How can I open a catalog "not accessible in writing"?

I just upgraded my CPU and operating system to Windows 7. I reinstalled Lightroom 3. When I try to open a catalog, I receive an error message that it cannot be opened because it is not writable.  Any suggestions?

There are at least three reasons for this:

(a) you have no write permissions for the reader, that the catalogue is on. It is a feature of Windows 7: for each drive, you have to give all the permissions. Click on the drive in question, go > properties > Security tab, then select your logon name. You should have check marks for 'Total control', 'Edit' and 'write '.

If you do not, click on , make sure that you name is highlighted and check "Full control", etc.

BTW, you also have to do this for the reader, your photos are on, i.e. for each drive that uses Lr (think also cache Lr).

(b) Lr requires enough free space on the hard disk where the catalog to be able to write to it. If there is not enough free space left, you ge the message that the catalog is not writable.

(c) - lock file: when Lr is open there is a lrcat.lock file which is located just outside of your catalog. It prevents that Lr is open on two occasions because it would create problems with the catalogue. The locking file should NOT be present when Lr is closed, but sometimes it doesn't go away for reasons unknown to me. With closed Lr check if you see a lock file (same name as your catalog, but with end "lrcat.lock"). If you do, send it to the Recycle Bin / Trash CAN do not delete your catalogue, the .lrcat file!

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