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Hello!
Has anyone else encountered this before? I haven't been able to open this catalog and keep getting the "unexpected error" message, so I tried to test and repair the catalog. Is there anything else I can do? Or does this mean that this catalog is permanently broken? I'm having this same issue with several other catalogs as well, but not all of them on my hard drive strangely.
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Hi there,
We are sorry about the issue you are facing while trying to open the Lightroom Catalogs. This may happen due to Lightroom not having the correct permissions to the location where the catalogs are stored.
Would you mind sharing some more information like where the catalogs are stored (on the computers local storage or an external drive)? Also, are you using a Mac or a Windows computer (the operating system version would also be helpful)?
Please try and give permissions to the folder in which you have the catalogs by following the steps mentioned in the link below and then restart the computer prior to opening the catalogs with Lightroom Classic again to check if that helps.
https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchlp1203/mac
Regards,
Nikunj
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Nikunj,
I am having similar catalog issues. I thought it may have been due to a shortage of disk space so I installed a new external hard drive. But, to no avail. I did reset my permissions as well. Can you offer any other suggestions to help?
Thanks,
Daryl Gilbert
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Hi,
Sorry about the experience with the Lightroom Classic catalog. Would you mind telling us which version of Lightroom Classic you are using along with your computers operating system? Is the catalog saved on an external drive? If yes, try moving the catalog to your computers local storage to check if that helps.
You can also try launching Lightroom Classic with the Ctrl/Command + shift keys pressed & you should get a window to select the catalog you wish to open. Select your catalog from the list, check the box to run an integrity check on the catalog & then try to open it.
Please let us know how it goes!
Regards,
Nikunj
Regards,
Nikunj
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Hi Nikunj,
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Thanks for the info Daryl! Please check if Lightroom Classic has the necessary permissions on macOS using the steps mentioned below:
1. Go to the System Preferences for your Mac, then Security and Privacy, then select the Privacy tab.
2. Then select Accessibility from the list to the left & check if Lightroom Classic is added to the list with a check mark in front of it.
3. If Lightroom Classic is not a part of the list, please add it by unlocking the window first using the lock at the bottom left, then clicking the + icon & navigating to the Applications folder.
4. Also, grant permissions to Lightroom Classic under Full disk access located in the same list as Accessibility.
5. Once done, restart the Mac & check if it helps.
Also, please update Lightroom Classic to 10.3 if you haven't already to check if that helps.
Regards,
Nikunj
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Thanks Nikunj,
1. Lightroom Classic has now been added to Accessibility.
2. Lightroom Classic now has Full disk access
3. Mac was restarted.
4. Lightroom Classic has now been updated to 10.3
5. Still unable to open Lightroom Classic and still getting Temporarily Unable to Repair Corrupt Catalog.
Still hoping for a miracle.
Thanks,
Daryl
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I'm having the same exact problem and nothing works. I'm on Windows and only one catalog is behaving like this. Coincidence or not, this issue happened when I updated my Lightroom from v10 to v11. First time I have ever seen anything like that. The catalog was recently new, so the 1 week default backup did not happened, but I had almost 30 hours of work spent in the catalog so far...
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The original posting is:
Please post your own discussion. Include more info, at least
using the followin SOP will help with Sys Info
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Please post your System Information as Lightroom Classic (LrC) reports it. In LrC click on Help, then System Info, then Copy. Paste that information into a reply. Please present all information from first line down to and including Plug-in Info. Info after Plug-in info can be cut as that is just so much dead space to us non-Techs.
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Do you do regular catalog backups?