Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 ? 02:29, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information