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johnrellis
johnrellis
Legend
August 29, 2020

P: Can't remove favorites for deleted folders and collections

  • August 29, 2020
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When you delete a folder or collection from the catalog, LR doesn't remove references to the folder or collection from the favorites of the film strip's source menu.  It's impossible to delete the dangling references to collections from the favorites.

To reproduce:

1. Make a new catalog and import one photo into it.

2. Make a collection containing the photo.

3. Select the folder containing the photo, click the film strip's source menu in the top left of the strip, and do Add To Favorites.  Select the collection and do Add To Favorites.

4. Delete the collection and remove the folder from the catalog.

5. The source menu still shows the folder as a favorite. The menu now shows "Collection: Collection" as a favorite, rather than the original name of the collection.

6. Restart LR.

7. The favorite for the folder is now gone, but "Collection: Collection" still appears, and there is no way to get rid of it. 

Tested on: LR 9.4 / Mac OS 10.15.5 and Windows 10.

Updated to correct the bug recipe.

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    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    October 22, 2020

    I confirmed that the bug recipe no longer triggers the bad behavior. Thanks.

    Rick Spaulding -
    Rick Spaulding -
    Legend
    October 20, 2020

    Greetings,

     

    Updates for the Adobe Photography Products were released on 10.20.2020 that include fixes for these issues. Please install the most recent update and confirm that your issue is now fixed. Please let us know if you encounter any issues.

     

    Thank you for your patience.

    Prabal Ghosh
    Adobe Employee
    Prabal Ghosh
    Adobe Employee
    August 30, 2020
    Hi John,
    Thank you for reporting the issue.We are able to reproduce the issue internally and have logged a bug the same.
    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    August 30, 2020
    John,

    I tried this again with your new recipe (which was the same thing I did before) and I duplicated your results exactly.  The "Collection:Collection" can not be removed.
    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    August 29, 2020
    I updated the bug recipe to indicate that restarting LR removes the dangling reference to the folder favorite, but the dangling reference to the collection favorite changes to "Collection: Collection", and restarting doesn't clear it.  I also clarified how to add a favorite for a collection.  Thanks.
    Bob Somrak
    Bob Somrak
    Legend
    August 29, 2020
    Great catch John.  It does this on my Mac too.  Fortunately, a restart clears the issue up.

    BYW, I do not have a RightClick menu item on a Collection for Mark Favorite.  To make a collection as a favorite I have to use the Filmstrip dropdown and a dot doesn't show by the collection.  It only shows in the Favorites list.  
    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
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    mrfearless47
    Known Participant
    August 29, 2020
    Is this OS agnostic?

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