Lr don't compress the lrcat -file when bacikng up

[teugro]

Hi!
I changed the name of one of my catalogs (3 in total. Don't ask me why). And now when backing up just this renamed catalog LR does not compress the
lrcat -file anymore to Zip-file.
 
All other (unrenamed) catalogs are compressed in backup process.
 
Can someone tell me what could cause this? Seems that everything else works like before.
 
Windows 10 64bit,  LRcc latest update.

[leuallen]

Wow! That is a great tip. I don't want my lrcat file compressed as it takes too much time. I back up on every exit so it bothers me.
Larry

[teugro]

I also backup (nearly) every time I quit LR. The time doesn't bother me. It's just that the uncompressed lrcat-file takes 3.72Gb space and comressed only
0,42Gb.

[aduke]

When you renamed the catalog, did you also rename the folder it is in? I am thinking that LR expects the .LRCAT file to be in a folder with the same name. If the folder name and .LRCAT name differs, LR finds or builds a folder of the .LRCAT name and places the backup file there.

I've really no idea how LR works, but, as a retired application and system programmer, I can see this happening.

Best of luck finding your backups,

Alan

[teugro]

No, all my 3 catalogs are in same folder wich I have named "LR-CATALOGS".  Now when I renamed one of these catalogs everything else works like
before. Only the backup of this renamed catalog misses the compress step.