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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: KeithR on August 25, 2025, 03:37:59 pm

Title: LR catalogs
Post by: KeithR on August 25, 2025, 03:37:59 pm

HELP!
I would like to know which of these LR files that I can (re)move. the reason I ask is that I've been experiencing LR shut downs more frequently than before and it might be due to fore files on my computer than I need. I have attached the files.
 

Title: Re: LR catalogs
Post by: digitaldog on August 25, 2025, 08:31:11 pm

Most recent catalog is Catalog-2-v13-3-2. Anything older than catalogs can go after you check that you've got everything you should have in Catalog-2-v13-3-2. Keep its associated Lrdata files of course. Keep your settings.

Title: Re: LR catalogs
Post by: KeithR on August 26, 2025, 03:32:16 pm

Thank you!
Another question- what are these-See attached>specifically:
... .lrcat-shm & .lrcat-wm

Title: Re: LR catalogs
Post by: digitaldog on August 26, 2025, 04:05:14 pm

Quit the app, they should be one (temp files).

Title: Re: LR catalogs
Post by: KeithR on August 27, 2025, 03:47:32 pm

Don't know what you mean that .."they should be one (temp files)". I don't have any apps running, but I just checked and they are still there.

Title: Re: LR catalogs
Post by: digitaldog on August 27, 2025, 03:55:39 pm

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lrcat-shm-and-lrcat-wal-are-for/td-p/9505585