Good solution for M1 users here - Also transfer VSCO presets and custom camera profiles

[Cazman80]

Thanks for making this, I never thought I would have Lightroom 6 running once I got my M1 macbook.
As stated by other users, there is an issue with requiring you to restore again after you close Lightroom.
I've made a bash file to run the restore process, then disable EULA all in one, so it's really quick and simple when you want to load up Lightroom.

You have to keep the Lightroom6_backup folder in your downloads folder for this to work.
Also make a Lightroom6_backup2 folder in downloads and copy the application.xml file into there after you edit it with vim as per the end of the main guide.

Now to make the bash file (note this is like a windows bat file)
make a new text file and put the below in it, changing <YOUR_USER> to your username

#!/bin/bash
sudo rsync -avm /Users/<YOUR_USER>/Downloads/Lightroom6_Backup/* /
cp /Users/<YOUR_USER>/Downloads/Lightroom6_Backup2/application.xml /Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Adobe\ Lightroom\ AMT/AMT/application.xml
open /Applications/Adobe\ Lightroom/Adobe\ Lightroom.app

Save this text file as Lightroom.bash
run this command from a terminal after first going to the folder where the bash file is:
chmod a+x ./Lightroom.bash

to be able to simply double click on the bash file to load Lightroom, right click on it and select open with - other.
Change "Enable:" from recommended applications to all applications, find and select the terminal app under utilities, check the "always open with" box and click on open.

Now you can simply double click on this Lightroom.bash file, it will ask for your password, and then load up Lightroom.
I'm sure there is a way to incorporate your password into the bash file, this is the first time I've made a bash file so it's not something I know how to do.

Now, if you have VSCO presets installed on your old mac, they can be copied across too, including the custom camera profiles.
On your old mac, go to Users/<YOUR_USER>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/
Copy both "Lightroom" folder and the "CameraRaw" folder from here to the same location on your new mac, overwriting the existing folders.
All done :)
I hope this helps someone out.

[animaux]

This is interesting, but after all it turns out it is actually a good thing not to use Lightroom after all ;)