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March 8, 2023
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Lr 6.2 Mac 12.6 Crash - Local catalog damaged

  • March 8, 2023
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I am stuck - On my Macbook (Ventura 13.2.1), lightroom v 6.2 shows the error message Local Catalog Damaged but as soon as i click on okay it crashes so i cannot work with the sync icon etc. What should i do? I already disinstalled and re installed it again and again. Is it a way to speak with an operator?

 

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    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    March 17, 2023

    Have you followed the procedure here: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/unable-to-move-some-photos.html ?

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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    defaultpuethhmsujp2
    Participating Frequently
    March 17, 2023

    yes I have, but it hasnt solved the issure 

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    defaultpuethhmsujp2
    Participating Frequently
    March 20, 2023

    In addition to a hardware issue, it is also possible that you have more than one account installed on your machine and you are resetting the wrong account - which would lead to repeated error messages also. 

     

    Locate Lightroom Library.lrlibrary in your Pictures folder

    Right click on the file and select "Show Package Contents"

    How many folders do you have that are named after long random-appearing strings? (e.g. 0f67c2008a8a495ab54ab00afc7f8e23)

     


    Thank you so much for your advice, I think it had something to do with the folders. Though I had deleted the complete lr catalog as I didn't need a backup file. It seems there were numerous other folders in another location? That's what I understood from it.

    Thechnical support have sorted it for me over the phone- so relieved! 
    Regards

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    defaultpuethhmsujp2
    Participating Frequently
    March 16, 2023

    Hi did you manage to fix the issue? Can't seem to get the help I need for Local Catalog damage' 

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    March 8, 2023

    Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you troubleshoot this. Has it started to happen recently, or is it the first time you have launched Lightroom on this machine? 

     

    Ensure Lightroom has the required permissions & access on the macOS: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/quick-tips-how-to-give-full-disk-access...

     

    Before further troubleshooting, we must ensure you have all the data backed up locally or on the cloud.

    You can log on to Lightroom Web (https://lightroom.adobe.com) to check and confirm everything is synced.

    Try this:

    • In the Finder, at the top menu Go > Go To Folder and type ~/pictures. Locate a bundle named Lightroom Library.lrlibrary.
    • Right-click or control-click this bundle and choose Show Package Contents. You'll find a folder inside it with a long cryptic string of numbers and letters (for example: d1a4f88d2b534c7d91022136fd182532). Open that folder.
    • In the folder, delete all the files named Managed Catalog.[anything]. Also, delete the Previews.db file.
    • Launch Lightroom.

     

    Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
    Sameer K

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      defaultpuethhmsujp2
      Participating Frequently
      March 16, 2023

      Hi, can anyone tell me what I should do if I don't have the folder with random numbers inside the 'show package content' ? 
      i can't don't the answer to my problem anywhere.

      message LOCAL CATALOG DAMAGED, I'm not worried about my files I hair need a working version of  Lightroom 🥹🤞 

      Sameer K
      Community Manager
      Sameer KCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 16, 2023

      Hey @defaultpuethhmsujp2, I'll help you figure this out. What version of macOS are you working on?

       

      Before anything else, log on to Lightroom Web (https://lightroom.adobe.com) & ensure everything is synced to cloud & backed up.

       


      Let me know how it goes. Thanks!
      Sameer K

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