P: Compare view often incorrectly labels a photo as having an embedded preview
- August 20, 2026
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Compare view often incorrectly labels a photo as having an embedded preview. To reproduce on LR 15.5 / Mac OS 26.4.1 (see the attached screen recording):
1. Download and open the attached catalog. Observe that Catalog Settings > Standard Preview Size is 2880.
2. Right-click folder "test-pics" and do Synchronize Folder, selecting Show Import Dialog Before Importing. Set the import option File Handling > Build Previews to Embedded & Sidecar. Observe in Grid view that X.ARW is marked with the embedded-preview badge (correct).
3. Do Library > Previews > Build 1:1 Previews, selecting Build All. Observe that neither photo has the embedded-preview badge (correct).
4. With X.ARW selected, go to Compare view. Observe that it says Embedded Preview at the bottom of X.ARW (incorrect).
5. Go to Grid view.
6. Select X.jpg and go to Compare view. Observe that X.jpg is labeled with Embedded Preview (incorrect).
7. Go to Grid view and restart LR.
8. Select X.ARW and go to Compare view. Observe that both photos are labeled with Embedded Preview (incorrect).
9. Go to Grid view.
10. Select X.jpg and go to Compare view. Observe that X.jpg is labeled with Embedded Preview (incorrect).
