https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/ The Latest Lightroom Tips, Tricks & Techniques Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-786447 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:46:25 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-786447 […] If you didn’t customize the name of the catalog, then it may look just like mine does above. The purpose of this is so that you can try the latest version of LrC with the upgraded copy without losing the ability to roll back to the previous version and your original catalog if you run into a problem. This is a great option and I’m very glad Adobe does it this way. However, as time goes on, and you continue to use the new version of LrC that old catalog file from the previous version just sits on your hard drive serving no purpose. (Find your catalog) […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-786446 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:41:35 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-786446 […] If you didn’t customize the name of the catalog, then it may look just like mine does above. The purpose of this is so that you can try the latest version of LrC with the upgraded copy without losing the ability to roll back to the previous version and your original catalog if you run into a problem. This is a great option and I’m very glad Adobe does it this way. However, as time goes on, and you continue to use the new version of LrC that old catalog file from the previous version just sits on your hard drive serving no purpose. (Find your catalog) […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-786445 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:39:35 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-786445 […] If you didn’t customize the name of the catalog, then it may look just like mine does above. The purpose of this is so that you can try the latest version of LrC with the upgraded copy without losing the ability to roll back to the previous version and your original catalog if you run into a problem. This is a great option and I’m very glad Adobe does it this way. However, as time goes on, and you continue to use the new version of LrC that old catalog file from the previous version just sits on your hard drive serving no purpose. (Find your catalog) […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-774195 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:17:23 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-774195 […] Right after knowing where your photos are stored you need to know where the Lightroom Classic catalog file is stored. By default it is in a folder named Lightroom within the Pictures folder on your primary drive. However, the default preference setting is to Load most recent catalog, which means that if you have ever opened a different catalog file (like an old backup copy or maybe a small catalog you exported) and then closed out of LrC, the next time you launched LrC it would have opened that other catalog without you even realizing it. I’ve seen people work for months out of an old backup catalog and not realize it until they delete all their old backup catalogs, and their work disappears. With LrC open, go to Lightroom Classic > Catalog Settings > General (PC: Edit > Catalog Settings > General), and you’ll find the location and file name of the open catalog. Then, if you need to, you can move it to a better location. […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-729117 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:37:47 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-729117 […] long as you know where your working catalog is located, then now is a good time to open the folder containing the backup copies that Lightroom Classic […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-729100 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:58:35 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-729100 […] long as you know where your working catalog is located, then now is a good time to open the folder containing the backup copies that Lightroom Classic […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-728950 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:13:53 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-728950 […] long as you know where your working catalog is located, then now is a good time to open the folder containing the backup copies that Lightroom Classic […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-709993 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:31:41 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-709993 […] not in your best frame of mind for a search and rescue mission. So, here’s my advice for finding where your catalog is located. Hopefully it is right where you thought. If you find it, and decide you want to rename it to […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-709957 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:34:59 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-709957 […] not in your best frame of mind for a search and rescue mission. So, here’s my advice for finding where your catalog is located. Hopefully it is right where you thought. If you find it, and decide you want to rename it to […]

]]> https://lightroomkillertips.com/do-you-know-where-your-catalog-is/#comment-670500 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:14:57 +0000 https://lightroomkillertips.com/?p=9925#comment-670500 […] but I have seen a lot of people open the wrong catalog by mistake and freak out. Make sure you know where your catalog is located, and set it as the […]

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