Opening a Lightroom 3 Catalog in Lightroom 5

I'm trying to open a Lightroom 3 catalog in Lightroom 5.  I'm getting an error that says the catalog is not writable and cannot be opened.  Can Lightroom 5 open a Lightroom 3 catalog?

Lr 5 can create a copy to upgrade from or upgrade directly an Lr 3 catalog. What I think you are seeing is the result of some permissions issue with the Lr3 catalog file or the folder containing it.
Stephen O. wrote:
I'm trying to open a Lightroom 3 catalog in Lightroom 5.  I'm getting an error that says the catalog is not writable and cannot be opened.  Can Lightroom 5 open a Lightroom 3 catalog?

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