Error message launching Lightroom

I have just installed Lightroom 5 on a Mac, I was previously running it on a PC. It was also previously synched to my iPad. When I try and launch Lightroom the error message "An error occurred attempting to change modules". Any ideas how to fix/get around??

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"An error occurred attempting to change modules". Any ideas how to fix/get around??
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Error Message launching lightroom 3

Help! I had a trail of an earlier version of lightroom. I had to purchase 3.4.1 for my son for school. while waiting for approval, i downloaded trail version of 3.4.1. When it opened up, it contained pictures that are no longer on the computer, I tried to delete them and get the error message
Lightroom - Opening Catalog: _MG_8853.jpg.lrcat
adobe photoshop lightroom has stopped working-a problem caused the problem to stop working correctly. windows will close the program and nofitry you if a solution is available. i click on close program, try to open lightroom 3.4.1 again and repeat the story,
Ideas, help? Thanks in advance for your help! [email protected] 651-769-9007

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Squirrel, This problem occurs after having selected an existing JPEG file when trying to create a new catalog, instead of entering the name of a new catalog. To recover, rename the LR preferences file and restart LR. Name and location of the LR preferences file can be found here. Beat
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I am trying to import cr2files from the camera into lightroom 5 and keep getting an error message saying Lightroom can not read the files and therefore will not import them. Has anyone had a similar problem-.thanks

I am trying to import cr2files from the camera into lightroom 5 and keep getting an error message saying Lightroom can not read the files and therefore will not import them. Has anyone had a similar problem….thanks

If you are having the same problem, i.e. a disk permission problem, open your favorite search engine and search on, "change disk permissions", and I think you'll find plenty of information on how to fix the problem. This is a Lightroom forum. Your problem is with your operating system. There is no sense in rewriting instructions that are already available if you do a simple search.

Good Afternoon my computer had an unexpected restart while I was editing a picture in lightroom. Now when I try to open lightroom I get an error message stating " lightroom encountered an error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit" Does a

I keep getting an error message saying that lightroom encountered an error while reading from its preview cache and needs to quit. Can someone please help me fix this.

Have a look at this previous thread: Re: "Lightroom encountered and error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit"

Error message in Lightroom 3

I just purchased and installed Lightroom 3 (my first Lightroom purchase). It installed properly, and converted my catalog from Elements 7.0. However, every time I click on a photo or a keyword I get an error message saying that Lightroom has experienced an error and has to close. I then get an option of Debug, Send error message, or don't send. No matter what I click, the program closes. I wasted 2 1/2 hours of my day off today on the phone with Adobe tech support. After all this time, they told me this is a "permission issue" with Windows XP, and that I have to contact either Dell or Microsoft. I then called Microsoft tech support, and they told me that for $60.00 a tech can call me back within 24 hours. I said OK, but they didn't call back today, and I have to work all day tomorrow. Does anyone have any idea what to do????
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I'm stressed beyond belief by all this. Help!!!!!

Try deleting the prefs file. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/358041?tstart=0
Photoshop Lightroom "Preferences" and "Database/Catalog" files?Often, a buggy prefs file causes all kinds of bad behaviour from Lightroom.
If this doesn't help, then your Lightroom catalog converted from PSE, might not be very "healty". To check if this is true, try createing a new empty catalog (File->Create New Catalog) and import some pictures to play with. See if the error goes away.

Error message in Lightroom 5 when choosing edit in Elements 12.

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dynamiclinkmediaserver has encountered an error.
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Help with error message opening lightroom 5 on macbook?

I downloaded lightroom 5 on my macbook. i have os-lion. When I open the program and error message appears saying " error switching modules". I am missing all the options to import photos. When I try to click on lightroom preferences at the top of the screen nothing pops up. It seems like i am missing some of the options and the navigation pane. Do i need to update something else to be able to import photos and click between module pages?

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It appears the error message you have is an ink system failure error message. While it looks like your printer needs to be services there is also a thread with some suggestions out there with some results for this same issue. I have linked this thread this post. You will want to look at message 16 and 17 for what seems to be a resolution for your same printer. Hope this helps.
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Error when launching lightroom 3.3 in windows

I am receiving an error when I try to open lighroom 3.3. I've only had the program installed for a few days on my newly installed windows 7, 64-bit machine. All windows and adobe updates installed, as of yesterday. The last time I used lightroom, I edited a file "141.jpg" that came from my SD card plugged into the computer. I dont recall saving this file, as I was just playing with settings. I closed the program and now, a day later, I click on lightroom and a text box appears on my windows desktop that reads "Lightrrom - Opening Catalog: IMG_0141.JPG.lrcat" Immediately after, an error box appears and says Adobe lightroom has stopped working, with the only option to close. I have searched the forums and was unable to find the user/appdata/prefs folder to delete (using explorer and the search function). I have uninstalled twice and reinstalled the 64bit then 32bit versions with the same error. I have also deleted the lightroom folder that appears in "My Pictures" folder prior to the second reinstall. I just bought the serial and put it in yesterday and now it doesnt work! Please help. Thanks

This situation arises when you try to create a new catalog from within LR, and then pointing to an existing file instead of entering a new folder name to be used for the catalog (I've filed a bug against it).
You only can solve this in two ways (Alt/Ctrl-Key during start does not help):
1) Rename the existing JPG
Rename the file IMG_0141.JPG (if you know where it resides) to something like IMG_0141_Ori.JPG
Start LR, this will start LR in a fresh, new catalog called "IMG_0141.JPG"
File/Open Recent to open your previous catalog
Delete the newly created folder IMG_0141.JPG
Rename the file IMG_0141_Ori.JPG back to IMG_0141.JPG
2) By deleting/renaming your preferences file
Rename/Delete the LR preferences file
(File locations see this KB article)
Start LR, this will start LR with default preferences/catalog
I would recommend solution 1.
Beat Gossweiler
Switzerland
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I'm getting an error message in Lightroom 6 when I try to export a photo. It's "The specified folder is not writable". It doesn't matter which folder I pick, I get the same message. However, if I open the image in photoshop and then save it, it works just

I've already reset my lightroom preferences, didn't work. I also uninstalled, and reinstalled lightroom. Didn't work either.
I have no problems with any other programs including photoshop, so this has to be an issue with lightroom.
Also, I can import from a memory card using lightroom and save to them to the folders just fine, the error only comes when I'm exporting a photo after I'm done editing in.
I'm running windows 8.1 and the folders are all onedrive folders. (I have unlimited onedrive storage so I take full advantage of it.) I've always saved them this way, and only started having trouble after updating to Lightroom 6

The problem with write permissions for the OneDrive folder only shows up in Lightroom 6's export dialogue, that's why it's to irritating. Lightroom 5.7.1 is not having that problem nor does the file explorer. The problem also exists on both of my machines. I will try to check for other problems with the OneDrive troubleshooter though: Running the OneDrive troubleshooter - Windows Help

I received an error message in Lightroom 5 , Lightroom encountered an error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit

I was wondering now that I deleted my preview cache after receiving the lighgtroom encountered an error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit , light room 5 opened fine now , but I now have no previews showing up , all I get is blank gray boxes ... have I lost everything ?
how do I get the pictures or previews back ...all my folders I had catalogued , now show only grayed boxes where the previews were ... can I get this back ?

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I have my catalog on an external hard drive, trying to open it and the error message saying "lightroom encountered an error when reading from its preview cache and needs to quit" how can i fix this as all my work in in this

I have let it close down put it keeps appearing

I assume you know where your catalogue file (the lrcat file) is located. In the same folder is a previews lrdata folder which you should delete or rename in Explorer, then start LR again.
If I've made incorrect assumptions above, sorry, and we'll go back over it from the start.
John

Lightroom 5.7.1 64 bit keeps crashing! Tried everything! Do you understand this error message?

Please help... The error message below has only recently started appearing. Before I would get a rather standard error message that Lightroom has an unexpected error and needs to quit. I tried deleting the previews.lrdata in catalogs and that helped for a few minutes.
I removed the preferences folder. Didn't do anything.
I uninstalled and reinstalled. That did nothing.
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Disk I/O error usually means your disk is going bad.
PS - If you haven't tried moving your catalog (the whole folder it's in) to a different disk, then you haven't tried everything .

Lightroom CC error message - cannot open previews - program closes when hit ok

Suddenly after using Lightroom CC for several months, I cannot open it. I get an error message saying "Lightroom encountered an error when reading from preview cache" and has to close; will fix next time. Many times later, still cannot open it. Anyone else with this problem or how to fix it? Thanks.

I had exactly the same issue and fixed it almost instantly by following the suggestion to rename the previews.lrdata folder in my latest lightroom backup file. This is the same as deleting it. When you then open Lightroom, it will regenerate the missing previews quickly and you will be back in business. My problem was caused by an interruption in the backup process which corrupted the file. John W.

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