Adobe Lightroom Classic upgrades are required whenever Adobe releases major improvements. This guided step-by-step video tutorial will walk you through the entire software and Catalog upgrade process.
Before you begin the Adobe Lightroom Classic upgrade process, make sure that your computer meets Adobe’s new minimum system requirements.
Second, it is always a good idea to make a COMPLETE BACKUP of all of your images and your current Adobe Lightroom Classic Catalog before you being the upgrade process. The odds that something will go tragically wrong are small here, but a robust backup is your best defense if something unexpected occurs.
After you have successfully updated your software and upgraded your Catalog, I urge you to visit the Preferences > General Tab. Post-upgrade, I urge you to make sure that the correct Catalog is now set as your “Startup Default.” Those who skip this important step often end up with a mess of extra .lrcat files. Click here for more details on how toopen the right Lightroom Catalog every time.
