rather than the CTRL key.  That (ALT)  worked, today, though it failed in a previous attempt.

[Akash Sharma]

We were able to recover your catalog. I've sent you a private message with the repaired catalog.

Thanks,

Akash

[OK City Photographer]

Hello Akash,  I have the same issue.  Could you attempt to repair my catalog as well? 

[Akash Sharma]

Hi Marco Island Photographer

Sorry to hear about the corrupt catalog. I've sent a message privately, Please check.

Thanks,

Akash

[OK City Photographer]

Hello Akash, I sent you a link to my Dropbox containing the corrupt catalog.  Have you been able to download the catalog file? 

[TonyD315]

Akashi, 

I'm having a problem with a corrupt catalog.  Can you please help me?

[Akash Sharma]

Hi TonyD315,

Thanks for reaching out.

I have sent you a private message. Please check.

Regards,

Akash

[OK City Photographer]

Akash - this is Jennifer, Marco Island Photographer. Is TonyD315 someone

working on my case for Adobe? Have you been able to access my corrupt

catalog I placed in a shared Dropbox for you?

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 7:28 AM Akash Sharma <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

[OK City Photographer]

Are you getting my messages?

On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 9:08 AM Jennifer Haunschild <

[Akash Sharma]

I have sent you the repaired catalog via PM. Please check.

~Akash

[antoines17385729]

Hi,

I have the same issue with my main catalog being corrupt and Lightroom Classic falling to repairing it for no apparent reason and i realise now that the backup are corrupt as well!

Could you help me repair it???

[miked98932561]

Hi Akash - 

I just had a massive LR catalog crash and now it cannot be repaired. I have 5 years of edits in there. The last time I backed it up was last summer. Is there anyway you can help me recover it?

Mike 

[kmot61]

"Private message"  I acknowledge that I am ot familiar enough with the forum to know if  "Private Message" refers to email or a notification on this forum.

[mckenzier7408]

Hi there! I also have a corrupt catalog that can't be repaired. Booooooo. No backups as I just started the catalog today and have been editing away on it since I created it. Is there a chance to have it repaired?

Thank you!

[Akash Sharma]

Hi mckenzier7408,

Thanks for reaching out. Sorry that your Lightroom catalog got corrupt.

I've sent you a private message. Please check.

~Akash

[christyfass]

Hi I really need help with a corrupt catalogue - can you please advise? THANK YOU

[roswithai28834758]

Hallo Akash, ich habe ebenfalls Probleme mit einem defekten Lightroom Katalog, Die verschiedenen Lösungen zur Reparatur haben keine Erfolg gebracht. Kannst Du mir helfen?

[juanr20271131]

i need help as well with a corrupt catalog

please email me

(Edited by moderator to remove email address)

[zalephoto]

I too am having this problem. Catalog was on dropbox and worked a few days ago and now nothing after system crash. Too many images and collections to even think about starting over. And being a genius - no backups. Can you please help?

[gummi71]

Same here and even when I try to create a new catalog it gives me an error. Lightroom won't even open up anymore.

[dj_paige]

gummi71  wrote

Same here and even when I try to create a new catalog it gives me an error. Lightroom won't even open up anymore.

Please tell us, word-for-word, verbatim, what the error message says.