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Managing catalogs and folders
Last updated 11/30/2015
How do I open my old catalog in my new version of Lightroom?
When you upgrade to a new version of Lightroom and open a catalog from an older version, Lightroom upgrades the
catalog automatically. The old catalog remains untouched. The new, updated catalog contains all of the metadata
associated with the previous catalog and photos.
1 Start the new version of Lightroom for the first time, or open the new version of Lightroom and choose File > Open
Catalog.
2 Navigate to the old catalog.lrcat file, and then click Open.
3 If prompted, click Relaunch to close the current catalog and restart Lightroom.
4 Click Upgrade.
If you have trouble upgrading a catalog, open the old catalog in your previous version of Lightroom and export it as a
new catalog. Then, import the exported catalog into the new version of Lightroom. See Export a catalog .
Where is my catalog located?
By default, Lightroom saves catalogs in the following folders:
• Wi nd ows : \Users\[user name]\Pictures\Lightroom
• Mac OS: /Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom
For the default locations of catalogs and other important Lightroom files, see:
• Preference and other file locations | Lightroom CC and 6
• Preference and other file locations | Lightroom 5
• Preference and other file locations | Lightroom 4
• Preference and other file locations | Lightroom 3.x
• Preference and other file locations | Lightroom 2.x