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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 276996" data-attributes="member: 9240">I used that function for the opposite reason - LR was slowing down because I had everything in the same catalog.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, I created a new, empty catalog and then imported from the main catalog the folders that I wanted (by year, as seems to be the recommendation).&nbsp; I had no problem with it.Some stupid questions ...1. Can you open the catalog you are looking to import in your current version of Lightroom?&nbsp; I'm thinking it's possible that other catalogs may have been created and last accessed in a different version (LR4?) and need to be upgraded to the current release.2. Are the photos in those catalogs on the same machine or on external storage, and if the latter, is the external storage plugged in?&nbsp; 3. Have you tried unchecking &quot;All Folders&quot; in the selection pop-up and just selecting the individual catalog folders?&nbsp; What option have you selected under File Handling?&nbsp; I use &quot;Add New Photos To Catalog Without Moving&quot;.4. Are you starting with a new, empty Main Catalog, or did you choose a current catalog and are just adding to it?&nbsp; I would start with a new, empty catalog and go from there.If none of this helps, contact Adobe.&nbsp; &quot;Unknown Error&quot; speaks to me of a corruption of some kind, either in your old catalogs, or more than likely in the one you're importing to.&nbsp; Good luck - I hope you work it out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 276996, member: 9240"] I used that function for the opposite reason - LR was slowing down because I had everything in the same catalog. So, I created a new, empty catalog and then imported from the main catalog the folders that I wanted (by year, as seems to be the recommendation). I had no problem with it. Some stupid questions ... 1. Can you open the catalog you are looking to import in your current version of Lightroom? I'm thinking it's possible that other catalogs may have been created and last accessed in a different version (LR4?) and need to be upgraded to the current release. 2. Are the photos in those catalogs on the same machine or on external storage, and if the latter, is the external storage plugged in? 3. Have you tried unchecking "All Folders" in the selection pop-up and just selecting the individual catalog folders? What option have you selected under File Handling? I use "Add New Photos To Catalog Without Moving". 4. Are you starting with a new, empty Main Catalog, or did you choose a current catalog and are just adding to it? I would start with a new, empty catalog and go from there. If none of this helps, contact Adobe. "Unknown Error" speaks to me of a corruption of some kind, either in your old catalogs, or more than likely in the one you're importing to. Good luck - I hope you work it out. [/QUOTE]

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