Have you encountered Lightroom catalog file loss?
If you are bothered by that problem, you come to the right place.
This post fromMiniToolwill introduce some ways on how to recover Lightroom catalog files to you.
It is also a center where you’re able to find and manage your images.
Through the LRCAT file, you’re free to edit photos without overwriting the stored original files.
However, the location of the catalog can be changed.
If you want to move your catalog to another location, be sure to copy both files.
After opening the Lightroom, you might chooseEdit>Preferences>General>Default Catalogto verify its default location.
It should be noted that your photos are not included in the Lightroom catalog.
Accidental deletion, malware/virus attacks, formatting, orcomputer crashesare the common causes of Lightroom catalog file loss.
Luckily, it’s possible for you to most likely recover your catalog files with the following tips.
The methods will be explained in the following part.
Where do deleted files go?
This question is explored by many people.
This post tells you answers and provides solutions to get files back.
Step 1: you better double-tap on theRecycle Binto open it.
All deleted files will be here.
Step 2: Find and right-tap on the deleted LRCAT files you want to restore and selectRestore.
Step 3: Now the files are restored to their original location.
you’re able to drag and drop the file to the desired folder as well.
Is it possible to recover deleted files from the Recycle Bin?
This post tells you useful methods to achieve the goal.
Here are the steps on how to recover deleted files from Lightroom backups.
Step 1: Locate and extract the backup file.
Then open theLightroom Classicapp and go toFile>Open Catalog.
Step 2: Now you better navigate to where youve backed up the catalog file.
Step 3: grab the backed-up .lrcat and .lrcat-data files and select theOpenbutton.
In theGeneraltab, you might choose the frequency of backups in theBack up catalogdrop-down menu.
MiniTool Power Data Recovery is the best choice for you.
Download and install it on your rig to do a free recovery for 1 GB of files.
When prompted by theUACprompt, just click onYesto continue.
After opening, you will see the main interface including two main parts,Logical DrivesandDevices.
This scanning process will take some time.
Typically, there are three types of files:Deleted Files,Lost Files, andExisting Files.
Now you are expected to find the LRCAT files you want to recover by expanding the target directory.
Moreover, the following features can be of great help.
you’ve got the option to set conditions according to your situation.
To find your LRCAT files, you’ve got the option to typelrcatin the box and pressEnter.
tap on theSavebutton at the bottom.
After selecting a location, click onOKin the window to continue.
Once the recovery is completed, theNoticewindow will pop up.
you could see the size of the recovered LRCAT files and the free remaining recovery capacity.
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If you want to recover deleted files with original folder structure, how to do it?
This article will introduce several ways for you to do this.
Here are the steps to recover LRCAT files with MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Step 1: punch the following button to download and install it on your setup.
Step 4: After the scanning is over, find and tick the LRCAT files you want to recover.
Step 5: choose theSavebutton to recover them.
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Hope they can help you.
