I am unable to open Lightroom 5 catalogs due to "unexpected error"

I cannot currently open Lightroom. Each time I try it tells me that the catalog could not open due to an "unexpected error". I get this error for every catalog and every backup. I can't even seem to create a new catalog successfully. Any help would be great.

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I fortunately back up each time I close LR, so I used the last backup and was able to load the catalog. Looks like the last import didn't make it, but I recovered the files from the camera card.
Looks like I am ok, but it is unnerving to say the least. I'd love to know what caused it, so that I avoid the minutes of terror before I figured out the work around.
Backup, backup, backup.
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Hello eveyone,
I have been using LR 5 for quite some time.
Working just fine.
I got a new I Mac in replacement of my old one but since I changed I cannot access my catalogue (xxx.lrcat) usually located in a special dedicated desk external hard drive.
When I tell LR to load this catalogue, I get the following error message:
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Anybody knows that the problem could be?
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Hello eveyone,
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Working just fine.
I got a new I Mac in replacement of my old one but since I changed I cannot access my catalogue (xxx.lrcat) usually located in a special dedicated desk external hard drive.
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