Backing Up and Restoring Your Edits

Your Luminar Neo catalog contains all your edits. It's crucial to back it up regularly to prevent losing your work in case of issues. Note that this backs up your editing data, not your original photo files.

👉 How to Back Up Your Catalog

1. Open Luminar Neo.

2. Go to the menu: File > Catalog > Backup.

3. A dialog box will appear, prompting you to save the backup file.

4. Choose a Safe Location: select a folder different from where your main catalog is stored (another location on the internal drive or an external hard drive is recommended).

5. Save the Backup: Keep the suggested filename or rename it clearly (e.g., LNeo_Catalog_Backup_YYYY-MM-DD). Click Save.

👉 How to Restore Your Catalog from a Backup

on Windows

1. Quit Luminar Neo.

2. Find your Luminar Neo Catalog folder (Default location is C:\Users\%username%\Pictures).

3. Rename this Luminar Neo Catalog folder (e.g., Luminar Neo Catalog_OLD).

4. Inside the renamed Luminar Neo Catalog_OLD folder, open the Backups subfolder.

5. Choose a recent backup file.

6. Copy this backup file somewhere easy to access (like your Desktop).

7. Rename the copied file: Change the ending from .backup to .luminarneo

8. Open the Restored Catalog in Luminar: - Start Luminar Neo. - Go to File > Catalog > Open. - Select the .luminarneo file you just renamed (from Step 7).

9. Luminar Neo will now load using that older version of your catalog.

on macOS

1. Quit Luminar Neo completely.

2. Press & Hold the Option (⌥) key on your keyboard.

3. While holding the Optionkey, click the Luminar Neo icon to launch it.

4. Keep holding Option until a "Backups" window pops up. You can then release the key.

5. In the window, select a backup dated before your issue started.

6. Click "Restore from Backup".

7. Luminar Neo will now load using that older version of your catalog.