4 Replies Latest reply: Jun 30, 2013 12:05 PM by web-weaver RSS

    Catalog

    Heirloom Bob Community Member

      Can I create my own name for my LR 5 Catalog?

        • 1. Re: Catalog
          Jim Wilde Community Member

          You can rename to anything you like provided it doesn't contain any illegal characters. Just make sure that you rename the associated preview folders as well.

          • 2. Re: Catalog
            web-weaver Community Member

            Yes, you can.

            But the extension <  .lrcat> can not be changed or else Lr will not open the catalog.

            Also, in case you change the catalog name in Win Explorer / Mac Finder you will find that Lr does not find the newly-named catalog automatically.

            There are two ways:

            Either double-click the renamed catalog-file and Lr will open with it;

            or in Lr go >File >Open Catalog, navigate to the renamed catalog, and select it, ie. click on it.

            • 3. Re: Catalog
              Heirloom Bob Community Member

              But how can I create a name of my choosing right from Lightroom? Export as a Catalog?

              • 4. Re: Catalog
                web-weaver Community Member

                You can't do it from Lightroom - except as you say via "Export as Catalog".

                Best way to do it in my opinion is renaming the catalog in Win Explorer / mac Finder and double-clicking the renamed file.

                If you don't know where your catalog is, go >Edit >Catalog Settings >General tab. there you'll find the name and when you click on <Show> it takes you to a folder usually called <Lightroom>. Open this folder and you will see the catalog file (it's a file not a folder) with the extension <  .lrcat>. That is your catalog-file.

                Close Lr, rename the catalog file in Win Explorer / mac Finder and double-click it right after renaming it.