Lightroom catalog cannot be opened because it is open in another application already

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• Lightroom catalog cannot be opened. WHY?

  My computer crashed. Lightroom is now ask me to re - enter the serial number of my software (I bought it before the set monthly subscription thing) and then telling me "cannot open the Lightroom catalog called"Lightroom Catalog"because is another application already open." I gives me the ability to "choose a different catalog", "continue" or "quit". There is no other catalog, I only have one created. I click on 'continue' and nothing DON'T get PAST. The message window will Flash, and here I am watching the same error message that gives me the same options to "choose another catalogue", "continue" or "quit".

  WHY CAN I NOT ACCESS MY PROGRAM OF LIGHTROOM? HOW CAN I FIX?

  It should be noted I tried clicking on the three options. "Choose a different catalog" simply evokes a directory showing what I already knew; that I don't have that one catalog. 'exit', of course, leaves through the window. I also shot to the top of my task manager to verify that no other programs/applications were running, so I don't know yet, I received this message from another application have my Lightroom Catalog open in the first place.

  Help, please

  It worked!
  Simply by removing the file ".lock" with the same name 'error' catalogue spoke, I again was able to access Lightroom.

  Side note: My mistake of 'catalogue' began to appear after my computer crashed as well.

  Thanks for the advice everyone! penderra Hal P Anderson farriswlphotos

• Error opening of Lightroom 'catalog cannot be opened due to an unexpected error' [How can I reinstall lightroom?]

  
  I think that I have to reinstall Lightroom. I can't open. I am a Member subscription Adobe CC and run years LR on Win 8.1 PS platform. (PS open correctly.)

  Error Msg: "the catalog cannot be opened due to an unexpected error?" What is the error?

  Yes, I'm really, really new to this company!

  Hi flylooper,

  This seems to be a problem with this catalogue.

  Launch of Lightroom with the command button and choose the option to create a new catalog

  If you are able to create a new catalog, then go to file menu > import from another catalog > choose your main catalog to import data from.

  Or, you can search for a recent catalog backup and verify if you are able to open that.

• Catalogue Lightroom 5 cannot be opened because it is already opened in another application?

  No matter what I do, I can't get Lightroom 5 to open because of this statement "the Lightroom catalog named"lightroom 5 Catalogue"cannot open another application already has its opening." Leave the other copy of Lightroom before trying to launch. My choices are "Choose a different catalog" "continue" and "Exit".

  There are no other programs running. Problem still continues with computer security products uninstalled. There is no catalog 'different '. I tried "open a new catalog, but any attempt to move the files to a new catalogue were doomed to failure. I'm about to uninstall and reinstall, but I'm going to lose my history of changes to my library. Someone at - it advice.

  This normally happens after an abnormal termination of Lightroom (ie. an accident).

  In the directory where your catalog is stored will be a file with the same name as your catalog, but with the extension. LOCK.  yourcatalogname.lock.

  Rename this file to something else and then try to start Lightroom.

• When I try to open LR, I get the following message, the lightroom catalog file named "lightroom catalog 5, cannot open another application already has its opening." I can't find no other open programs and have tried several times to restart and power d

  When I try to open LR, I get the following message, the lightroom catalog file named "lightroom catalog 5, cannot open another application already has its opening." I can find no other open programs and have tried several times to reboot and turn off without success, any thoughts where I should look?

  Cannot open catalog in Lightroom

• LR 6 will not open - get message cannot open catalog named LR catelogue for is already open in another application

  In

  LR6 installed disk and it worked fine for 3 weeks. It does not open then said to reinstall. who have it made, but now I get the message ' cannot open catalog named Lightroom Catalog because is already open in another application. lost a day tring to solve the problem.

  Did you remove you the lock file and tried to open it?

  https://helpx.Adobe.com/Lightroom/KB/cant-reopen-catalog-Lightroom.html

  If you need measures to locate the file, let me know if you use Windows or Mac?

• LR4/Lightroom 4 - trouble catalogues opening because "another application already has its opening."

  Hello!

  I recently upgraded from LR3 LR4 to, at the same time spend a Mac on a Windows computer.

  I use LR4 successfully for the past weeks, including yesterday.  But today, as I tried to open LR4, two things happened: 1) the window that contains recently opened catalogs only showed my very newest catalog, not others as is usually done, and 2) when I tried to 'open the catalog different' I got an error message.  The error message said: "the Lightroom catalog named '{catalog name}' cannot open another application already has its opening.»  Leave the other copy of Lightroom before trying to launch.

  I have only one copy of LR, this is why it confuses me.

  I thought that maybe there was a little problem somewhere, so I opened the task Mgr "End task" on Lightroom and try again.  Problem was, he showed that LR did not work (it wasn't because I clicked on 'exit' when I received the error message says, who have released the program).  Thought that was weird, so I restarted the computer, thinking that might help.  That did not work.

  I googled my problem and found a somewhat similar situation, in which the person uninstalled/reinstalled LR and everything was back to normal.  I tried this as well, but it did not work.

  I always get the same exact error, if I try to open the LR catalog, or go to the folder that contains the catalog and clicking on that.

  Any thoughts?  I am very frustrated and I have a lot of images to process this week.  (I miss my Mac)

  Thank you very much!

  Searched some more and found my exact problem (resolved on 2 windows open from the top - http://forums.adobe.com/message/1384884#1384884 )-YAY!

• Catalogue Lightroom can't open because she is still open to another application

  Since yesterday I can not open Lightroom. It is said that the Lightroom Catalog is unable to open because it is still open in another application. When I look at I have no active programs. All this began after I had force stopped because the PC got stuck. Anyone for help? THX!

  When Lightroom is opened, a lock file is created to prevent third parties to access the catalogue. Normally, this file will be deleted when you close Lighroom, but if she's not close properly because of a freeze or a power failure, it could not be deleted. You will then get an error message saying that the catalog is open in another application, and you can not launch LR.

  Using the Explorer/Finder, navigate to the folder that contains your catalog.

  Delete the file that ends with .lock. Do not remove anything else. Now, try Lightroom.

  

• I'm unable to access my LR5.7 of my recent holiday catalog. I am running Windows 7 (64-bit) and recently installed and then uninstalled DxO Optics Pro. The error message says it "cannot open another application already has its opening.» Leave the

  I'm unable to access my LR5.7 of my recent holiday catalog. I am running Windows 7 (64-bit) and recently installed and then uninstalled DxO Optics Pro. The error message says it "cannot open another application already has its opening.» Leave the other copy of Lightroom before trying to launch' the problem is, that I can see a copy of the open LR5 and cannot locate the "." lrcat.lock"the specific catalog I want to open the file. I tried to re-boot my computer, but it did not work.

  Thanks Geoff. I was finally able to locate the "." lrcat.lock' of the relevant folder to the catalog I want to open. Once I deleted it, LR5 was able to access my images. Problem solved. Thank you

• Catalog cannot be opened

  Worked very well. received the following message: LR catalog named "LR 5 Catalogue" cannot open another application already has its opening.

  Leave the other copy of LR before trying to launch.  ???

  The catalogue may not close properly the last time you used it.

  Go to your LR folder (the default location is normally photos)

  If you see a file with the word LOCK delete it.

• My LR6 in Windows10 was arrested following a software without correct closure error. When the reopening, LR6 gives the message "your catalog is always opened by another program. Please close this program "." But no other program is open. How early to solv

  My LR6 in Windows10 was arrested following a software without correct closure error. When the reopening, LR6 gives the message "your catalog is always opened by another program. Please close this program "." But no other program is open. How early to solve this problem?

  There is a file with a name ending in. BLOCK in the same folder as your catalog Lightroom.

  Remove this item. LOCK file. Do not remove anything else.

• Lightroom does not open, says it is open in another application? Lightroom does not open, says it is open in another application?

  Lightroom does not open, says it is open in another application.

  Depending on your operating system, use Windows Explorer or the Finder to open the folder containing your catalog. In this folder, you will find a file with the same name as your catalog, but with .lock extension. This file should be deleted, and then you will be able to start Lightroom.

• I use LR on my PC, Windows 8.0.  Recently encountered a problem where I can't access one of my LR catalogs.  The LR error message tells me that another application is using the file.  I have to close the "another version" of LR, then restart.

  I use LR 6 on my PC, Windows 8.0.  Recently encountered a problem where I can't access onof my LR catalogs.  The LR error message says that the book is opened in another application.  Close the "another version" of LR, then again to open the catalog.  I find it a different version of LR running on my PC.  ????

  In the same folder that your catalog file is a file whose name ends with .lock

  Delete this .lock file

  DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING ELSE

• In the mail app, if I try right click and open the attachments of the JPG files that I received, I get the message 'we are unable to open this file. You want to save and try to open with another application? »

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  Why can't click a picture in the mail app and have it launch a photo viewing application. ?

  What you need to do is to go to control panel > programs > by default of the programs > set your default programs. Or search for programs by default, which must raise I have right as well (just start typing on the splash screen or slide from left to right and click on the search button). Go to the photos and select set this program as default. This fixed it for me.

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  I have a Photoshop file with an Illustrator "Space bound" file inside. When I double-click on it to edit, the file opens in another application. No Illustrator. I checked the Illustrator file extension and it's AI. I went to the file origin and 'Open with' and FormZ (.fmz) is the default application. ! ? In the same dialog box, I chose other and set it to Illustrator and always checked off "use this app to open. Save the file and tried to open the file in Photoshop. Same problem occurs. FormZ is still the default app when I go back and check. Help.

  Try to go to ctrl/cmd-k Bridge preferences, click the make file type Associations tab you files HAVE associated with AI.