LR2.5 on OS X 10.6.1 Hangs on Boot

I don't know why this started happening and as far as I remember, I didn't change anything (but I've done support long enough to know that usually turns out to not be the case). Whenever I start LR2.5 on my Macbook Pro (3,1 generation) running OS X 10.6.1, LR asks me if I want to backup my catalog. If I answer anything or even just wait too long to respond, LR hangs. This happens in 64 bit mode and also in 32 bit mode. What can I do to get LR back?
Thanks,
Sig.

Hmm... I can successfully launch LR2.5 when I log in as a new user. I guess this points to it being a a config or a database issue. Since I deleted the preferences files referred to in your first message, I assumed it was a db issue, so I moved ~/Pictures/Lightroom out of the way and tried starting it as my user, but again, it hangs on startup. Maybe there's another preferences file I need to remove? Something else to try?
-Sig

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i ADD photos to catalog without moving. and when i export...i export them back to their original folder.
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on the left side, under folders...i have about 200 folders from the last
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[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
>
> but as there is no manual for LR2
>
>
>
>
> From the Help document:
>
> Convert photos to DNG
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
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>
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