LrC ver 11.1 won't open on Mac

[dhampny]

Lightroom Version Number

11.0.1 & 11.1

Operating System

1. macOS 11 Big Sur

On my Mac mini running Big Sur, LrC version 11.0.1 installs and runs fine but when I upgrade to 11.1 LrC hangs on the splash screen, won't open my catalog and I have to do a force quit to close out. I have Googled for answers and searched in this and the Adobe forum but haven't found a solution. Has anyone else had this problem?

Thanks,
David

 

[clee01l]

It probably is no comfort to know that I have been running v11.1 since it was introduced. I also have MacOS 12.1 installed. Upgrading MacOS 12.1 is a step that I would recommend. However, you should be able to run Lightroom Classic 11.1 on the older legacy Operating system.
Before you upgrade the MacOS to 12.1, try renaming your preferences to force Lightroom to create a new preferences file on start up. to see if that resolves your problem

 

[dhampny]

It probably is no comfort to know that I have been running v11.1 since it was introduced. I also have MacOS 12.1 installed. Upgrading MacOS 12.1 is a step that I would recommend. However, you should be able to run Lightroom Classic 11.1 on the older legacy Operating system.
Before you upgrade the MacOS to 12.1, try renaming your preferences to force Lightroom to create a new preferences file on start up. to see if that resolves your problem

Thanks, Cletus. I renamed the preference file and upgraded to 11.1 via Creative Cloud but when I launch LrC it still hangs at the splash screen. A new preferences file was created. Still no success. This is the first Lightroom upgrade I've had problems with.

 

[Paul McFarlane]

We had one the other day where there was some corruption with the Presets; perhaps try moving them and then launching.

Presets & Templates (assuming you didn't Store with Catalog):
Mac—Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / Lightroom /

ACR Shared:
Mac—Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / CameraRaw /

You could also try rolling back to 11.0.1 (although I doubt this will change anything):
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/roll-back-update-previous/

 

[dhampny]

We had one the other day where there was some corruption with the Presets; perhaps try moving them and then launching.

Presets & Templates (assuming you didn't Store with Catalog):
Mac—Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / Lightroom /

ACR Shared:
Mac—Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / CameraRaw /

You could also try rolling back to 11.0.1 (although I doubt this will change anything):
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/roll-back-update-previous/

Thanks, Paul. Version 11.0.1 works fine for me. It's just 11.1 that I have problems with for some reason.

 

[Paul McFarlane]

Oh, most odd. Could be worth putting something on the Adobe Forum (see Bug Report above) or, hopefully, it'll clear itself with the next release then!

 

[clee01l]

Have you tried starting LrC with a new empty catalog? Have you tried reinstalling LrC v11.1? It does sound like there is a corrupt file that LrC is trying to access that is causing the problem.


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[dhampny]

Have you tried starting LrC with a new empty catalog? Have you tried reinstalling LrC v11.1? It does sound like there is a corrupt file that LrC is trying to access that is causing the problem.


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I have reinstalled LrC v11.1 three times without success. But when I uninstall it and install v11.0.1 through Creative Cloud that older version works fine. When I launch v11.1 and the splash screen starts up but doesn't go away, and I select a "New Catalog" nothing happens. But if I then select "Open Catalog" and navigate to my existing catalog, it opens. When I exit LrC and have it backup and optimize the catalog Lightroom freezes and I have to force quit the application.

I'm going to one of my older catalogs to see what happens when I attempt to open it with LrC v11.1.

Thanks for your perseverance. I appreciate your help.

 

[dhampny]

I just updated to LrC v11.2 and it opens and runs without a problem.

 

[fullkoll]

On my Mac mini running Big Sur, LrC version 11.0.1 installs and runs fine but when I upgrade to 11.1 LrC hangs on the splash screen, won't open my catalog and I have to do a force quit to close out. I have Googled for answers and searched in this and the Adobe forum but haven't found a solution. Has anyone else had this problem?

Thanks,
David

I have had the exact same problems for months and mentioned them here some months ago, with no respons and thought I was the only one having them.....
I must have send hundreds of automatic crash reports to both Apple and Adobe - but didn't send a bug report though.......
Seems as if v11,2 solved the problem - so far

 

[clee01l]

I just updated to LrC v11.2 and it opens and runs without a problem.

Sorry, that I can't explain why v11.1 won't work for you. I am glad that v11.2 does. Did you consider upgrading your MacOS to v12 (Monterrey)? I think software developers spend the most time testing on the current OS and less on the legacy OS. Hardware limitations and obsolete software are the only reasosn to not upgrade your OS to the latest version.

 

[dhampny]

I've been waiting to update to Monterrey until it had a few more meaningful (for me) features. I will be upgrading soon.

 

[dhampny]

I've been away from my LR computer for a few weeks. LrC v11.2 had been working but when I launched it on my return it froze. I've just updated to Monterey but 11.2 still freezes and I'm back to using v11.0.1. I'm baffled.