Lightroom won't launch! App is not responding

I can't get Lightroom to launch. I have tried uninstalling and then reinstalling everything, including the cloud and I'm still only able to get the splash screen with a rainbow wheel. The app says it isn't responding and I have to force quit. I have the most recent version of Lightroom classic installed from the cloud and I use a MacBook Pro with OS 10.13.6. It was working for me and then stopped launching about a month ago and every time I chat with support they take over an hour and fix nothing. So frustrated!

jdavis4

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Posted 7 months ago

7 months ago

Carlos Cardona

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Relax, probably a corrupt cache. Please give your Mac the "once over"! Run the free Onyx (https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/o...), make sure it’s the right version, reboot. (In Onyx just run everything in the Automation tab). Run Disk Warrior if you can ($120), (https://www.alsoft.com), reboot. If you can’t do Disk Warrior, at least run First Aid from Disk Utility. Also just doing a "Safe Boot" can clear out caches (restart, hold down shift until you see "Safe Boot" on the screen). Log in to your account, then reboot (no Safe Boot). OK now?

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2018-07-18T19:29:37+00:00

jdavis4

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I'm not sure I ran the Onyx software correctly...this was all a little over my head. I ran the First Aid from Disk Utility and did the safe boot, but nothing seemed to happen

2018-07-18T22:45:36+00:00

Carlos Cardona

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Just click on the automation tab in onyx, select all and hit run!

7 months ago

Rikk Flohr, Official Rep

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A Preference File will survive a Lightroom uninstall/reinstall. Sometimes weird behavior is corrected/cured by resetting the preferences.

Reset Procedure:

1. Close Lightroom.
2. Hold down [Alt/Opt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.
3. Overwrite the Preferences when prompted by the dialog.
4. Close Lightroom.
5. Restart Lightroom.

Does the failure to launch behavior continue after resetting the preferences?

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2018-07-18T19:28:01+00:00

jdavis4

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I followed your instructions and reset preferences and it's still giving me the rainbow spinner. I can only close by force quitting.

7 months ago

Victoria Bampton - Lightroom Queen, Champion

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A long shot, but quit LR, move the following folders to the desktop (or somewhere out of the way) and then try Lightroom and see if it works:
Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / Lightroom /
Macintosh HD / Users / [your username] / Library / Application Support / Adobe / CameraRaw /
and any Lightroom Settings folders next to your catalogs too.

That will (temporarily) remove all presets. It's a long shot, but a corrupted preset appears to be the cause of an identical issue on someone else's computer, and the timing would coincide with some preset format changes.