[Leica] TECH - HELP : LR experts' advice (much) needed - JAYANAND

[Frank Filippone]

The edits are in the sidecar files. The catalog makes the connection
between the actual image file and the specific sidecar file for that image.
As I hear it, at least he has lost the sidecar files. That set of files is
what he should look for.

I do not doubt that the rebuilding of the catalog will work.   But if the
files can be found, there is a lot of time to be saved.

On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 9:20 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Jayanand
>
> The most recent backups don’t hold these « edits » he’s lost, that’s the
> main issue.
>
> Now if he uses the older or oldest catalog, he then will have lost all the
> edits he’s made since the mishap (that occurred at an unknown date btw).
>
> Hence my idea of merging the current catalog with the older ones, strating
> from the oldest and incrementially going towards the current one, all in a
> new catalog for safety.
>
> The question is; do this make sense?
>
> Thanks again
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
> > Le 1 mars 2021 à 08:13, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> a écrit :
> >
> > Philippe,
> > Why don't you just restore it from the most recent backup?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 12:38 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Frank
> >>
> >> We knew where the older catalogs are, found them before.
> >>
> >> The problem is not related with finding a missing file. Rather, it’s
> where
> >> have these f… « edits »  gone , and incidentally why did they hide in
> the
> >> first place.
> >>
> >> Thanks again
> >>
> >>
> >> Amities
> >>
> >> Philippe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Le 1 mars 2021 à 02:29, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> a
> >> écrit :
> >>>
> >>> To find the lost catalog, go to the file finder and type in
> >>> *.lrcat
> >>>
> >>> The asterisk is a wildcard.  This way you do not have to know the
> actual
> >> catalog name you are looking for.
> >>>
> >>> I am a Win-doze type so the specific Mac commands is not my cuppa.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Frank Filippone
> >>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com
> >>>
> >>> On 2/28/2021 9:34 AM, Philippe via LUG wrote:
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>> I’m trying to help one of us on the lists to solve a problem with LR
> >> and would hate myself if I gave him wrong advice that might cause the
> loss
> >> of some, or all, of his precious stuff.
> >>>> He’s using LR6 (not that different from the LR CLassic I’m using from
> >> what I see).
> >>>> He says he lost the adjustments he made to about 20,000 files …
> (tough!)
> >>>> The RAWs, DNGs are still on his computer disks.
> >>>> Oh yes, he’s an I-Mac guy.
> >>>> I asked him when he lost them, and how, but he doesn’t know.
> >>>> I also conducted to check if he still had the previous saved catalogs
> >> on his HD. He does, back to three years ago, which gives me some hope.
> >>>> My thought is that if he created a new catalog.
> >>>> Then import both his current catalog, and the older ones (or the
> oldest
> >> one) into this newly created catalog, he might (might) retrieve some of
> the
> >> adjustments (edits) he’d painstainkingly made over time, and enjoy his
> >> latest works as well.
> >>>> What do you think of this somewhat non pro and makeshift procedure ?
> >>>> Please, do not derail or hijack this thread, things are already
> >> somewhat complex on my end to try to figure out what might help a real
> >> photog who highly deserves it.
> >>>> Thanks a zillion in anticipation
> >>>> Be all well, and stay so.
> >>>> Amities
> >>>> Philippe
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Frank Filippone
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