Big file called Lightroom backup? It's almost 70 concerts!

I opened this file expecting to see all the photos that I have worked on but which is not normal because I have a terabyte almost full of RAW files. What are things like in this huge file?

LR creates a backups folder and in a folder with the date and time of the backup. In this folder, you will find a copy of the catalog (*.lrcat) or in the case of LR6 a compressed copy of the catalogue.

You can remove old s you like - at your own risk and perils - after making sure that they really are your old backups.

Easier to do is of course to open LR and set its options of catalog to create a backup at each end. If you close now LR it shows you the path to your backups in the backup dialog box.

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