LR Problem
Apr 1, 2014 07:28:15 #
I was deleting some old collections no longer needed. One showed no photos in the collection so I deleted it and suddenly all the collections and folders disappeared. They are not in the trash basket & I'm unable to locate them. Any ideas? Thanks
Apr 1, 2014 07:34:14 #
Unless you've turned the feature off, LR consistently makes backups of the catalog. Go back one or two.
Apr 2, 2014 06:04:56 #
Apr 2, 2014 07:29:16 #
Apr 2, 2014 07:41:16 #
ronz wrote:
Lightroom keeps all it's work in a single file. On my computer it is called "Lightroom 5 Catolog.lrcat". You can choose where and how often LR makes a backup of your catalog. I forget what the default is at installation. I have mine set up for once a day and have backups going back to July 1! go back where?
So, I mess up I can open yesterday's catalog and I will have only lost one day of work.
Find where you your computer is keeping the backup .lrcat files and open the latest.
Apr 2, 2014 09:42:27 #
ronz wrote:
I was deleting some old collections no longer needed. One showed no photos in the collection so I deleted it and suddenly all the collections and folders disappeared. They are not in the trash basket & I'm unable to locate them. Any ideas? Thanks
A friend had this happen to him. He rebooted and they all came back when he started Lightroom. If that does not work, I recommend you follow bsprague's advice.
Apr 2, 2014 09:43:30 #
ronz wrote:
I was deleting some old collections no longer needed. One showed no photos in the collection so I deleted it and suddenly all the collections and folders disappeared. They are not in the trash basket & I'm unable to locate them. Any ideas? Thanks
Before resorting to the use of a backup catalog to restore your folders try this:
In the library module go to the "grid mode" and at the top of the panel in the "library filter" choose none and I think you'll have your collections back again.
Let us know what your results are.
Apr 3, 2014 07:42:42 #
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