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June 19, 2026

P: Delete Rejected Photos in Duplicates view deletes all copies

  • June 19, 2026
  • 7 replies
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This bug causes DATA LOSS.

  • Description of Issue
    • After viewing duplicates using the new LR15.4 Find and manage duplicate photos feature, and marking some photos (either Original or Duplicate) as Rejected, the use of the “delete rejected photos” function (e.g., through the keystroke cmd-Delete) will cause all photos to be deleted from disk and from the catalog, not just those marked for rejection.
  • Lightroom Classic Version Number (Help>System Info…)
    • Lightroom Classic version: 15.4 [ 202606101834-493069d4 ]
  • OS Version Number
    • ​​​​​​​MacOS 26.5.1 (25F80)
  • Step-by-step Reproduction Instructions
    • ​​​​​​​add a photo, and a duplicate of that photo, to a LR catalog.
    • switch to Duplicates view; the two photos should appear in a stack.
    • mark one of the two photos Rejected.
    • cmd-Delete to delete rejected photos
    • confirm.
  • The Expected Result
    • ​​​​​​​only the Rejected photos disappear from disk and the catalog.
  • The Actual Result
    • ​​​​​​​all the photos - even those not marked Rejected, disappear from disk and the catalog.

In my testing to reproduce the bug, the dialog box always refers to the total number of photos.  In my initial experience, I think I recall it only referring to the number of rejected photos.  Because that looked normal/correct, I confirmed, LR proceeded, and I lost ~60 photos from my catalog and my disk :-(.  I note this point because it’s possible the bug is a bit trickier than in the bulleted list above.

 

    7 replies

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 22, 2026

    Hi All! Lightroom Classic v15.4.1 is now available for downlaod via the Creative Cloud desktop app with the following critical bug fiixes: 
     

     

    Please update promptly. 

    Thanks!

    Sameer K

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 22, 2026

    You have not stated what version of Lightroom-Classic you are running, but there is a problem with v15.4.   See this forum link-

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.4.1, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.4, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
    Damian J
    Participant
    June 21, 2026

    finding duplicates icon is missing, also the selection in catalogue metadata is not there either. 

    Community Expert
    June 22, 2026

    Which version of Lightroom do you use? The duplicate finder is available in LrC 15.4 which was temporarely unavailable as ​@Rob_Cullen worte.

    Actually I got the hint that a new Lightroom Classic update to version 15.4.1 is available.

    But I don’t has tested it at this time.

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    Damian J
    Participant
    June 21, 2026

    i am trying to select duplicates but the menu icon is not there, also in metadata the selection for duplicates in not there. 

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    June 20, 2026

    We are investigating a reported issue with the new duplicate deletion feature in Lightroom Classic. If you've already updated to the latest version, we recommend not using the "remove duplicates" action until we can confirm and resolve any issues. 

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
    HendrickxG
    Inspiring
    June 20, 2026

    After the installation of LRC 15,4, Lightroom started and full indexing process on my current catalog.
    As most of the pictures are on a cloud drive, it takes lot of time and ressources.
     

     

    As I will not use those functionalities on my former folders, is this process needed to use those functionalities on the newly imported folders ?

    FYI, LRC already made a full indexing for the culling when I have installed the 15,3 version.

    Regards.
    Georges.

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    June 19, 2026

    Thanks for reporting, David. ​@Victoria Bampton LR Queen  had alerted me to this and we have the team reviewing right now. 

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org