{"id":55445,"date":"2022-06-01T17:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-delete-lightroom-catalog-and-start-over\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:45:39","slug":"quick-answer-how-to-delete-lightroom-catalog-and-start-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-delete-lightroom-catalog-and-start-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Answer: How to delete lightroom catalog and start over?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Open Adobe Lightroom Classic CC.<\/li>\n<li>If you use Windows, go up to the Edit menu. Mac users will need to navigate to the <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<li>From the drop-down, select Catalog Settings.<\/li>\n<li>From the dialog box, go to the General tab.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the location where the file path of your <strong>catalog<\/strong> will be shown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>You asked, can I delete my Lightroom catalog? You can <strong>delete<\/strong> a Lightroom catalog. A <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> catalog stores meta-data about the images, previews, and edits you&#8217;ve made. But, it does not include your original images. So, if you want to <strong>start<\/strong> fresh in Lightroom, you can freely <strong>delete<\/strong> your <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> catalog and start <strong>over<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As many you asked, can I <strong>start<\/strong> over in Lightroom? <strong>Lightroom<\/strong> Guru Or if you really want to &#8220;start over&#8221;, simply do File>New <strong>Catalog<\/strong> from inside Lightroom, and create the new catalog in the location of your choosing.<\/p>\n<p>Also, how do I delete everything in Lightroom? Simply select all your photos in the current view with Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on Mac), or go to the &#8216;Edit&#8217; menu -> &#8216;Select All&#8217;, and press &#8216;<strong>Delete<\/strong>&#8216; on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, how do I restart my Lightroom catalog? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose File > Open <strong>Catalog<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Browse to the location of your backed up <strong>catalog<\/strong> file.<\/li>\n<li>Select and open the backed up . LRCAT file.<\/li>\n<li>You can also copy the backed up catalog to the location of the original catalog and replace it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Final Projects.  <\/li>\n<li>Delete Images.  <\/li>\n<li>Delete Smart Previews.  <\/li>\n<li>Clear Your Cache.  <\/li>\n<li>Delete 1:1 Preview.  <\/li>\n<li>Delete Duplicates.  <\/li>\n<li>Clear History.  <\/li>\n<li>15 Cool Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Should I delete old Lightroom catalog backups?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Yes. Simply delete them (the . LRCAT file) in the OS File Browser by dragging to &#8216;Trash&#8217; or &#8216;Recycle Bin&#8217;, as you would any other type of file (like a document, or spreadsheet, etc). You should also delete the &#8216;Parent&#8217; folder of the un-wanted Catalog which will trash the Previews .<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I start a new Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To create a new catalog in Lightroom Classic CC, select \u201cFile| New Catalog\u2026\u201d from the Menu Bar. The \u201cCreate Folder with New Catalog\u201d dialog box then appears. In this dialog box, enter the name and location of the new catalog folder. Then click the \u201cCreate\u201d button to create the catalog and close the dialog box.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I uninstall and reinstall Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbV3G_ZaO4w\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I clean up Lightroom Classic?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The keyboard combination to Delete Rejected Photos on a Mac is Command + Delete, and on a PC is Control + Backspace. Click whichever is pertinent. Lightroom will ask you to confirm (Figure 2). Click Delete from Disc to permanently delete the images from your computer as well to remove them from your Lightroom Catalog.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I mass delete in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;ve flagged (rejected) all the images you want to delete, hit Command + Delete (Ctrl + Backspace on a PC) on your keyboard. This opens a pop-up window where you can choose to either delete all rejected photos from Lightroom (Remove) or the hard drive (Delete from Disk).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I clear cloud storage in Lightroom?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to Lightroom on the web.<\/li>\n<li>Select Deleted in the left sidebar.  <\/li>\n<li>Select the files you want to delete permanently from the cloud, and then select .  <\/li>\n<li>In the confirmation pop-up window, select Delete to delete your files permanently from the cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my Lightroom taking up so much space?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you import photos to Lightroom, the software copies them to another folder on your computer&#8217;s local drive before uploading them to the cloud. And then these cached images stay there, taking up your hard drive storage without so much as saying hello.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens if I delete Lightroom catalog previews?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If you delete the Lightroom Previews. lrdata folder, you delete all of those previews and now Lightroom Classic has to re-build them before it can properly show you your images in the Library module.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I free up space on Lightroom app?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>menu icon. Tap Disable Store Locally and then Clear Cache from the same menu. On Android, go to hamburger menu > Device Info &#038; Storage > Manage Storage and select the albums that you want to clear, then tap the Clear button to purge the offline content.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Do I need to keep all Lightroom catalogs?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>For typical Lightroom use, you should NOT be using multiple catalogs. Using multiple catalogs can slow down your workflow, hinder your ability to organize your photos, increase the chances for file corruption, and gives you no actual benefits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. If you use Windows, go up to the Edit menu. Mac users will need to navigate to the Lightroom menu. From the drop-down, select Catalog Settings. From the dialog box, go to the General tab. Look for the location where the file path of your catalog will be shown. 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