You could try running the Creative Cloud Cleaner tool. It won't delete your catalogs, photos, or presets.   If that doesn't help, then if your catalog and photos are under Documents or Pictures in your old account, you'll have to move them into the new account.  Ditto for all your presets.  That will be tedious, similar to moving to a new computer.  This free ebook gives a thorough step-by-step: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/moving-lightroom-free-ebook/ ... View more

Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. ... View more

Hmm, I'm not observing that in my LR 14.5.1 / Mac OS 15.7.1, when I follow these precise steps (see the attached screen recording):   1. Click on the first photo in the filmstrip.   2. Hover the mouse over over the Temp slider.   3. Use the up-arrow key to increase Temp.   4. Hover the mouse over the Exposure slider.   5. Use the down-arrow key to decrease Exposure.   6. Type Cmd + C to open Copy Settings and observe that Basic is already selected.   7. Type Return to close Copy Settings.   8. Used Cmd + right-arrow to move to the next photo in the filmstrip.   9. Type Cmd + V to paste the settings. Observe that the values for Temp, Tint, and Exposure from the previous photo are correctly pasted into the current photo.   I get the same correct results if I use the mouse to click on the Copy button in step 7 and use the mouse to move to the next photo in step 8.      1.  Do you see the misbehavior when you do these exact steps?    2. Do Help > System Info. What are the exact version numbers of LR and Mac OS you're currently running?   Unless Adobe can easily reproduce the problem, they're not going to pay much attention, unfortunately.     ... View more

There are two nuclear steps narrowing down whether this is a computer problem or something with your LR installation:   1. In the Mac's System Settings, go to Users & Groups and add a new Administrator user.  Log into that user account and try creating a catalog and importing and exporting a couple test pics.  LR squirrels away all sorts of information in hidden user Library folders, and it doesn't always get reset properly.  Creating a new user will avoid all such old, possibly corrupt information.   If that doesn't work,   2. Completely uninstall all Creative Cloud apps using the Creative Cloud Cleaner tool: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-creative-cloud-cleaner-tool.html    Then reinstall the Creative Cloud desktop app: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/download-install-apps/creative-cloud-apps/download-creative-cloud-desktop-app-from-web.html    Then reinstall LR Classic and other CC apps using the desktop app. ... View more

[This post contains formatting and embedded images that don't appear in email. View the post in your Web browser.]   @OraChaya: "Instead of removing the person next to this girl, it put a new person there".   That usually happens when you've left a small bit of the object unselected or haven't selected all of its shadow. Make sure you've selected all parts of the person's pants at the bottom and increase the selection around his shoulder.   Do Help > System Info -- which version number of LR are you running? The behavior of Generative Remove changed recently.   With your screenshot, I was able to remove the person.  If you're still stuck, attach here a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unedited original, and we can probably get it working.     ... View more

"The hangup occurs as soon as I click FIle>Export.  I see the Export dialog box, but can't select a preset nor can I start the export.  I have to do a Force Quit to get out of LR."   1. Did you try disabling the GPU by setting Preferences > Performance > Use Graphics Processor to Off?   2. Maybe you have a "poison" export preset that's causing LR indigestion. Go to Preferences > Presets  and click Show All Other Lightroom Presets. That will open Finder on the Lightroom settings folder.  Exit LR. Rename the subfolder "Export Presets" to "Export Presets.old".  Restart LR.  Can you now invoke File > Export? ... View more

To test my understanding, you'd like to see the ability to do this query in the Library Filter bar:   Text: Collections Doesn't Contain <name of collection>   to find all photos that aren't in <collection>.     Another workaround (also not ideal), which works better than smart collections when you want to filter another folder or collection for photos not in the collection:   1. Select the collection in the Collections panel.   2. Select all photos in the collection.   3. Click the folder(s) or All Photographs, whichever source(s) you want to search.  All the photos in the collection remain selected.   4. Do the menu command Edit > Invert Selection.  All the photos in that source that aren't in the collection are now selected.   5. Add the selected photos to the quick collection. ... View more

"As soon as export is selected, LR stops responding and becomes non-responsive."   1. Do you mean LR stops responding immediately after you do the menu command File > Export...?  Does the Export settings window open? If this is what you're seeing, try resetting LR's preferences: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/ LR sometimes soils its preferences file, and resetting it can fix all sorts of wonky behavior. That article explains how to restore the old preferences if resetting doesn't help.   2. Or do you mean that LR stops responding after it actually starts exporting the first photo (after clicking the Export button at the bottom of the Export settings window).   If this is what you're seeing, try setting Preferences > Performance > Use Graphics Processor to Off.    In addition to the integrated Intel GPU, your Intel Mac has a Radeon GPU:   "Metal: AMD Radeon Pro 560X Init State: GPU for Image Processing supported by default"   In the past year or so, there have been many problems reported with LR on Intel Macs running AMD 500- and 5000-series GPUs, most probably caused by bugs in the AMD graphics driver.  After more than 6 months, Apple released a new version of Mac OS containing an updated graphics driver that fixed some of these problems, but there continues to be a trickle of reports here about continuing issues.  Unfortunately, old GPU chipsets on Intel Macs are not a priority for either Apple or AMD (Apple would prefer Intel Macs disappear as soon as possible.)   You might try disabling the integrated Intel GPU, which Adobe recommends. I'm doubtful that would address your problem, but it's worth a try; see step 5 of solution 4: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-gpu.html#solution-4   ... View more

Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. (You truncated some of the important information above.) ... View more

Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. ... View more

Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. ... View more

Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. ... View more

I recalled a similar bug reported in LR 9.0 when filtering collections by color label: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-photo-count-on-collection-doesn-t-update-while-in-color-label-filter-view/idi-p/12662965   The bug was never marked as resolved, but I can't reproduce that one either. ... View more

You can restrict the currently filtered photos to one or more collections by selecting them in the Collections panel. How would adding "Collections" to the Library Filter Text bar or the Metadata browser improve on that? ... View more

I'm not observing that in my LR 14.5.1 / Mac OS 15.7.1.  See the attached screen recording. Unless Adobe can easily reproduce a problem, they won't pay much attention:   1. Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set.   2. Attach a screen recording (not a phone video) of the entire LR window so we can see the precise steps and symptoms (including the entire window often reveals important clues): https://support.apple.com/guide/quicktime-player/record-your-screen-qtp97b08e666/mac     ... View more

I'd find that handy too.   While waiting for Adobe to implement this (if ever), do you know about the Metadata-Viewer Preset Editor? ... View more

"I'm using the windows native viewer"   Windows 11 or Windows 10? ... View more

Which program were you using to view the photo in your screenshot?   The Windows Photos app is color-managed and should display photos accurately. ... View more

"DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (32.0.15.7700)"   That driver is a couple of months old. It's probably not the cause of your catalog problems, but updating to the latest Studio driver is always good hygeine: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/257328/ ... View more

1. Please post a full-resolution screenshot (not a phone pic) of the entire LR window showing the problem. Including the entire window often displays important clues.   2. Please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set. ... View more

@marrissak2006: "Why is it that since my Lr updated about a month or two ago, the generative fill is including stuff outside of the circled area?"   With respect to changing elements outside of the selected area, a fair number of people have complained about this change introduced in LR 14.5, and Adobe has acknowledged the issue and said they are investigating: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-gen-remove-now-changes-elements-outside-the-...   Unfortunately, they rarely indicate ahead of time if/when they will address an issue. ... View more

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this bug: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-gen-remove-now-changes-elements-outside-the-painted-mask/idi-p/15457946 ... View more

With respect to changing elements outside of the selected area, a fair number of people have complained about this change introduced in LR 14.5, and Adobe has acknowledged the issue and said they are investigating: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-gen-remove-now-changes-elements-outside-the-painted-mask/idi-p/15457946/   Unfortunately, they rarely indicate ahead of time if/when they will address an issue. ... View more

I just tested the bug recipe in LR 14.5.1 / Mac OS 15.7.1 and observe the same misbehavior.  LR 15 will likely arrive in two weeks during Adobe MAX (10/28). ... View more

@Emilia34645157h2zw: "Generating previews of a R5 (raw) is only about 0,5 photos per second with the GPU enabled"   That does seem slow. Given that the GPU speeds it up by 2x (which is what others observe) suggests the limiting factor isn't the GPU but elsewhere.   1. Do you have Preferences > Performance > Generate Previews In Parallel enabled?  If not, enable it and redo the timing.   "Previews are generated on an RAID0 with two M.2 SSDs.:"   R5 and R5 M2 raws average about 50 - 55 MB each, so LR in theory should be able to read the raws much faster from that volume than 2 secs/photo.   2. Is this a network-attached or direct- attached volume?   3. Rule out issues with that volume by doing a quick experiment: Copy 100 raws to the local C drive and add them in place to a new temporary catalog. How long does LIbrary > Previews > Build Standard-Sized Previews take after discarding all the previews?   "I was expecting that the GPU is used similar to Premiere Pro, where ist is very often nearly 100% utilized."   LR presents a much different workload than Premier Pro.  LR is applying a very complicated export rendering pipeline to individual photos, each with its own develop settings, while PP is doing relatively simple, repetitive video operations on a stream of frames, on GPUs that have video-optimized functionality.   Also, note that the issue of displaying GPU utilization in the Task Manager is fairly complicated, and Task Manager's graphs may not always a very good picture of what's going on: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/gpus-in-the-task-manager/ ... View more

@BenJ, have you enabled Catalog Settings > Metadata > Automatically Write Changes Into XMP? ... View more

"Previews are generated 2 times faster with GPU than w/o. But giving the fact, that the CPU is not the newest, this is not great."   I haven't seen any reports of previews getting sped up much more than 2x using the GPU.  How many previews per second with the GPU enabled?   Remember that the GPU and CPU work in tandem and that the CPU prepares all the work for the GPU.  The limiting factors could include the CPU speed, the practical (not theoretical) memory bandwidth between CPU and GPU, and the speed of reading and writing to images to disk. If the images are stored on a spinning disks, and the raws are say 40 MB each, then LR won't be able to read more than about 5 per second (unless you have RAID 5 striping across 3 or more disks). ... View more

Over the past 15 years I've scanned over 15K slides, a mix of Kodachrome and Ektachrome, with a Nikon Coolscan 5000 scanner and first with Nikon Scan and then Silverfast. I cataloged and edited them in LR.  I also scanned perhaps 500 Kodacolor negatives. The scanning and editing was tedious and fussy.   After putting this aside for a couple years, I picked up the project again.  But this time, I used a Sony a6500 with a decent macro lens and a slide adapter with LED backlighting and using Sony's free tethering app.  I'm much happier with the results -- the raw scans have so much more latitude for getting good Kodachrome scans. And even though the Coolscan had a batch loader, while I have to put the slides one by one into the slide adapter, scanning doesn't go appreciably slower, since I've got to brush each slide individually any way.   So I'm a much happier camper now that I don't have to use the Coolscan or Silverfast.   For scanning negatives and editing in LR, Negative Lab Pro has had a lot of good reports in the forums. (I haven't used it myself.) ... View more

There are many parts of building previews that can't be effectively executed on the GPU -- reading the original photo from disk, parsing it, interpreting the develop settings and preparing them for execution on the GPU, writing the results to disk, updating the database indexing the previews. Similarly for exporting.   What's more important than relative GPU/CPU utilization is whether you get a significant speedup when the option Preferences > Performance > Use GPU For Preview Generation is enabled. I just tested on my Macbook Pro 2023, and building standard-sized previews for 250 raws from diverse cameras goes 1.76 times faster with the GPU enabled  (16.4 photos/sec versus 9.3 photos/sec). (The raws were stored on an internal SSD.)     Exporting those raws goes 3.3 times faster (0.86 sec/photo versus 3.8 sec/photo).   What numbers do you observe?         ... View more

@Blende_22, please do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here so we can see exactly which versions of hardware and software LR thinks you're running and important LR options that are set.     ... View more