cannot open my backup files

[dafnay43002264]

my Lightroom is open at the last working point, and I save it to specific file as always. but when I want to open it from the backup its says that the catalog is corrupted.

how can I open my back up or - how can iI create new catalog from that point (since every saving said that it is defected)

[99jon]

Find your last dated backup folder and unzip (extract all on Windows).

Inside the unzipped folder find the catalog file (ending .lrcat) and copy it to Pictures or wherever you prefer.

Double-click on the .lrcat file to launch the catalog in Lightroom.

[dafnay43002264]

Thank you, but the last one I see is from May,.. a lot was changed since. Is it possible to back up new one?

[99jon · Accepted solution]

See if this link helps:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/back-catalog.html

Or if you wish to start a new catalog use the menu:

File >> New Catalog

Choose a new name and save and LR will launch with an empty catalog.

[dafnay43002264]

Thank you! if Im with the catalog opened - and I want to save him to a new one  - is it possible on the way that you wrote above?

[99jon]

If you have LR set to backup each time you quit the application you have two choices. Click:

Skip or Backup

[Sheena Kaul]

Moving to Photoshop Lightroom

[JennaF]

Maybe when you try to backup them, the error has occurred. Anyway I suggest totry again but this time use Disk Drill tool. It allows you to backup files. You can read more info on this site. This program includes every bit of data that is on the disk, even the areas marked as free space, which may contain missing deleted files.