What are the advantages of having multiple Catalogs?

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More disadvantages ... there are no functions that work across multiple catalogs. There are no "catalog management" tools built into LR.
 
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Continued disadvantages: makes backing up more cumbersome. You have to manage not only multiple catalogs but multiple backups. Keyword lists have to be transferred and synced. Smart collections have to be rebuilt. Identity plates...
 
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NONE for most!

Exceptions would be segregating between work/public and family/personal. Also, some wedding photographers like to file each wedding on CD/DVD with the associated catalog but even in this case, not all do so.
 
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Continued disadvantages: makes backing up more cumbersome. You have to manage not only multiple catalogs but multiple backups. Keyword lists have to be transferred and synced. Smart collections have to be rebuilt. Identity plates...
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Yes! And also think that Lightroom 1.' had a database format, Lightroom 1.3 another and still another when v2.' came out. Even Beta3 is already different. Until now, Adobe took care making all latest versions able to upgrade any previous version catalogue but...
 
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Another disadvantage affected a wedding photographer with a catalogue per event - the previews filled up his hard drive. With a single catalogue, LR purges previews which you're no longer using.
 
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LOL Denis! That made me smile! I can think of a few U2U threads where that picture could come in handy.
 
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