Cannot start a catalog from a backup file

Hello

Back up files from my iMac to an external hard drive, including all the photos and the Lightroom Catalog by using time machine.

And now I'm on my way with my MCBook Air, it seems I can't launch the catalog (Lightroom Catalog.Ircat) from the backup file on the disk hard ext, he says that "the catalog cannot be used because the parent folder"xxx"does not allow files to be created in the breast of this".

Wouldn't be because the original catalogue was in my iMac hard drive not in this backup ext hard drive? Does it really matter?

However, I can open the Preview.Irdata file catalog Lightroom in Lightroom and import them into the current Lightroom Catalog, that I created in my Macbook Air. When I export the file, the file size appears smaller than usual.

So my questions are:

1 is there a way I can start the Catalog.Ircat with Lightroom file on the backup ext hard drive?

2. If the answer is 'no' to the above question, will I create a new lightroom catalog in this backup (for my iMac) ext hard drive, and then import all the pictures once more?

3. I found there is an option to "Import an another catalog" in Lightroom, it will work for my situation? He did not try as I worry I'll make a mess, and I guess if I can't start this catalogue in the disk hard ext, I am not able to import as well.

3. the Preivew.Irdata file does not allow me to have the larger size of file to export is that correct?

4. Finally, what is the suggestion to resolve all these long-term problem? Will I pass all (both from my iMac and Macbook Air) photos on a disk hard ext, and then export the current catalog to my Macbook Air on the same disk hard ext and import photos from my iMac in this catalogue (that is, a single catalog LR)?

Thank you for sharing your experience and your suggestion so that I can better manage the LR catalog and smoothly in the future.

See you soon,.

Chuen

Hi Chuen,

It seems that the external hard drive does not write the changes on it and that's why the error that says "the catalog cannot be used because the parent folder"xxx"does not allow files to be created in the breast of this."

The error is not related to your original catalog being located on the hard drive in the Imac.

I suggest that you copy this file .lrcat and .lrdata from your local external hard drive to a location on your hard drive and try to launch it from there.

If this does not work, then you can go for the option to create a new catalog and 'Import from another catalogue'

Let us know if this is useful or if you need additional assistance.

Kind regards

Claes

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