Lightroom 3 Catalog question

B643

I have installed LR 3 but when I open the catalogs, the catalog title states LR 2 Catalog 2. I have deleted my previous version of LR2. When I installed LR3, it asked if I wanted to use an earlier catalog. I opted for this for obvious reasons. I would expect the catalogs to read LR3 Catalog 2. What am I missing here?

Pupator

When you created the catalog (in LR 2) it named it "LR 2 Catalog 2." Now, no matter what version of LR you open the catalog in, that's going to be its name. It's not a big deal but if you wanted you could save the catalog under a different name and then start using the new version. Mine reads LR 2 Catalog 2 also.

bgarland

Hmm? I checked mine I have a copy of the LR2 named Lightroom Catalog 2 previous and it's now using one named Lightroom 3 catalog.

I think I remember converting the LR2 catalog during the LR3 install.

PilotBrad

Don't know if it helps, but you can simply rename a catalog if you want. I've done it before and IIRC you just need to rename the catalog file and the preview folder through your OS, then when you start lightroom you'll have to open the now renamed catalog. But please don't take my word for it... I found renaming instructions online.

In my case it converted my old LR2 catalog to a new catalog with a more generic name, but left the old one intact. Afterwards I just simply deleted the old one.

Pupator

bgarland wrote: »

Hmm? I checked mine I have a copy of the LR2 named Lightroom Catalog 2 previous and it's now using one named Lightroom 3 catalog.

I think I remember converting the LR2 catalog during the LR3 install.

My catalog is also converted (it has to be to work in LR3) but not renamed. I just stuck with the same name because I leave all my photos in one catalog anyway.