Follow this step by step guide to learn how to force quit Lightroom.

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If lightroom has stopped responding and as a last resort you need to force quit keep in mind you'll lose anything that hasn't been stored yet.

Press Command option and escape keys on a mac or control alt delete on a pc.

Select lightroom in the program list and click Force Quit.

Click Force Quit again and Lightroom will now be forced to close.