Error: "LR has encountered an error when reading the preview cache and need to quit."
Trying to open it, a message "LR has encountered an error when reading the preview cache and needs to stop smoking. LR will attempt to fix the next time it starts. "apppears and it stops. Tried many launches and the same error appears. Help!
Post edited by: Brett N
OK, go to the Lightroom folder (in images by default) and delete the folder/file ending with the extension.lrdata. Previews have somehow become corrupt.
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Hello
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