Import PSE 13 catalog into Lightroom 5.0

I have a very extensive PS Elements catalog, now in version 13 of PSE. I just bought Lightroom but dont want to re-catalog 30,000+ pictures. How can I import the PSE (version 13) catalog into Lightroom?

Are you running LR 5.7.1? If not upgrade from the Help menu.
Go to File >> Upgrade PSE Catalog
See image below - you should be able to select your Elements catalog from he drop-down list.

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Hi everybody,
I used PSE on my notebook for a couple of years now. As i bougth a new pc recently I want to upgrade to Photoshop CC / Lightroom. So here is my question:
Is it possible to import my elements catalog into Lightroom including my tags?
I still have got my copy of Elements 11 installed on my notebook, I´ve got a trial copy of PSE 13 on my new pc and already imported my catalog. I also installed Lightroom 5.6 on the pc.
I already looked on the internet but I only found one video which shows the solution I need but on Lightroom 3 and the function used in the video isn´t avalible in 5.6 any more.
If you need any more information please feel free to ask.
Greatings from Germany
Sebastian

Roy, I am 99% certain that importing PSE 7 catalog to LR 2 is not possible at this time. The release cycles of the products did not coincide for that to happen. However you can import from PSE 6 I believe.
I feel sure that this will be addressed soon........... but don't know when.

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Albums will not transfer via this method of writing metadata to files, because album metadata is never written to files.
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Okay Lightroom Gurus ...
On my old computer (Windows XP), I had several Photoshop Elements 5 catalogs, one of which was my main catalog, and the others were photos I hardly ever used. I imported the main catalog into Lightroom 2 just fine and have been running with it ever since.
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I feel sure that this will be addressed soon........... but don't know when.

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...my complete goofiness.
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